Conservation payments in South Carolina totaled $6.1 million in 2012

Counties in South Carolina Receiving Total Conservation Programs payments, 2012

Rank County Total Conservation Programs
2012		Pct of
Total		Running
Percentage
1Lee County, South Carolina$698,62511.4%11.4%
2Williamsburg County, South Carolina$667,71010.9%22.3%
3Chesterfield County, South Carolina$580,6659.5%31.7%
4Horry County, South Carolina$450,1457.3%39.1%
5Orangeburg County, South Carolina$447,4677.3%46.4%
6Sumter County, South Carolina$443,2917.2%53.6%
7Clarendon County, South Carolina$392,6256.4%60.0%
8Bamberg County, South Carolina$353,8655.8%65.8%
9Florence County, South Carolina$182,7763.0%68.7%
10Barnwell County, South Carolina$179,3312.9%71.7%
11Dillon County, South Carolina$154,4892.5%74.2%
12Allendale County, South Carolina$139,3622.3%76.5%
13Calhoun County, South Carolina$133,6022.2%78.6%
14Colleton County, South Carolina$132,9572.2%80.8%
15Marlboro County, South Carolina$123,1742.0%82.8%
16Marion County, South Carolina$103,1501.7%84.5%
17Kershaw County, South Carolina$100,7261.6%86.1%
18Georgetown County, South Carolina$90,5661.5%87.6%
19Anderson County, South Carolina$86,3071.4%89.0%
20Hampton County, South Carolina$84,0251.4%90.4%
21Darlington County, South Carolina$77,5691.3%91.7%
22Saluda County, South Carolina$58,5281.0%92.6%
23Aiken County, South Carolina$56,5560.9%93.5%
24Laurens County, South Carolina$50,9110.8%94.4%
25Edgefield County, South Carolina$45,6960.7%95.1%
26Dorchester County, South Carolina$45,2400.7%95.8%
27Newberry County, South Carolina$26,0950.4%96.3%
28Berkeley County, South Carolina$23,1770.4%96.6%
29Spartanburg County, South Carolina$21,2420.3%97.0%
30Lancaster County, South Carolina$20,2330.3%97.3%
31Cherokee County, South Carolina$20,1140.3%97.7%
32Charleston County, South Carolina$19,2500.3%98.0%
33Chester County, South Carolina$17,5040.3%98.3%
34Union County, South Carolina$15,2990.2%98.5%
35Lexington County, South Carolina$13,8960.2%98.7%
36Oconee County, South Carolina$12,2310.2%98.9%
37Richland County, South Carolina$11,8340.2%99.1%
38Jasper County, South Carolina$11,5760.2%99.3%
39York County, South Carolina$10,4730.2%99.5%
40Abbeville County, South Carolina$10,0170.2%99.6%
41Greenville County, South Carolina$9,9660.2%99.8%
42Greenwood County, South Carolina$3,5990.1%99.9%
43Beaufort County, South Carolina$3,3950.1%99.9%
44Pickens County, South Carolina$2,5830.0%100.0%
45McCormick County, South Carolina$2,4390.0%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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