Direct Payment Program payments in South Carolina totaled $291 million from 1995-2021.

Counties in South Carolina Receiving Direct Payment Program payments, 1995-2021

Rank County Direct Payment Program
1995-2021		Pct of
Total		Running
Percentage
1Orangeburg County, South Carolina$29,573,00410.1%10.1%
2Lee County, South Carolina$25,613,6058.8%18.9%
3Darlington County, South Carolina$22,757,7787.8%26.8%
4Calhoun County, South Carolina$19,495,0526.7%33.4%
5Marlboro County, South Carolina$18,998,0106.5%40.0%
6Williamsburg County, South Carolina$17,980,8526.2%46.1%
7Dillon County, South Carolina$16,600,3445.7%51.8%
8Clarendon County, South Carolina$15,745,1335.4%57.2%
9Sumter County, South Carolina$15,638,7335.4%62.6%
10Florence County, South Carolina$13,340,6024.6%67.2%
11Hampton County, South Carolina$12,805,4614.4%71.6%
12Allendale County, South Carolina$9,076,9713.1%74.7%
13Barnwell County, South Carolina$8,537,6942.9%77.6%
14Horry County, South Carolina$7,996,7342.7%80.4%
15Bamberg County, South Carolina$7,535,5532.6%82.9%
16Marion County, South Carolina$5,859,5672.0%85.0%
17Dorchester County, South Carolina$5,846,8932.0%87.0%
18Aiken County, South Carolina$5,230,5911.8%88.8%
19Colleton County, South Carolina$4,086,6261.4%90.2%
20Chesterfield County, South Carolina$2,883,6021.0%91.2%
21Lexington County, South Carolina$2,840,9471.0%92.1%
22Richland County, South Carolina$2,657,7630.9%93.0%
23Newberry County, South Carolina$2,524,3300.9%93.9%
24York County, South Carolina$2,259,1840.8%94.7%
25Anderson County, South Carolina$2,130,3750.7%95.4%
26Saluda County, South Carolina$2,002,7580.7%96.1%
27Kershaw County, South Carolina$1,675,2270.6%96.7%
28Georgetown County, South Carolina$1,416,0700.5%97.2%
29Berkeley County, South Carolina$1,311,9220.5%97.6%
30Chester County, South Carolina$1,290,5220.4%98.1%
31Edgefield County, South Carolina$939,1640.3%98.4%
32Laurens County, South Carolina$901,0450.3%98.7%
33Jasper County, South Carolina$681,0080.2%98.9%
34Spartanburg County, South Carolina$617,5570.2%99.1%
35Cherokee County, South Carolina$450,7160.2%99.3%
36Lancaster County, South Carolina$424,5780.1%99.4%
37Abbeville County, South Carolina$414,1540.1%99.6%
38Oconee County, South Carolina$264,7650.1%99.7%
39Beaufort County, South Carolina$250,8240.1%99.8%
40Greenville County, South Carolina$212,7330.1%99.8%
41Greenwood County, South Carolina$182,5080.1%99.9%
42Union County, South Carolina$94,6420.0%99.9%
43Fairfield County, South Carolina$72,5620.0%99.9%
44McCormick County, South Carolina$56,9470.0%100.0%
45Charleston County, South Carolina$54,8520.0%100.0%
46Pickens County, South Carolina$48,7120.0%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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