Farm Subsidy information
South Carolina
USDA Subsidies for farms in South Carolina totaled $3.09 billion in subsidies from 1995 through 2021
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| Year | Subsidy Category | Total USDA Subsidies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payments / Recipients |
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| 1995 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $13,540,969 $6,253,332 $13,976,323 $10,211,893 | 6,871 Recipients 1,087 Recipients 5,357 Recipients 13,281 Policies | $43,982,517 11,484 |
| 1996 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $12,662,064 $-65,721 $30,268,160 $10,208,415 | 6,427 Recipients 40 Recipients 9,853 Recipients 11,573 Policies | $53,072,918 14,230 |
| 1997 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $12,853,869 $263,613 $29,430,751 $9,047,985 | 6,280 Recipients 139 Recipients 9,685 Recipients 9,562 Policies | $51,596,218 13,949 |
| 1998 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $9,745,621 $539,529 $51,870,271 $9,911,573 | 5,177 Recipients 41 Recipients 10,143 Recipients 8,592 Policies | $72,066,994 13,209 |
| 1999 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $8,515,590 $36,419,935 $82,417,278 $10,380,194 | 4,909 Recipients 4,582 Recipients 10,579 Recipients 9,976 Policies | $137,732,997 14,832 |
| 2000 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $10,200,141 $28,554,929 $105,549,410 $10,681,476 | 5,099 Recipients 4,181 Recipients 24,459 Recipients 10,767 Policies | $154,985,956 27,958 |
| 2001 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $13,371,750 $31,046,547 $94,436,867 $15,786,766 | 5,602 Recipients 3,750 Recipients 24,509 Recipients 10,223 Policies | $154,641,930 28,147 |
| 2002 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $10,798,851 $8,999,377 $45,617,244 $14,913,832 | 5,394 Recipients 4,317 Recipients 10,591 Recipients 9,698 Policies | $80,329,305 16,155 |
| 2003 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $9,676,172 $40,600,316 $76,054,979 $17,304,726 | 5,273 Recipients 4,169 Recipients 22,280 Recipients 9,803 Policies | $143,636,193 26,082 |
| 2004 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $10,564,976 $3,178,908 $52,731,237 $20,320,257 | 5,404 Recipients 952 Recipients 8,976 Recipients 10,587 Policies | $86,795,379 12,627 |
| 2005 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $8,131,806 $22,990,685 $86,093,782 $18,000,119 | 5,398 Recipients 1,857 Recipients 10,058 Recipients 10,139 Policies | $135,216,391 13,614 |
| 2006 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $7,845,865 $982,163 $76,182,087 $19,614,357 | 5,372 Recipients 174 Recipients 9,862 Recipients 9,879 Policies | $104,624,472 13,224 |
| 2007 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $7,473,728 $5,062,324 $56,861,782 $24,651,254 | 5,203 Recipients 711 Recipients 8,291 Recipients 9,708 Policies | $94,049,088 11,786 |
| 2008 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $7,194,147 $24,034,979 $61,034,642 $34,322,862 | 4,923 Recipients 3,383 Recipients 8,121 Recipients 10,027 Policies | $126,586,630 12,481 |
| 2009 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $7,347,352 $7,705,911 $77,330,284 $35,185,585 | 4,894 Recipients 1,107 Recipients 7,470 Recipients 9,932 Policies | $127,569,132 11,433 |
| 2010 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $7,460,175 $6,846,422 $60,629,707 $36,099,801 | 4,716 Recipients 796 Recipients 6,999 Recipients 9,588 Policies | $111,036,106 10,671 |
| 2011 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $6,876,863 $6,347,451 $42,742,462 $55,271,076 | 4,373 Recipients 874 Recipients 6,853 Recipients 10,079 Policies | $111,237,853 10,383 |
| 2012 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $6,134,281 $5,555,561 $40,951,386 $50,862,682 | 3,957 Recipients 679 Recipients 6,627 Recipients 11,023 Policies | $103,503,909 9,749 |
| 2013 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $4,960,913 $4,172,984 $38,597,201 $49,642,824 | 3,484 Recipients 308 Recipients 6,089 Recipients 11,662 Policies | $97,373,923 8,664 |
| 2014 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $6,704,345 $15,615,238 $27,962,168 $44,708,579 | 3,141 Recipients 1,979 Recipients 3,685 Recipients 11,878 Policies | $94,990,330 7,627 |
| 2015 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $4,320,730 $4,028,239 $43,218,458 $44,320,468 | 2,780 Recipients 802 Recipients 2,982 Recipients 12,357 Policies | $95,887,895 5,873 |
| 2016 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $3,374,973 $5,549,782 $68,758,615 $46,628,662 | 2,326 Recipients 923 Recipients 4,284 Recipients 12,723 Policies | $124,312,032 6,737 |
| 2017 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $3,168,286 $18,339,043 $40,152,022 $53,155,668 | 2,186 Recipients 2,343 Recipients 4,122 Recipients 13,019 Policies | $114,815,019 7,142 |
| 2018 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $2,667,068 $2,257,335 $25,547,569 $54,531,408 | 1,818 Recipients 273 Recipients 3,691 Recipients 12,960 Policies | $85,003,380 5,334 |
| 2019 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $2,292,213 $19,665,555 $92,563,125 $57,715,969 | 1,571 Recipients 1,156 Recipients 3,458 Recipients 13,664 Policies | $172,236,863 5,337 |
| 2020 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $2,265,610 $39,062,007 $154,486,981 $61,723,666 | 1,498 Recipients 2,059 Recipients 5,912 Recipients 17,228 Policies | $257,538,264 7,296 |
| 2021 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,788,222 $16,690,798 $61,418,608 $79,575,480 | 1,278 Recipients 976 Recipients 5,576 Recipients 18,461 Policies | $159,473,108 6,803 |
| Total | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $201,936,582 $360,697,244 $1,636,883,401 $894,777,577 | 15,940 Recipients 13,443 Recipients 41,647 Recipients 308,389 Policies | $3,094,294,804 52,350 |
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