• $1.05 billion in subsidies 1995-2006.
• South Carolina ranking: 33 of 50
• Top Recipients 1995-2006
• Top Recipients in 2006
• 75 percent of all farmers and ranchers do not collect government subsidy payments in South Carolina, according to USDA.
• Among subsidy recipients, ten percent collected 87 percent of all subsidies amounting to $913 million over 12 years.
• Recipients in the top 10% averaged $18,939 in annual
payments between 1995 and 2006. The bottom 80 percent of the recipients saw only
$160 on average per year.