Farm subsidies in Bamberg County, South Carolina
The Farm Service Agency paid 186 recipients $2.7 million through its Bamberg office in 2025, across 873 payments — 1.7% of what it paid in South Carolina.
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Bamberg County in 2025
- $2.7 million
- Paid out
- $2,668,499
- 22 of 46 counties in South Carolina by what the office paid.
- 186
- Recipients
- Name and mailing address as published, counted once however many payments.
- 873
- Payments
- One row of USDA’s file is one disbursement, not one recipient.
- $209
- Per resident
- Over the Census Bureau's 12,796 residents. Farm payments go to farms, not to residents — this is a way to compare counties, not a payment anyone received.
FSA calls this office Bamberg and numbers it 9 within state 45, which is its own numbering and not the Census Bureau’s. The FIPS code for Bamberg County is 45009.
What South Carolina was paid for
The state’s programs, largest first. The published file records a program against a payment rather than against a county office, so these are South Carolina’s figures and not this office’s.
| Program | Paid out | Recipients |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $52,061,401 | 1,888 |
| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Specialty Crops 1 | $30,456,856 | 1,345 |
| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $19,495,938 | 416 |
| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $17,532,758 | 2,744 |
| Supplemental Disaster Relief Specialty Crops 1 | $12,148,682 | 120 |
| Price Loss Coverage | $7,216,615 | 1,688 |
| Non-Insured Assistance Program | $5,702,708 | 775 |
| Emergency Livestock Relief Program-2023-24 | $3,908,742 | 1,586 |
The largest counties in South Carolina
| County | Paid out | Recipients |
|---|---|---|
| Edgefield County | $9,998,862 | 50 |
| Orangeburg County | $9,924,965 | 293 |
| Clarendon County | $9,605,750 | 230 |
| Darlington County | $9,542,411 | 165 |
| Horry County | $9,284,260 | 423 |
| Florence County | $7,451,036 | 230 |
| Williamsburg County | $7,256,239 | 354 |
| Lee County | $6,931,253 | 243 |
| Hampton County | $6,596,544 | 199 |
| Sumter County | $6,414,387 | 210 |
What the Farm Service Agency paid in South Carolina · Federal awards recorded in Bamberg County
Sources
- USDA Farm Service Agency — farm program payment files — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 24, 2026
- Census Bureau county population estimates — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 23, 2026
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