Dairy Program Subsidies in South Carolina totaled $16.9 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in South Carolina Receiving dairy program subsidies, 1995-2020‡
Rank |
County |
Dairy Program Subsidies 1995-2020‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
1 | Newberry County, South Carolina | $3,522,245 | 20.8% | 20.8% |
2 | Orangeburg County, South Carolina | $2,686,731 | 15.9% | 36.7% |
3 | Bamberg County, South Carolina | $1,820,394 | 10.8% | 47.5% |
4 | Saluda County, South Carolina | $1,541,453 | 9.1% | 56.6% |
5 | Laurens County, South Carolina | $1,179,964 | 7.0% | 63.5% |
6 | Spartanburg County, South Carolina | $1,036,493 | 6.1% | 69.7% |
7 | Anderson County, South Carolina | $864,367 | 5.1% | 74.8% |
8 | York County, South Carolina | $631,330 | 3.7% | 78.5% |
9 | Edgefield County, South Carolina | $627,475 | 3.7% | 82.2% |
10 | Chester County, South Carolina | $538,725 | 3.2% | 85.4% |
11 | Abbeville County, South Carolina | $419,165 | 2.5% | 87.9% |
12 | Sumter County, South Carolina | $407,451 | 2.4% | 90.3% |
13 | Greenville County, South Carolina | $351,940 | 2.1% | 92.4% |
14 | Darlington County, South Carolina | $295,170 | 1.7% | 94.1% |
15 | Oconee County, South Carolina | $280,020 | 1.7% | 95.8% |
16 | Dorchester County, South Carolina | $211,953 | 1.3% | 97.0% |
17 | Lexington County, South Carolina | $181,849 | 1.1% | 98.1% |
18 | Barnwell County, South Carolina | $103,793 | 0.6% | 98.7% |
19 | Pickens County, South Carolina | $99,986 | 0.6% | 99.3% |
20 | Fairfield County, South Carolina | $94,266 | 0.6% | 99.8% |
21 | Greenwood County, South Carolina | $14,534 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
22 | Aiken County, South Carolina | $5,724 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
23 | Florence County, South Carolina | $3,328 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
24 | Lancaster County, South Carolina | $1,996 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
25 | Marion County, South Carolina | $627 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.