Emergency Conservation payments in South Carolina totaled $23.7 million from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of Emergency Conservation payment recipients were paid 60 percent of Emergency Conservation recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 26% | 30 | $6,123,578 | $204,119 |
| Top 2% | 33% | 61 | $7,921,568 | $129,862 |
| Top 3% | 39% | 91 | $9,216,384 | $101,279 |
| Top 4% | 43% | 122 | $10,256,274 | $84,068 |
| Top 5% | 47% | 153 | $11,147,119 | $72,857 |
| Top 6% | 50% | 183 | $11,878,272 | $64,909 |
| Top 7% | 53% | 214 | $12,536,218 | $58,580 |
| Top 8% | 55% | 245 | $13,119,254 | $53,548 |
| Top 9% | 58% | 275 | $13,623,192 | $49,539 |
| Top 10% | 60% | 306 | $14,094,861 | $46,062 |
| Top 11% | 61% | 337 | $14,531,694 | $43,121 |
| Top 12% | 63% | 367 | $14,916,000 | $40,643 |
| Top 13% | 65% | 398 | $15,290,123 | $38,417 |
| Top 14% | 66% | 429 | $15,645,932 | $36,471 |
| Top 15% | 67% | 459 | $15,966,710 | $34,786 |
| Top 16% | 69% | 490 | $16,277,206 | $33,219 |
| Top 17% | 70% | 521 | $16,569,088 | $31,802 |
| Top 18% | 71% | 551 | $16,830,605 | $30,546 |
| Top 19% | 72% | 582 | $17,085,865 | $29,357 |
| Top 20% | 73% | 613 | $17,329,452 | $28,270 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 27% | 2,453 | $6,350,042 | $2,589 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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