Farm Subsidy information
South Carolina
South Carolina Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, South Carolina, 1995-2020‡
South Carolina Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- South Carolina ranking: 30 of 50 States
- 79 percent of farms in South Carolina did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in South Carolina, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cotton Subsidies | 7,621 | $773,684,256 |
| 2 | Corn Subsidies | 18,904 | $401,680,962 |
| 3 | Disaster Payments | 12,813 | $331,163,708 |
| 4 | Soybean Subsidies | 8,232 | $207,008,668 |
| 5 | Wheat Subsidies | 17,065 | $180,362,010 |
| 6 | Conservation Reserve Program | 12,701 | $176,095,760 |
| 7 | Tobacco Subsidies | 18,419 | $141,045,798 |
| 8 | Peanut Subsidies | 2,126 | $123,733,722 |
| 9 | Livestock Subsidies | 7,702 | $51,831,065 |
| 10 | Env. Quality Incentive Program | 3,626 | $47,532,203 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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