Disaster payments in South Carolina totaled $361 million from 1995-2021.

Counties in South Carolina Receiving Total Disaster Programs payments, 1995-2021

Rank County Total Disaster Programs
1995-2021
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Horry County, South Carolina$28,998,1958.0%8.0%
2Clarendon County, South Carolina$24,533,9996.8%14.8%
3Williamsburg County, South Carolina$20,903,4465.8%20.6%
4Orangeburg County, South Carolina$20,612,1925.7%26.4%
5Florence County, South Carolina$18,655,4705.2%31.5%
6Darlington County, South Carolina$15,450,8974.3%35.8%
7Anderson County, South Carolina$13,638,0003.8%39.6%
8Saluda County, South Carolina$13,373,0853.7%43.3%
9Barnwell County, South Carolina$12,406,2113.4%46.7%
10Dillon County, South Carolina$11,202,8953.1%49.8%
11Marion County, South Carolina$10,361,6522.9%52.7%
12Spartanburg County, South Carolina$9,835,6972.7%55.4%
13Lee County, South Carolina$9,552,3932.6%58.1%
14Marlboro County, South Carolina$9,455,4202.6%60.7%
15Aiken County, South Carolina$9,133,6972.5%63.2%
16Bamberg County, South Carolina$8,720,0182.4%65.7%
17Laurens County, South Carolina$8,230,2092.3%67.9%
18Calhoun County, South Carolina$8,190,8122.3%70.2%
19Abbeville County, South Carolina$7,690,4392.1%72.3%
20Colleton County, South Carolina$7,391,3072.0%74.4%
21Sumter County, South Carolina$7,343,5552.0%76.4%
22Allendale County, South Carolina$6,901,0631.9%78.3%
23Edgefield County, South Carolina$6,799,4431.9%80.2%
24Newberry County, South Carolina$6,578,9991.8%82.1%
25Dorchester County, South Carolina$5,846,5991.6%83.7%
26Hampton County, South Carolina$5,541,5981.5%85.2%
27Chesterfield County, South Carolina$5,208,3381.4%86.7%
28Oconee County, South Carolina$5,199,8761.4%88.1%
29Chester County, South Carolina$3,882,4361.1%89.2%
30York County, South Carolina$3,869,1111.1%90.2%
31Greenville County, South Carolina$3,551,7331.0%91.2%
32Charleston County, South Carolina$3,427,3691.0%92.2%
33Berkeley County, South Carolina$3,353,2860.9%93.1%
34Richland County, South Carolina$3,109,3180.9%94.0%
35Cherokee County, South Carolina$3,075,9390.9%94.8%
36Georgetown County, South Carolina$2,993,6480.8%95.7%
37Lexington County, South Carolina$2,889,7020.8%96.5%
38Greenwood County, South Carolina$2,794,6820.8%97.2%
39Pickens County, South Carolina$2,299,1160.6%97.9%
40Union County, South Carolina$2,283,1910.6%98.5%
41Lancaster County, South Carolina$1,509,1160.4%98.9%
42McCormick County, South Carolina$1,361,8050.4%99.3%
43Kershaw County, South Carolina$1,023,2360.3%99.6%
44Jasper County, South Carolina$576,0200.2%99.7%
45Fairfield County, South Carolina$550,2420.2%99.9%
46Beaufort County, South Carolina$391,7880.1%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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