Farm subsidies in Darlington County, South Carolina
The Farm Service Agency paid 165 recipients $9.5 million through its Darlington office in 2025, across 2,215 payments — 6.1% of what it paid in South Carolina.
Darlington County in 2025
- $9.5 million
- Paid out
- $9,542,411
- 909 of 3,068 county offices nationally, and 4 of 46 counties in South Carolina by what the office paid.
- 165
- Recipients
- Name and mailing address as published, counted once however many payments.
- 2,215
- Payments
- One row of USDA’s file is one disbursement, not one recipient.
- $152
- Per resident
- Over the Census Bureau's 62,888 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 Darlington and numbers it 31 within state 45, which is its own numbering and not the Census Bureau’s. The FIPS code for Darlington County is 45031.
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 Darlington County
Sources
- 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
Data retrieved