Commodity subsidies in South Carolina totaled $1.6 billion from 1995-2023.

Counties in South Carolina Receiving Commodity Payments, 1995-2023

Rank County Total Commodity Programs
1995-2023		Pct of
Total		Running
Percentage
1Orangeburg County, South Carolina$166,813,57710.1%10.1%
2Lee County, South Carolina$118,294,2887.2%17.3%
3Darlington County, South Carolina$114,042,8236.9%24.2%
4Calhoun County, South Carolina$112,077,0206.8%31.0%
5Williamsburg County, South Carolina$105,093,4606.4%37.4%
6Florence County, South Carolina$90,452,6095.5%42.9%
7Marlboro County, South Carolina$89,615,7415.4%48.3%
8Horry County, South Carolina$86,414,1855.2%53.5%
9Dillon County, South Carolina$82,929,5745.0%58.6%
10Clarendon County, South Carolina$80,999,1424.9%63.5%
11Sumter County, South Carolina$77,071,4234.7%68.2%
12Hampton County, South Carolina$69,941,2554.2%72.4%
13Barnwell County, South Carolina$44,521,9632.7%75.1%
14Allendale County, South Carolina$44,422,5952.7%77.8%
15Bamberg County, South Carolina$43,831,5982.7%80.5%
16Marion County, South Carolina$43,624,1162.6%83.1%
17Dorchester County, South Carolina$35,670,0142.2%85.3%
18Aiken County, South Carolina$26,772,7761.6%86.9%
19Colleton County, South Carolina$25,469,2211.5%88.4%
20Newberry County, South Carolina$17,868,4571.1%89.5%
21Lexington County, South Carolina$17,372,4251.1%90.6%
22Georgetown County, South Carolina$14,746,0080.9%91.5%
23Richland County, South Carolina$14,393,9530.9%92.3%
24Chesterfield County, South Carolina$14,168,9100.9%93.2%
25Saluda County, South Carolina$13,589,6930.8%94.0%
26York County, South Carolina$12,437,7140.8%94.8%
27Anderson County, South Carolina$12,386,1190.8%95.5%
28Chester County, South Carolina$9,000,5170.5%96.1%
29Kershaw County, South Carolina$8,787,9100.5%96.6%
30Berkeley County, South Carolina$7,636,4330.5%97.1%
31Edgefield County, South Carolina$7,569,6100.5%97.5%
32Laurens County, South Carolina$6,796,2820.4%98.0%
33Spartanburg County, South Carolina$5,885,6690.4%98.3%
34Cherokee County, South Carolina$3,771,0620.2%98.5%
35Beaufort County, South Carolina$3,215,0700.2%98.7%
36Jasper County, South Carolina$3,140,9490.2%98.9%
37Abbeville County, South Carolina$3,136,0170.2%99.1%
38Oconee County, South Carolina$2,759,8820.2%99.3%
39Lancaster County, South Carolina$2,678,7940.2%99.4%
40Greenwood County, South Carolina$2,464,4940.1%99.6%
41Greenville County, South Carolina$2,186,3760.1%99.7%
42Charleston County, South Carolina$1,725,3300.1%99.8%
43Union County, South Carolina$1,017,2750.1%99.9%
44Pickens County, South Carolina$729,0390.0%99.9%
45Fairfield County, South Carolina$624,6250.0%100.0%
46McCormick County, South Carolina$427,0490.0%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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