Farm Subsidy information
South Carolina
South Carolina Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, South Carolina, 1995-2023
South Carolina Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- South Carolina ranking: 32 of 50 States
- 79 percent of farms in South Carolina did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in South Carolina, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 15,340 | $291,378,669 |
| 2 | Counter Cyclical Program | 10,715 | $190,224,422 |
| 3 | Production Flexibility Program | 14,670 | $184,860,567 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 13,115 | $182,579,309 |
| 5 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 4,902 | $177,972,783 |
| 6 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 5,792 | $167,169,168 |
| 7 | Loan Deficiency | 4,719 | $158,983,118 |
| 8 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 1,760 | $116,773,767 |
| 9 | Market Loss Assistance Program | 12,848 | $99,053,490 |
| 10 | Market Facilitation Program (MFP) | 2,005 | $83,829,935 |
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