Total population (1990 census): 3,486,703
State Capital: Columbia
For CropSELECT see county pages.
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 3531 | 300934 | 28107576 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 89 | 3955 | 171073 bu | |
| Wheat | 2138 | 306935 | 14500101 bu | |
| Barley | 67 | 2976 | 172365 bu | |
| Canola | 10 | 1666 | 2502000 lbs | |
| Oats | 625 | 17281 | 961509 bu | |
| Proso Millet | 3 | 15 | 170 bu | |
| Rye | 183 | 7378 | 187158 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 11 | 212 | 197950 lbs | |
| Triticale | 2 | D | D | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 3044 | 507687 | 11554522 bu | |
| Dry Edible Peas | 3 | 13 | 15600 lbs | |
| Dry Cowpeas and Dry Southern Peas | 8 | 127 | 1092 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 69 | 3100 | X | |
| Bahia Grass Seed | 3 | 34 | 1210 lbs | |
| Fescue Seed | 57 | 1899 | 328244 lbs | |
| Lespedeza Seed | 4 | 584 | D | |
| Other Seeds | 2 | D | D | |
| Total Hay* | 7618 | 287002 | 592327 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 171 | 4036 | 10454 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 1248 | 30826 | 58792 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 6475 | 224961 | 482245 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 638 | 16544 | 23034 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 239 | 10635 | 53414 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 226 | 20124 | 280856 tons, grn | |
| Corn Cut for Dry Fodder | 2 | D | X | |
| Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop | 16 | 1053 | 12926 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 12 | 29 | ||
| Green Lima Beans | 96 | 1015 | ||
| Snap Beans | 142 | 1062 | ||
| Beets | 5 | 4 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 43 | 285 | ||
| Cantaloups | 209 | 1271 | ||
| Carrots | 2 | D | ||
| Collards | 105 | 2109 | ||
| Green Cowpeas | 149 | 1154 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 157 | 2842 | ||
| Eggplant | 16 | 35 | ||
| Garlic | 4 | D | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 5 | 10 | ||
| Kale | 12 | 330 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 7 | 4 | ||
| Mustard Greens | 46 | 519 | ||
| Dry Onions | 4 | D | ||
| Green Onions | 23 | 296 | ||
| Okra | 134 | 109 | ||
| Green Peas | 62 | 123 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 18 | 29 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 32 | 215 | ||
| Potatoes | 60 | 355 | 79750 cwt | |
| Sweetpotatoes | 112 | 753 | 144399 bu | |
| Pumpkins | 28 | 136 | ||
| Spinach | 6 | 82 | ||
| Squash | 115 | 1459 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 355 | 1719 | ||
| Tomatoes | 204 | 2724 | ||
| Turnips | 47 | 459 | ||
| Turnip Greens | 58 | 980 | ||
| Mixed Vegetables | 11 | 26 | ||
| Watermelons | 533 | 9179 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 59 | 372 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 242 | 3039 | 632858 trees | |
| Apricots | 4 | Z | 7 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 14 | 7 | 294 trees | |
| Figs | 34 | 14 | 1372 | |
| Grapes | 161 | 420 | 109537 trees | |
| Kiwifruit | 12 | 52 | 9579 trees | |
| Nectarines | 17 | D | D | |
| Peaches | 320 | 16998 | 1866723 trees | |
| Pears | 76 | 28 | 1075 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 71 | 97 | 7583 | |
| Peanuts | 146 | 10097 | 28250921 lbs | |
| Pecans | 507 | 3673 | 47692 in shell | |
| Other Fruits and Nuts | 14 | 16 | 1160 | |
| Blackberries | 35 | 56 | 87025 lbs | |
| Tame Blueberries | 111 | 398 | 543230 lbs | |
| Raspberries | 12 | 8 | 8380 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 80 | 348 | 1852134 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cotton | 894 | 285858 | 397545 bales | |
| Herbs, Total | 6 | D | X | |
| Herbs, Dried | 1 | D | D | |
| Tobacco | 1275 | 54660 | 125220334 lbs | |
| Other | 16 | 684 | X | |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 766 | 8449828 | 17486 | 144313 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 339 | X | 13707 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 307 | 4348222 | 534 | 41987 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 236 | 3020231 | 283 | 26809 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 22 | 15196 | 143 | 966 |
| Foliage Plants | 52 | 390723 | 40 | 3528 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 97 | 922072 | 69 | 10684 |
| Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers | 16 | D | D | 76 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 153 | X | 825 | 1682 |
| Nursery Crops | 272 | 3608080 | 6409 | 67300 |
| Sod Harvested | 26 | X | 8864 | 19537 |
| Vegetable and Flower Seeds | 19 | 28900 | D | D |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 16 | 70956 | X | 133 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 95 | 337799 | 699 | 8227 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.
Z=Less than half of the unit shown.