Production Flexibility Program payments in South Carolina totaled $185 million from 1995-2021.

Counties in South Carolina Receiving Production Flexibility Program payments, 1995-2021

Rank County Production Flexibility Program
1995-2021
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Orangeburg County, South Carolina$18,053,5159.8%9.8%
2Lee County, South Carolina$16,321,0738.8%18.6%
3Darlington County, South Carolina$12,637,2616.8%25.4%
4Williamsburg County, South Carolina$12,404,4646.7%32.1%
5Marlboro County, South Carolina$11,834,2666.4%38.5%
6Clarendon County, South Carolina$11,603,3316.3%44.8%
7Sumter County, South Carolina$10,818,1665.9%50.7%
8Calhoun County, South Carolina$10,446,7155.7%56.3%
9Dillon County, South Carolina$9,540,2295.2%61.5%
10Florence County, South Carolina$8,993,8624.9%66.3%
11Hampton County, South Carolina$7,136,9883.9%70.2%
12Allendale County, South Carolina$6,007,1013.2%73.5%
13Horry County, South Carolina$4,981,8792.7%76.2%
14Barnwell County, South Carolina$4,542,4492.5%78.6%
15Bamberg County, South Carolina$4,067,9042.2%80.8%
16Marion County, South Carolina$3,571,5481.9%82.7%
17Colleton County, South Carolina$3,193,4381.7%84.5%
18Dorchester County, South Carolina$3,050,4041.7%86.1%
19Aiken County, South Carolina$2,931,9651.6%87.7%
20Richland County, South Carolina$2,090,2011.1%88.8%
21Anderson County, South Carolina$1,940,3111.0%89.9%
22Chesterfield County, South Carolina$1,885,9741.0%90.9%
23Lexington County, South Carolina$1,811,6021.0%91.9%
24Newberry County, South Carolina$1,730,4090.9%92.8%
25York County, South Carolina$1,673,1020.9%93.7%
26Saluda County, South Carolina$1,530,4670.8%94.6%
27Kershaw County, South Carolina$1,429,4060.8%95.3%
28Berkeley County, South Carolina$1,332,2910.7%96.1%
29Georgetown County, South Carolina$1,060,1260.6%96.6%
30Chester County, South Carolina$1,019,6330.6%97.2%
31Laurens County, South Carolina$911,3930.5%97.7%
32Jasper County, South Carolina$629,8070.3%98.0%
33Edgefield County, South Carolina$623,9970.3%98.3%
34Spartanburg County, South Carolina$588,6700.3%98.7%
35Beaufort County, South Carolina$421,5440.2%98.9%
36Cherokee County, South Carolina$358,0120.2%99.1%
37Lancaster County, South Carolina$323,7090.2%99.3%
38Abbeville County, South Carolina$303,3690.2%99.4%
39Oconee County, South Carolina$279,0260.2%99.6%
40Greenville County, South Carolina$222,2200.1%99.7%
41Greenwood County, South Carolina$180,9410.1%99.8%
42Union County, South Carolina$96,8130.1%99.8%
43Charleston County, South Carolina$88,0550.0%99.9%
44Fairfield County, South Carolina$85,1380.0%99.9%
45Pickens County, South Carolina$60,0880.0%100.0%
46McCormick County, South Carolina$47,7050.0%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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