Commodity subsidies in South Carolina totaled $41.0 million in 2012

Counties in South Carolina Receiving Commodity Payments, 2012

Rank County Total Commodity Programs
2012		Pct of
Total		Running
Percentage
1Horry County, South Carolina$5,185,51712.7%12.7%
2Florence County, South Carolina$4,036,7369.9%22.5%
3Williamsburg County, South Carolina$3,370,9498.2%30.8%
4Darlington County, South Carolina$3,162,8487.7%38.5%
5Dillon County, South Carolina$2,746,9526.7%45.2%
6Orangeburg County, South Carolina$2,650,2576.5%51.7%
7Lee County, South Carolina$2,360,9865.8%57.4%
8Marion County, South Carolina$1,997,9284.9%62.3%
9Marlboro County, South Carolina$1,827,0924.5%66.8%
10Clarendon County, South Carolina$1,826,7244.5%71.2%
11Calhoun County, South Carolina$1,645,4354.0%75.2%
12Sumter County, South Carolina$1,589,2573.9%79.1%
13Hampton County, South Carolina$1,025,6042.5%81.6%
14Bamberg County, South Carolina$773,2691.9%83.5%
15Barnwell County, South Carolina$736,0641.8%85.3%
16Allendale County, South Carolina$729,2511.8%87.1%
17Dorchester County, South Carolina$599,2991.5%88.6%
18Colleton County, South Carolina$531,6431.3%89.9%
19Newberry County, South Carolina$513,3301.3%91.1%
20Georgetown County, South Carolina$481,8721.2%92.3%
21Aiken County, South Carolina$386,5290.9%93.2%
22Chesterfield County, South Carolina$348,0130.8%94.1%
23Saluda County, South Carolina$276,9660.7%94.8%
24Lexington County, South Carolina$251,4920.6%95.4%
25Anderson County, South Carolina$237,1470.6%95.9%
26Berkeley County, South Carolina$234,5330.6%96.5%
27York County, South Carolina$198,7660.5%97.0%
28Laurens County, South Carolina$162,5990.4%97.4%
29Richland County, South Carolina$158,0190.4%97.8%
30Chester County, South Carolina$155,2570.4%98.2%
31Kershaw County, South Carolina$135,6950.3%98.5%
32Spartanburg County, South Carolina$104,3270.3%98.8%
33Edgefield County, South Carolina$83,4760.2%99.0%
34Abbeville County, South Carolina$78,4000.2%99.1%
35Charleston County, South Carolina$76,6410.2%99.3%
36Jasper County, South Carolina$54,1830.1%99.5%
37Beaufort County, South Carolina$52,3370.1%99.6%
38Oconee County, South Carolina$46,6880.1%99.7%
39Cherokee County, South Carolina$38,8660.1%99.8%
40Lancaster County, South Carolina$30,7730.1%99.9%
41Greenville County, South Carolina$16,4160.0%99.9%
42Greenwood County, South Carolina$14,4810.0%100.0%
43Union County, South Carolina$7,6990.0%100.0%
44McCormick County, South Carolina$4,8300.0%100.0%
45Pickens County, South Carolina$3,1850.0%100.0%
46Fairfield County, South Carolina$3,0550.0%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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