Environmental Quality Incentives Program payments in South Carolina totaled $12.2 million from 1995-2021.

Counties in South Carolina Receiving Environmental Quality Incentives Program payments, 1995-2021

Rank County Environmental Quality Incentives Program
1995-2021
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Sumter County, South Carolina$963,1947.9%7.9%
2Edgefield County, South Carolina$824,8756.8%14.7%
3Marlboro County, South Carolina$792,1726.5%21.1%
4Kershaw County, South Carolina$697,6725.7%26.9%
5Orangeburg County, South Carolina$663,0195.4%32.3%
6Clarendon County, South Carolina$600,8794.9%37.2%
7Lee County, South Carolina$585,4004.8%42.0%
8Marion County, South Carolina$573,6664.7%46.7%
9Saluda County, South Carolina$567,3944.7%51.4%
10Dillon County, South Carolina$517,4354.2%55.6%
11Horry County, South Carolina$425,5933.5%59.1%
12Allendale County, South Carolina$383,1173.1%62.2%
13Hampton County, South Carolina$342,8952.8%65.1%
14Lexington County, South Carolina$271,0002.2%67.3%
15Oconee County, South Carolina$265,2372.2%69.5%
16Newberry County, South Carolina$241,9552.0%71.4%
17Darlington County, South Carolina$228,8221.9%73.3%
18Williamsburg County, South Carolina$216,5171.8%75.1%
19Anderson County, South Carolina$215,6141.8%76.9%
20Dorchester County, South Carolina$207,3251.7%78.6%
21Calhoun County, South Carolina$200,0041.6%80.2%
22Pickens County, South Carolina$189,5301.6%81.7%
23Aiken County, South Carolina$182,0781.5%83.2%
24Barnwell County, South Carolina$181,1081.5%84.7%
25Bamberg County, South Carolina$177,6611.5%86.2%
26Chesterfield County, South Carolina$175,5671.4%87.6%
27Abbeville County, South Carolina$145,7731.2%88.8%
28Lancaster County, South Carolina$144,9441.2%90.0%
29Spartanburg County, South Carolina$116,3381.0%91.0%
30Chester County, South Carolina$115,9161.0%91.9%
31Florence County, South Carolina$115,6640.9%92.9%
32Colleton County, South Carolina$108,5170.9%93.7%
33Richland County, South Carolina$96,2190.8%94.5%
34York County, South Carolina$93,7270.8%95.3%
35Berkeley County, South Carolina$82,5260.7%96.0%
36Greenville County, South Carolina$76,3260.6%96.6%
37Greenwood County, South Carolina$63,4790.5%97.1%
38Laurens County, South Carolina$53,9620.4%97.6%
39Union County, South Carolina$50,9830.4%98.0%
40Fairfield County, South Carolina$50,8850.4%98.4%
41Cherokee County, South Carolina$48,8010.4%98.8%
42Georgetown County, South Carolina$45,3180.4%99.2%
43McCormick County, South Carolina$37,0080.3%99.5%
44Charleston County, South Carolina$32,8070.3%99.7%
45Beaufort County, South Carolina$17,2760.1%99.9%
46Jasper County, South Carolina$14,0130.1%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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