Conservation Reserve Program payments in South Carolina totaled $180 million from 1995-2021.

Counties in South Carolina Receiving Conservation Reserve Program payments, 1995-2021

Rank County Conservation Reserve Program
1995-2021
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Williamsburg County, South Carolina$19,563,12810.9%10.9%
2Orangeburg County, South Carolina$16,034,1328.9%19.8%
3Chesterfield County, South Carolina$13,677,0997.6%27.4%
4Lee County, South Carolina$13,190,8057.3%34.8%
5Sumter County, South Carolina$11,774,6776.6%41.3%
6Bamberg County, South Carolina$10,865,6096.0%47.4%
7Horry County, South Carolina$9,843,6475.5%52.8%
8Clarendon County, South Carolina$9,247,9835.1%58.0%
9Barnwell County, South Carolina$7,154,6224.0%62.0%
10Calhoun County, South Carolina$5,955,0223.3%65.3%
11Allendale County, South Carolina$5,619,4443.1%68.4%
12Marlboro County, South Carolina$4,977,5712.8%71.2%
13Florence County, South Carolina$4,153,5612.3%73.5%
14Anderson County, South Carolina$3,856,5762.1%75.6%
15Colleton County, South Carolina$3,686,7792.1%77.7%
16Kershaw County, South Carolina$3,542,2252.0%79.7%
17Dillon County, South Carolina$3,253,5461.8%81.5%
18Darlington County, South Carolina$3,006,9861.7%83.2%
19Hampton County, South Carolina$2,934,8301.6%84.8%
20Marion County, South Carolina$2,586,6551.4%86.2%
21Georgetown County, South Carolina$2,482,0121.4%87.6%
22Aiken County, South Carolina$2,477,4141.4%89.0%
23Saluda County, South Carolina$2,346,5261.3%90.3%
24Laurens County, South Carolina$2,269,5781.3%91.6%
25Edgefield County, South Carolina$1,620,2650.9%92.5%
26Cherokee County, South Carolina$1,364,8210.8%93.2%
27Lancaster County, South Carolina$1,349,5300.8%94.0%
28Dorchester County, South Carolina$1,238,0790.7%94.7%
29Newberry County, South Carolina$1,149,1070.6%95.3%
30Spartanburg County, South Carolina$1,131,0670.6%95.9%
31Chester County, South Carolina$1,018,7270.6%96.5%
32Abbeville County, South Carolina$928,9090.5%97.0%
33Lexington County, South Carolina$756,6500.4%97.4%
34Berkeley County, South Carolina$754,1210.4%97.9%
35Greenville County, South Carolina$613,3480.3%98.2%
36York County, South Carolina$508,9050.3%98.5%
37Charleston County, South Carolina$485,8830.3%98.7%
38Union County, South Carolina$456,4530.3%99.0%
39Jasper County, South Carolina$446,7490.2%99.3%
40Greenwood County, South Carolina$355,5550.2%99.4%
41Oconee County, South Carolina$306,0940.2%99.6%
42Richland County, South Carolina$297,3750.2%99.8%
43Beaufort County, South Carolina$172,7710.1%99.9%
44McCormick County, South Carolina$143,3520.1%100.0%
45Pickens County, South Carolina$50,7860.0%100.0%
46Fairfield County, South Carolina$19,8740.0%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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