Cotton Board
South Carolina Cotton Statistics
Cotton Industry in South Carolina (1997):
Sector |
Number of Businesses |
Number of Jobs |
Revenue |
Farms |
861 |
3,656 |
$141,696,000 |
Gins |
38 |
896 |
$18,744,629 |
Merchants |
18 |
39 |
$210,989,000 |
Warehouses |
19 |
209 |
$8,000,000 |
Cottonseed Oil Mills |
2 |
29 |
$21,243,099 |
Textile Mills |
125 |
28,199 |
$3,268,914,000 |
Total |
1,063 |
33,028 |
$3,669,586,728 |
State Production:
Year |
Planted Acres |
Harvested Acres |
Yield /Planted Acre |
Yield/Harvested Acre |
Production (1000 bales) |
1991 |
211,000 |
210,000 |
783 |
786 |
344 |
1992 |
197,000 |
192,000 |
551 |
565 |
226 |
1993 |
202,000 |
198,000 |
485 |
495 |
204 |
1994 |
225,000 |
223,000 |
838 |
846 |
393 |
1995 |
348,000 |
342,000 |
519 |
528 |
376 |
1996 |
284,000 |
282,000 |
769 |
774 |
455 |
1997 |
290,000 |
285,000 |
679 |
691 |
410 |
1998 |
290,000 |
286,000 |
579 |
587 |
350 |
1999 |
330,000 |
315,000 |
409 |
418 |
281 |
2000 |
300,000 |
290,000 |
606 |
627 |
379 |
2001 |
300,000 |
296,000 |
677 |
686 |
423 |
2002 |
290,000 |
200,000 |
217 |
314 |
131 |
2003 |
220,000 |
218,000 |
711 |
718 |
326 |
2004 |
215,000 |
214,000 |
871 |
875 |
390 |
2005 |
266,000 |
265,000 |
740 |
743 |
410 |
State Production (County Level):