Commodity subsidies in South Carolina totaled $40.2 million in 2017

Counties in South Carolina Receiving Commodity Payments, 2017

Rank County Total Commodity Programs
2017		Pct of
Total		Running
Percentage
1Orangeburg County, South Carolina$6,246,56815.6%15.6%
2Calhoun County, South Carolina$3,858,1369.6%25.2%
3Hampton County, South Carolina$2,872,6117.2%32.3%
4Lee County, South Carolina$2,641,8236.6%38.9%
5Allendale County, South Carolina$1,916,7544.8%43.7%
6Barnwell County, South Carolina$1,872,7034.7%48.3%
7Marlboro County, South Carolina$1,664,5794.1%52.5%
8Bamberg County, South Carolina$1,610,9554.0%56.5%
9Darlington County, South Carolina$1,515,9013.8%60.3%
10Dillon County, South Carolina$1,446,5753.6%63.9%
11Clarendon County, South Carolina$1,429,4323.6%67.4%
12Marion County, South Carolina$1,370,5963.4%70.8%
13Dorchester County, South Carolina$1,254,1183.1%74.0%
14Horry County, South Carolina$1,237,1713.1%77.1%
15Sumter County, South Carolina$1,233,9193.1%80.1%
16Williamsburg County, South Carolina$1,231,0153.1%83.2%
17Florence County, South Carolina$1,228,4753.1%86.3%
18Colleton County, South Carolina$882,3162.2%88.4%
19Richland County, South Carolina$548,5541.4%89.8%
20Lexington County, South Carolina$511,5161.3%91.1%
21Aiken County, South Carolina$470,2311.2%92.3%
22Chesterfield County, South Carolina$450,3061.1%93.4%
23Newberry County, South Carolina$419,8641.0%94.4%
24Anderson County, South Carolina$333,8670.8%95.3%
25Saluda County, South Carolina$244,8640.6%95.9%
26Kershaw County, South Carolina$241,1660.6%96.5%
27Georgetown County, South Carolina$219,8170.5%97.0%
28York County, South Carolina$162,1080.4%97.4%
29Jasper County, South Carolina$161,0090.4%97.8%
30Spartanburg County, South Carolina$134,4610.3%98.2%
31Chester County, South Carolina$133,0940.3%98.5%
32Laurens County, South Carolina$116,3210.3%98.8%
33Berkeley County, South Carolina$112,2150.3%99.1%
34Abbeville County, South Carolina$61,9320.2%99.2%
35Cherokee County, South Carolina$55,5710.1%99.3%
36Lancaster County, South Carolina$54,5250.1%99.5%
37Edgefield County, South Carolina$51,5590.1%99.6%
38Oconee County, South Carolina$34,6760.1%99.7%
39Greenwood County, South Carolina$32,3670.1%99.8%
40Greenville County, South Carolina$21,3710.1%99.8%
41Union County, South Carolina$16,4500.0%99.9%
42Beaufort County, South Carolina$14,4340.0%99.9%
43Fairfield County, South Carolina$10,2310.0%99.9%
44Pickens County, South Carolina$10,2090.0%100.0%
45Charleston County, South Carolina$8,7500.0%100.0%
46McCormick County, South Carolina$6,9080.0%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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