Commodity Certificates payments in South Carolina totaled $13.8 million from 1995-2021.

Counties in South Carolina Receiving Commodity Certificates payments, 1995-2021

Rank County Commodity Certificates
1995-2021
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Calhoun County, South Carolina$3,497,94525.4%25.4%
2Orangeburg County, South Carolina$2,000,87814.5%39.9%
3Lee County, South Carolina$1,249,5189.1%49.0%
4Dillon County, South Carolina$866,8796.3%55.3%
5Florence County, South Carolina$856,4136.2%61.5%
6Sumter County, South Carolina$835,8166.1%67.5%
7Clarendon County, South Carolina$830,6106.0%73.6%
8Williamsburg County, South Carolina$754,9895.5%79.1%
9Bamberg County, South Carolina$745,7485.4%84.5%
10Marlboro County, South Carolina$584,8684.2%88.7%
11Darlington County, South Carolina$313,1582.3%91.0%
12Richland County, South Carolina$279,7242.0%93.0%
13Marion County, South Carolina$197,0511.4%94.4%
14Lexington County, South Carolina$121,9040.9%95.3%
15Chester County, South Carolina$116,1240.8%96.2%
16Dorchester County, South Carolina$109,3920.8%97.0%
17Barnwell County, South Carolina$96,3120.7%97.7%
18Aiken County, South Carolina$78,2330.6%98.2%
19Hampton County, South Carolina$57,3540.4%98.7%
20Saluda County, South Carolina$48,2270.4%99.0%
21Colleton County, South Carolina$34,3640.2%99.2%
22Newberry County, South Carolina$26,5570.2%99.4%
23York County, South Carolina$25,3260.2%99.6%
24Allendale County, South Carolina$23,8870.2%99.8%
25Chesterfield County, South Carolina$14,4840.1%99.9%
26Horry County, South Carolina$11,6970.1%100.0%
27Kershaw County, South Carolina$1,4230.0%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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