Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program payments in South Carolina totaled $77.9 million from 1995-2023.

Counties in South Carolina Receiving Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program payments, 1995-2023

Rank County Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program
1995-2023
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Orangeburg County, South Carolina$7,848,67910.1%10.1%
2Clarendon County, South Carolina$6,893,9948.8%18.9%
3Darlington County, South Carolina$6,202,8048.0%26.9%
4Lee County, South Carolina$6,197,4288.0%34.8%
5Sumter County, South Carolina$5,866,6977.5%42.4%
6Dillon County, South Carolina$5,372,0706.9%49.2%
7Florence County, South Carolina$4,771,6366.1%55.4%
8Williamsburg County, South Carolina$4,174,6715.4%60.7%
9Marlboro County, South Carolina$3,431,0304.4%65.1%
10Allendale County, South Carolina$3,187,1634.1%69.2%
11Horry County, South Carolina$3,126,4744.0%73.2%
12Marion County, South Carolina$3,110,9274.0%77.2%
13Calhoun County, South Carolina$2,322,4513.0%80.2%
14Dorchester County, South Carolina$2,026,8642.6%82.8%
15Hampton County, South Carolina$1,831,3502.3%85.1%
16Barnwell County, South Carolina$1,764,2422.3%87.4%
17Bamberg County, South Carolina$1,460,8311.9%89.3%
18Chesterfield County, South Carolina$1,246,6201.6%90.9%
19Colleton County, South Carolina$1,177,0141.5%92.4%
20Lexington County, South Carolina$864,4171.1%93.5%
21Richland County, South Carolina$817,2561.0%94.6%
22Aiken County, South Carolina$657,7090.8%95.4%
23Anderson County, South Carolina$570,7250.7%96.1%
24Georgetown County, South Carolina$355,9840.5%96.6%
25Kershaw County, South Carolina$355,9470.5%97.0%
26Newberry County, South Carolina$317,1320.4%97.4%
27Berkeley County, South Carolina$309,4290.4%97.8%
28Jasper County, South Carolina$215,2900.3%98.1%
29York County, South Carolina$215,1660.3%98.4%
30Spartanburg County, South Carolina$207,2020.3%98.7%
31Saluda County, South Carolina$206,5440.3%98.9%
32Chester County, South Carolina$201,4980.3%99.2%
33Lancaster County, South Carolina$136,3670.2%99.4%
34Cherokee County, South Carolina$115,0510.1%99.5%
35Laurens County, South Carolina$81,4690.1%99.6%
36Beaufort County, South Carolina$58,6510.1%99.7%
37Oconee County, South Carolina$53,3010.1%99.8%
38Abbeville County, South Carolina$45,3420.1%99.8%
39Edgefield County, South Carolina$42,1850.1%99.9%
40Greenville County, South Carolina$33,6140.0%99.9%
41Pickens County, South Carolina$19,6100.0%99.9%
42Union County, South Carolina$16,4960.0%100.0%
43Charleston County, South Carolina$13,0230.0%100.0%
44Fairfield County, South Carolina$11,5230.0%100.0%
45Greenwood County, South Carolina$7,0060.0%100.0%
46McCormick County, South Carolina$4330.0%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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