Lands of America data records $1 billion in land for sale for sale in the Palmetto State. This represents a total of 193,989 acres of South Carolina land for sale. Of South Carolina's 46 counties, Horry County had the most land and farms for sale. The most expensive land listed for sale in South Carolina on Lands of America recently was $19 million, though the median price for farms, ranches and other land for sale in South Carolina was $222,453. The average price of land and ranches for sale in South Carolina was $499,985. There was 1,258 acres of sold land in South Carolina recorded in September 2018 through the Lands of America sales program. This reflects a seven percent increase in sales activity over the previous month. The total value of this sold land and rural real estate was $5.7 million. Horry County recorded the most land sales recently in the state. The South Carolina landscape offers a diversity of terrain, from the mountains in its northwest corner to the beaches and waterways of the eastern coast. The state boasts 47 state parks covering 80,000 acres, where popular outdoor-recreation activities include hiking, kayaking, fishing and camping. As befits a state with excellent hunting for big and small game like deer, waterfowl and wild turkey, hunting land was the most common type of land for sale in South Carolina. In terms of its size, South Carolina is the country's 40th-largest state, covering an area of 32,007 square miles (20 million acres). In total, 30,061 square miles (94 percent) of the state is land, while the remaining 1,960 square miles is made up of water.