Commodity subsidies in South Carolina totaled $68.8 million in 2016

Counties in South Carolina Receiving Commodity Payments, 2016

Rank County Total Commodity Programs
2016		Pct of
Total		Running
Percentage
1Orangeburg County, South Carolina$8,779,46512.8%12.8%
2Calhoun County, South Carolina$5,996,5568.7%21.5%
3Darlington County, South Carolina$4,935,0307.2%28.7%
4Hampton County, South Carolina$4,261,7496.2%34.9%
5Lee County, South Carolina$4,230,3856.2%41.0%
6Clarendon County, South Carolina$3,734,2835.4%46.4%
7Marlboro County, South Carolina$3,677,8795.3%51.8%
8Dillon County, South Carolina$3,637,6865.3%57.1%
9Williamsburg County, South Carolina$3,437,3975.0%62.1%
10Florence County, South Carolina$3,071,1594.5%66.6%
11Sumter County, South Carolina$2,783,8884.0%70.6%
12Horry County, South Carolina$2,704,0513.9%74.5%
13Barnwell County, South Carolina$2,492,9963.6%78.2%
14Bamberg County, South Carolina$2,289,4113.3%81.5%
15Allendale County, South Carolina$2,280,4803.3%84.8%
16Marion County, South Carolina$2,072,9413.0%87.8%
17Dorchester County, South Carolina$1,779,3032.6%90.4%
18Colleton County, South Carolina$1,162,7951.7%92.1%
19Aiken County, South Carolina$999,2811.5%93.6%
20Lexington County, South Carolina$766,6711.1%94.7%
21Richland County, South Carolina$617,0460.9%95.6%
22Chesterfield County, South Carolina$599,1110.9%96.4%
23Georgetown County, South Carolina$311,3590.5%96.9%
24York County, South Carolina$288,3710.4%97.3%
25Chester County, South Carolina$254,5370.4%97.7%
26Anderson County, South Carolina$245,5340.4%98.0%
27Berkeley County, South Carolina$211,0260.3%98.3%
28Newberry County, South Carolina$198,4400.3%98.6%
29Saluda County, South Carolina$176,3060.3%98.9%
30Jasper County, South Carolina$165,8560.2%99.1%
31Kershaw County, South Carolina$139,6820.2%99.3%
32Spartanburg County, South Carolina$102,5820.1%99.5%
33Laurens County, South Carolina$64,9520.1%99.6%
34Cherokee County, South Carolina$55,8760.1%99.7%
35Lancaster County, South Carolina$48,3840.1%99.7%
36Abbeville County, South Carolina$46,0500.1%99.8%
37Edgefield County, South Carolina$32,7270.0%99.8%
38Beaufort County, South Carolina$19,1750.0%99.9%
39Greenwood County, South Carolina$17,6310.0%99.9%
40Greenville County, South Carolina$16,8740.0%99.9%
41Oconee County, South Carolina$15,7380.0%99.9%
42Union County, South Carolina$11,6140.0%100.0%
43Charleston County, South Carolina$9,7150.0%100.0%
44Pickens County, South Carolina$9,4520.0%100.0%
45Fairfield County, South Carolina$4,3180.0%100.0%
46McCormick County, South Carolina$2,8540.0%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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