Farm Subsidy information
Lee County, South Carolina
Lee County, South Carolina Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Lee County, South Carolina, 1995-2020‡
Lee 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 Lee County, South Carolina, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cotton Subsidies | 669 | $77,449,702 |
| 2 | Corn Subsidies | 750 | $23,380,794 |
| 3 | Soybean Subsidies | 392 | $16,256,231 |
| 4 | Wheat Subsidies | 735 | $12,889,284 |
| 5 | Conservation Reserve Program | 589 | $12,720,383 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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