Chesterfield County, South Carolina Farm Subsidies

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Chesterfield County in South Carolina received $13.9M in USDA Farm Service Agency payments across 4,000 individual payments from 2017 to 2025.

📊 County Rank

National Rank

#1895 of 3087

Rank in South Carolina

#22 of 46

Total Subsidies

$13.9M

Payments

4,000

Peak Year

2025

$4.5M

Avg Payment

$3K

25% below national avg

💡 Key Insight

Chesterfield County's peak subsidy year was 2025 at $4.5M. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($2.2M) was 3.0× the 2017 baseline. The average payment of $3K is 25% below the national average.

Yearly Trend

Yearly Subsidy Trend

Year-by-Year Breakdown

YearSubsidiesPaymentsAvg Payment
2025$4.5M540$8K
2024$222K106$2K
2023$116K80$1K
2022$1.5M150$10K
2021$1.1M545$2K
2020$2.2M1,055$2K
2019$3.2M526$6K
2018$316K340$929
2017$726K658$1K

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🤖 AI Overview

Chesterfield County ranks #1895 out of 3,087 U.S. counties in total farm subsidy payments, and #22 within South Carolina.

This county is close to the South Carolina average of $16.3M per county.

Peak spending in 2025 ($4.5M) was likely driven by commodity and conservation program cycles. The average payment of $3K is 25% below the national average of $5K.

About Farm Subsidies in Chesterfield County

Chesterfield County, South Carolina is one of 3,087 U.S. counties receiving USDA farm subsidy payments. Over the nine-year period from 2017 to 2025, the county received $13.9M across 4,000 individual payments from Farm Service Agency programs including Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Price Loss Coverage (PLC), Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), and emergency assistance programs.

Chesterfield County's subsidy payments peaked in 2025 at $4.5M.

Data on this page comes from USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, which are public records available under the Freedom of Information Act. All payment data is aggregated at the county level — individual recipient details are available on our top recipients page.