Conservation payments in Dorchester County, South Carolina totaled $1.8 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 44 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%11%2$192,258$96,129
Top 2%17%4$293,308$73,327
Top 3%21%6$373,730$62,288
Top 4%25%8$444,970$55,621
Top 5%29%10$513,573$51,357
Top 6%33%12$574,261$47,855
Top 7%36%14$623,815$44,558
Top 8%38%16$672,303$42,019
Top 9%41%18$717,701$39,872
Top 10%44%20$761,871$38,094
Top 11%46%22$804,640$36,575
Top 12%48%24$841,887$35,079
Top 13%50%26$875,766$33,683
Top 14%52%28$908,417$32,443
Top 15%54%30$939,581$31,319
Top 16%55%32$969,663$30,302
Top 17%57%34$999,086$29,385
Top 18%59%36$1,027,277$28,535
Top 19%60%38$1,054,122$27,740
Top 20%62%40$1,080,614$27,015
Remaining 80% of recips.38%162$669,624$4,133
 

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