South Carolina (SC) received $762.3M across 233,825 USDA Farm Service Agency payments from 2017 to 2025.
Total Subsidies
$762.3M
Payments
233,825
Counties
54
Avg Payment
$3K
30% below national avg
How South Carolina Compares
National Rank
#35 of 59 states
Subsidy Per Capita
$142
Share of National Total
0.5%
💡 Key Insight
South Carolina's peak subsidy year was 2020 at $201.4M. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($201.4M) was 6.2× the 2017 baseline.
Yearly Trends
Top Programs in South Carolina
| # | Program | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $131.3M |
| 2 | Market Facilitation Program 2019 | $60.5M |
| 3 | CFAP Round 2 | $56.6M |
| 4 | Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $52.2M |
| 5 | Agriculture Risk Coverage (County) | $52.0M |
| 6 | Emergency Relief Program | $35.6M |
| 7 | Supp Disaster Relief (Non-Specialty Crops) | $29.7M |
| 8 | Dis/Wh2 2019 Wfhurrindemp | $27.1M |
| 9 | CRP Annual Rental | $26.4M |
| 10 | Market Facilitation Program (Crops) | $25.0M |
Top Recipients in South Carolina
| # | Recipient | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Titan Fruit & Vegetable Co Inc | $5.2M |
| 2 | Titan Production Company Llc | $4.3M |
| 3 | Haigler Farms Partnership | $4.2M |
| 4 | Titan Peach Farms Inc | $3.9M |
| 5 | Rogers Brothers Farm | $3.7M |
| 6 | Jimmy Forrest Farms Inc | $3.4M |
| 7 | Connelly Farms | $3.4M |
| 8 | J W Yonce & Sons Inc | $3.2M |
| 9 | C S Mcleod Farms Inc | $3.1M |
| 10 | Oak Iii Farms | $3.0M |
| 11 | J E Cooley Farms Inc | $2.8M |
| 12 | Calhoun Farms | $2.7M |
| 13 | Bruce G Price & Sons | $2.7M |
| 14 | Matt Forrest Farms Llc | $2.6M |
| 15 | Jjj Farms | $2.4M |
| 16 | Tolson Farms | $2.1M |
| 17 | Forrest Fruit Company Llc | $2.1M |
| 18 | Glasdrum Farms | $2.1M |
| 19 | Barnes Farm Partnership | $2.0M |
| 20 | Satterwhite Farms Llc | $2.0M |
| 21 | Crider Farms | $2.0M |
| 22 | Agsouth Farm Credit, Aca | $2.0M |
| 23 | Infinger Farms Partnership | $1.9M |
Counties in South Carolina
| # | County | Payments | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orangeburg | 15,227 | $61.9M |
| 2 | Clarendon | 13,198 | $45.1M |
| 3 | Darlington | 11,709 | $44.3M |
| 4 | Horry | 22,042 | $38.3M |
| 5 | Williamsburg | 16,252 | $38.0M |
| 6 | Lee | 10,715 | $37.3M |
| 7 | Calhoun | 7,002 | $36.8M |
| 8 | Florence | 16,339 | $32.4M |
| 9 | Hampton | 5,883 | $29.0M |
| 10 | Edgefield | 1,114 | $26.2M |
| 11 | Sumter | 7,586 | $25.1M |
| 12 | Dillon | 8,700 | $25.0M |
| 13 | Marlboro | 5,912 | $24.9M |
| 14 | Saluda | 2,953 | $19.1M |
| 15 | Bamberg | 6,389 | $18.6M |
| 16 | Marion | 8,547 | $17.9M |
| 17 | Barnwell | 4,397 | $17.3M |
| 18 | Dorchester | 6,053 | $16.9M |
| 19 | Spartanburg | 2,321 | $15.2M |
| 20 | Colleton | 4,072 | $14.8M |
| 21 | Allendale | 2,316 | $14.1M |
| 22 | Aiken | 3,241 | $13.5M |
| 23 | Anderson | 4,446 | $13.1M |
| 24 | Newberry | 2,238 | $10.4M |
| 25 | Chesterfield | 3,025 | $10.4M |
| 26 | Lexington | 2,660 | $9.6M |
| 27 | Laurens | 2,397 | $8.6M |
| 28 | York | 2,497 | $8.4M |
| 29 | Chester | 2,155 | $8.0M |
| 30 | Richland | 1,558 | $7.9M |
| 31 | Oconee | 1,838 | $5.5M |
| 32 | Georgetown | 3,463 | $5.5M |
| 33 | Abbeville | 1,928 | $4.8M |
| 34 | Cherokee | 1,192 | $4.6M |
| 35 | Kershaw | 1,166 | $4.6M |
| 36 | Berkeley | 1,719 | $3.7M |
| 37 | Union | 1,097 | $3.4M |
| 38 | Greenville | 1,006 | $2.8M |
| 39 | Pickens | 688 | $2.4M |
| 40 | Lancaster | 623 | $2.1M |
| 41 | Greenwood | 761 | $2.0M |
| 42 | Beaufort | 108 | $1.7M |
| 43 | Charleston | 158 | $1.2M |
| 44 | Northampton | 35 | $1.2M |
| 45 | Lake | 59 | $1.1M |
| 46 | Jasper | 659 | $968K |
| 47 | Fairfield | 340 | $965K |
| 48 | Henderson | 265 | $808K |
| 49 | McCormick | 241 | $790K |
| 50 | Jefferson | 199 | $747K |
| 51 | Columbus | 574 | $619K |
| 52 | Charlotte | 5 | $608K |
| 53 | Dooly | 81 | $606K |
| 54 | Bailey | 126 | $532K |
📊 Understanding South Carolina's Farm Subsidies
From 2017 to 2025, South Carolina received $762.3M in USDA farm subsidy payments — ranking #35 out of 59 states and territories. The state's largest program was Price Loss Coverage Program at $131.3M, followed by Market Facilitation Program 2019 at $60.5M. Payments flowed to recipients across 54 counties.
The average payment in South Carolina ($3K) is close to the national average of $5K.
This data comes from USDA FSA payment files covering 2017–2025. Compare South Carolina with other states using our comparison tool, see state rankings, or explore why some states get more.