South Carolina Farm Subsidies by County
All 136 South Carolina counties ranked by total USDA farm subsidy payments. Richland County leads with $10,467M.
Which county in South Carolina receives the most farm subsidies?
Richland County leads South Carolina with $10,467M in total USDA farm subsidy payments. View Richland County details →
How are county subsidy totals calculated?
County totals are aggregated from individual payment records in USASpending.gov where a county is listed on the transaction. Totals include all USDA financial assistance award types — direct payments, conservation, commodity support, and disaster programs.
Does the per-capita figure reflect farm population only?
No. Per-capita figures divide total subsidy dollars by the county's total Census Bureau population, not just farm households. This provides a consistent basis for comparison across counties regardless of farm density.
| Rank | County | Total Payments | Avg $/Capita/Year | Records | Recipients | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richland County | $10,467M | $1,563.37 | 1,986 | 459 | 2010–2025 |
| 2 | Horry County | $136M | $27.89 | 22,950 | 683 | 2010–2025 |
| 3 | Orangeburg County | $114M | $82.77 | 22,433 | 600 | 2010–2025 |
| 4 | Florence County | $102M | $46.39 | 19,226 | 575 | 2010–2025 |
| 5 | Williamsburg County | $93M | $182.99 | 18,751 | 326 | 2010–2025 |
| 6 | Darlington County | $82M | $78.64 | 12,065 | 293 | 2010–2025 |
| 7 | Sumter County | $78M | $46.09 | 14,545 | 496 | 2010–2025 |
| 8 | Lee County | $72M | $261.86 | 13,055 | 341 | 2010–2025 |
| 9 | Dillon County | $69M | $145.23 | 14,948 | 339 | 2010–2025 |
| 10 | Clarendon County | $68M | $128.95 | 9,361 | 340 | 2010–2025 |
| 11 | Marlboro County | $56M | $131.12 | 8,887 | 317 | 2010–2025 |
| 12 | Calhoun County | $55M | $237.98 | 8,443 | 227 | 2010–2025 |
| 13 | Marion County | $49M | $98.20 | 7,166 | 237 | 2010–2025 |
| 14 | Barnwell County | $44M | $129.89 | 6,431 | 202 | 2010–2025 |
| 15 | Spartanburg County | $40M | $7.61 | 4,416 | 334 | 2010–2025 |
| 16 | Hampton County | $39M | $126.95 | 7,688 | 207 | 2010–2025 |
| 17 | Bamberg County | $38M | $170.90 | 7,540 | 241 | 2010–2025 |
| 18 | Edgefield County | $33M | $76.75 | 2,746 | 182 | 2010–2025 |
| 19 | Saluda County | $32M | $103.39 | 2,505 | 118 | 2010–2025 |
| 20 | Aiken County | $31M | $11.26 | 3,833 | 100 | 2010–2025 |
| 21 | Chesterfield County | $31M | $42.71 | 5,282 | 260 | 2010–2025 |
| 22 | Laurens County | $30M | $27.94 | 2,689 | 162 | 2010–2025 |
| 23 | Dorchester County | $27M | $10.97 | 5,745 | 214 | 2010–2025 |
| 24 | Georgetown County | $25M | $25.49 | 2,245 | 194 | 2010–2025 |
| 25 | Lexington County | $24M | $5.25 | 3,289 | 224 | 2010–2025 |
| 26 | Anderson County | $24M | $7.41 | 4,527 | 184 | 2010–2025 |
| 27 | Colleton County | $23M | $36.97 | 4,262 | 119 | 2010–2025 |
| 28 | Newberry County | $22M | $35.67 | 2,977 | 199 | 2010–2025 |
| 29 | Kershaw County | $20M | $19.46 | 2,522 | 148 | 2010–2025 |
| 30 | Allendale County | $19M | $136.67 | 1,290 | 110 | 2010–2025 |
| 31 | Greenville County | $19M | $2.28 | 2,687 | 209 | 2010–2025 |
| 32 | Chester County | $18M | $35.03 | 2,048 | 93 | 2010–2025 |
| 33 | Abbeville County | $16M | $39.70 | 3,053 | 84 | 2010–2025 |
| 34 | York County | $16M | $3.61 | 3,169 | 214 | 2010–2025 |
| 35 | Charleston County | $15M | $2.47 | 2,742 | 247 | 2010–2025 |
| 36 | Berkeley County | $14M | $4.21 | 906 | 135 | 2010–2025 |
| 37 | Lancaster County | $14M | $9.03 | 341 | 122 | 2010–2025 |
| 38 | Oconee County | $11M | $9.11 | 1,870 | 113 | 2010–2025 |
| 39 | Beaufort County | $11M | $3.75 | 949 | 245 | 2010–2025 |
| 40 | Jasper County | $10M | $20.64 | 767 | 86 | 2010–2025 |
| 41 | Fairfield County | $8M | $23.66 | 197 | 61 | 2010–2025 |
| 42 | Cherokee County | $8M | $8.85 | 395 | 87 | 2010–2025 |
| 43 | Effingham County | $8M | — | 41 | 30 | 2010–2025 |
| 44 | Screven County | $6M | — | 21 | 19 | 2010–2024 |
| 45 | Union County | $6M | $14.39 | 275 | 66 | 2010–2025 |
| 46 | Pickens County | $6M | $2.98 | 418 | 131 | 2010–2025 |
| 47 | Washington County | $6M | — | 55 | 46 | 2010–2025 |
| 48 | Mccormick County | $5M | $33.46 | 292 | 64 | 2010–2025 |
| 49 | Jefferson County | $5M | — | 51 | 47 | 2010–2023 |
| 50 | Wheeler County | $5M | — | 59 | 45 | 2010–2023 |
| 51 | Johnston County | $5M | — | 32 | 30 | 2010–2024 |
| 52 | Fannin County | $4M | — | 34 | 26 | 2010–2022 |
| 53 | Greenwood County | $4M | $3.72 | 475 | 106 | 2010–2025 |
| 54 | Macon County | $4M | — | 42 | 38 | 2010–2025 |
| 55 | Meriwether County | $3M | — | 27 | 24 | 2010–2023 |
| 56 | Walker County | $3M | — | 16 | 15 | 2010–2025 |
| 57 | Stephens County | $3M | — | 14 | 11 | 2010–2021 |
| 58 | Tattnall County | $3M | — | 28 | 25 | 2010–2022 |
| 59 | Crisp County | $2M | — | 18 | 14 | 2010–2025 |
| 60 | Rowan County | $2M | — | 3 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| 61 | Burke County | $2M | — | 24 | 20 | 2011–2024 |
| 62 | Robeson County | $2M | — | 14 | 11 | 2010–2021 |
| 63 | Johnson County | $2M | — | 25 | 23 | 2010–2022 |
| 64 | Hertford County | $2M | — | 12 | 8 | 2010–2020 |
| 65 | Walton County | $2M | — | 16 | 14 | 2010–2022 |
| 66 | Wilcox County | $2M | — | 15 | 12 | 2010–2022 |
| 67 | Mcintosh County | $2M | — | 13 | 11 | 2011–2022 |
| 68 | Wilkes County | $2M | — | 23 | 21 | 2010–2022 |
| 69 | Gilmer County | $2M | — | 14 | 10 | 2010–2021 |
| 70 | Richmond County | $2M | — | 13 | 11 | 2010–2021 |
| 71 | Elbert County | $2M | — | 29 | 26 | 2010–2025 |
| 72 | Lumpkin County | $2M | — | 13 | 10 | 2010–2022 |
| 73 | Toombs County | $2M | — | 12 | 12 | 2010–2022 |
| 74 | Oglethorpe County | $2M | — | 24 | 22 | 2010–2024 |
| 75 | Schley County | $2M | — | 12 | 11 | 2014–2023 |
| 76 | Rabun County | $2M | — | 12 | 11 | 2010–2022 |
| 77 | Lincoln County | $1M | — | 19 | 16 | 2010–2025 |
| 78 | Halifax County | $1M | — | 12 | 12 | 2010–2023 |
| 79 | Clay County | $1M | — | 14 | 13 | 2010–2023 |
| 80 | Haralson County | $1M | — | 15 | 12 | 2010–2022 |
| 81 | Dooly County | $1M | — | 21 | 13 | 2010–2021 |
| 82 | Harris County | $1M | — | 8 | 6 | 2010–2023 |
| 83 | Atkinson County | $1M | — | 15 | 13 | 2010–2025 |
| 84 | Webster County | $1M | — | 15 | 12 | 2010–2022 |
| 85 | Turner County | $1M | — | 17 | 14 | 2010–2023 |
| 86 | Columbus County | $1M | — | 15 | 12 | 2010–2023 |
| 87 | Pike County | $1M | — | 13 | 11 | 2010–2022 |
| 88 | Santa Rosa County | $1M | — | 8 | 7 | 2010–2021 |
| 89 | Montgomery County | $1M | — | 11 | 11 | 2010–2014 |
| 90 | Charlotte County | $1M | — | 5 | 2 | 2010–2011 |
| 91 | Rockingham County | $1M | — | 5 | 4 | 2018–2021 |
| 92 | Holmes County | $1M | — | 11 | 11 | 2010–2022 |
| 93 | Jones County | $1M | — | 12 | 10 | 2010–2025 |
| 94 | Talbot County | $1M | — | 7 | 6 | 2010–2023 |
| 95 | Wayne County | $1M | — | 13 | 13 | 2010–2022 |
| 96 | Culpeper County | $1M | — | 5 | 5 | 2010–2015 |
| 97 | Warren County | $1M | — | 5 | 3 | 2018–2021 |
| 98 | Towns County | $1M | — | 31 | 26 | 2010–2025 |
| 99 | Emanuel County | $1M | — | 12 | 12 | 2010–2025 |
| 100 | Glascock County | $1M | — | 13 | 13 | 2010–2022 |
| 101 | Barrow County | $1M | — | 11 | 9 | 2021–2025 |
| 102 | Ben Hill County | $0M | — | 13 | 11 | 2011–2025 |
| 103 | Chatham County | $0M | — | 6 | 3 | 2011–2023 |
| 104 | Sussex County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2014–2014 |
| 105 | Polk County | $0M | — | 16 | 13 | 2010–2023 |
| 106 | Vance County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2010–2010 |
| 107 | Pulaski County | $0M | — | 9 | 7 | 2010–2014 |
| 108 | Coweta County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2021–2022 |
| 109 | Greene County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2010–2011 |
| 110 | Hopkins County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2010–2011 |
| 111 | Marshall County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 112 | Hale County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 113 | Cleveland County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2021–2021 |
| 114 | Rutherford County | $0M | — | 5 | 4 | 2010–2022 |
| 115 | Mecklenburg County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| 116 | Gaston County | $0M | — | 3 | 2 | 2023–2023 |
| 117 | Harnett County | $0M | — | 2 | 1 | 2021–2021 |
| 118 | Early County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 119 | Catawba County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| 120 | Jenkins County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 121 | Sabine County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 122 | Woodford County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 123 | Lafayette County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 124 | Blount County | $0M | — | 2 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| 125 | Bristol County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| 126 | Knox County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| 127 | Twiggs County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 128 | Davidson County | $0M | — | 2 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| 129 | Jackson County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 130 | Kemper County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 131 | Volusia County | $0M | — | 2 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 132 | Columbia County | $0M | — | 2 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 133 | Shiawassee County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 134 | Bartow County | $0M | — | 3 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| 135 | Breckinridge County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 136 | San Francisco County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |