Farm Subsidy information
Edgefield County, South Carolina
Edgefield County, South Carolina Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Edgefield County, South Carolina, 1995-2020‡
Edgefield County, 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 Edgefield County, South Carolina, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disaster Payments | 231 | $6,330,256 |
| 2 | Cotton Subsidies | 96 | $2,105,949 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 154 | $1,582,445 |
| 4 | Livestock Subsidies | 187 | $1,311,155 |
| 5 | Env. Quality Incentive Program | 161 | $1,102,864 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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