Total Subsidies payments in South Carolina totaled $3.4 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 88 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 44% | 528 | $1,010,296,182 | $1,913,440 |
| Top 2% | 60% | 1,057 | $1,369,351,158 | $1,295,507 |
| Top 3% | 69% | 1,586 | $1,567,212,662 | $988,154 |
| Top 4% | 74% | 2,115 | $1,692,471,814 | $800,223 |
| Top 5% | 78% | 2,643 | $1,781,089,415 | $673,889 |
| Top 6% | 81% | 3,172 | $1,847,630,488 | $582,481 |
| Top 7% | 83% | 3,701 | $1,899,756,402 | $513,309 |
| Top 8% | 85% | 4,230 | $1,942,091,747 | $459,123 |
| Top 9% | 87% | 4,758 | $1,977,206,697 | $415,554 |
| Top 10% | 88% | 5,287 | $2,006,697,746 | $379,553 |
| Top 11% | 89% | 5,816 | $2,032,181,657 | $349,412 |
| Top 12% | 90% | 6,345 | $2,054,179,069 | $323,748 |
| Top 13% | 91% | 6,873 | $2,073,386,570 | $301,671 |
| Top 14% | 92% | 7,402 | $2,090,341,849 | $282,402 |
| Top 15% | 92% | 7,931 | $2,105,443,801 | $265,470 |
| Top 16% | 93% | 8,460 | $2,119,047,963 | $250,478 |
| Top 17% | 93% | 8,988 | $2,131,272,810 | $237,124 |
| Top 18% | 94% | 9,517 | $2,142,364,557 | $225,109 |
| Top 19% | 94% | 10,046 | $2,152,487,418 | $214,263 |
| Top 20% | 95% | 10,575 | $2,161,717,453 | $204,418 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 5% | 42,301 | $117,903,262 | $2,787 |
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