Total Subsidies payments in South Carolina totaled $159 million in 2021
In 2021, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 78 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 29% | 68 | $22,961,068 | $337,663 |
| Top 2% | 40% | 136 | $31,589,765 | $232,278 |
| Top 3% | 48% | 204 | $38,235,938 | $187,431 |
| Top 4% | 54% | 272 | $43,404,817 | $159,577 |
| Top 5% | 59% | 340 | $47,492,714 | $139,684 |
| Top 6% | 64% | 408 | $51,107,336 | $125,263 |
| Top 7% | 68% | 476 | $54,536,093 | $114,572 |
| Top 8% | 72% | 544 | $57,470,898 | $105,645 |
| Top 9% | 75% | 612 | $59,895,458 | $97,868 |
| Top 10% | 78% | 680 | $61,936,719 | $91,083 |
| Top 11% | 80% | 748 | $63,715,222 | $85,181 |
| Top 12% | 82% | 816 | $65,275,318 | $79,994 |
| Top 13% | 83% | 884 | $66,598,183 | $75,337 |
| Top 14% | 85% | 952 | $67,753,749 | $71,170 |
| Top 15% | 86% | 1,020 | $68,769,626 | $67,421 |
| Top 16% | 87% | 1,088 | $69,666,690 | $64,032 |
| Top 17% | 88% | 1,156 | $70,454,007 | $60,946 |
| Top 18% | 89% | 1,224 | $71,153,682 | $58,132 |
| Top 19% | 90% | 1,292 | $71,767,736 | $55,548 |
| Top 20% | 91% | 1,360 | $72,310,581 | $53,170 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 10% | 5,443 | $7,587,047 | $1,394 |
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