Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in South Carolina
The state-level CSP data only includes practices that had more than four contracts in a state for a particular year. Because of this, the data contained within the state pages will not sum up to the total payments by practice on the national page.
CSP payments by fiscal year in South Carolina
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices and enhancements on CSP acres, 2017-2022, South Carolina
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cropland Annual Payment | $17,811,618 |
| 2 | Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment | $4,742,057 |
| 3 | Pasture Annual Payment | $2,295,745 |
| 4 | Existing Activity Payment-Land Use | $1,874,008 |
| 5 | Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern | $1,084,453 |
| 6 | Maintaining and improving forest soil quality | $743,236 |
| 7 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques | $738,415 |
| 8 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water | $581,329 |
| 9 | Minimum Payment Adjustment | $565,120 |
| 10 | Enhance development of the forest understory to capture nutrients in surface water | $477,345 |
| 11 | Sequential patch burning | $405,148 |
| 12 | Maintaining and improving forest soil quality by limiting compaction | $336,366 |
| 13 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses  | $271,906 |
| 14 | Cropland conversion to trees or shrubs for long term improvement of water quality | $207,300 |
| 15 | Planting for high carbon sequestration rate | $122,971 |
| 16 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques | $114,939 |
| 17 | Reduce forest stand density to improve wildlife food sources | $114,124 |
| 18 | Cover Crop | $95,507 |
| 19 | Reduce risks of nutrient losses to surface water by utilizing precision ag technologies | $85,108 |
| 20 | Snags- den trees- and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat | $74,427 |
| 21 | Cover crop to minimize soil compaction | $72,163 |
| 22 | Pastured Cropland Annual Payment | $48,935 |
| 23 | Forest management to enhance understory vegetation  | $46,125 |
| 24 | Reduce height of the forest understory to limit wildfire risk | $40,505 |
| 25 | Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects | $39,321 |
| 26 | Snags- den trees- and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat | $39,183 |
| 27 | Reduce height of the forest understory to limit wildfire risk | $35,372 |
| 28 | Short-interval burn | $35,132 |
| 29 | Maintaining and improving forest soil quality | $34,295 |
| 30 | Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $32,984 |
| 31 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques | $32,704 |
| 32 | Increase on-site carbon storage | $30,650 |
| 33 | Herbaceous weed control (plant pest pressures) for desired plant communities/habitats | $25,684 |
| 34 | Tree/Shrub Establishment | $21,215 |
| 35 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $20,655 |
| 36 | Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $20,632 |
| 37 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food | $19,426 |
| 38 | Pasture and Hay Planting | $18,469 |
| 39 | Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $18,402 |
| 40 | Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site | $17,162 |
| 41 | Pest Management Conservation System | $17,095 |
| 42 | Reduce forest stand density to improve a degraded plant community | $16,665 |
| 43 | Residue and Tillage Management- No Till | $16,484 |
| 44 | Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition or plant productivity and health | $16,437 |
| 45 | Forest Stand Improvement | $13,828 |
| 46 | Nutrient Management | $13,482 |
| 47 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife cover | $13,385 |
| 48 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food | $12,703 |
| 49 | Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects | $12,072 |
| 50 | Brush Management | $11,796 |
| 51 | Herbaceous weed control for desired plant communities/habitats consistent with the ecological site | $10,355 |
| 52 | Conservation cover to provide habitat continuity for pollinators and beneficial insects | $10,130 |
| 53 | Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques | $9,670 |
| 54 | Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape | $8,332 |
| 55 | Conservation Cover | $8,306 |
| 56 | Forage harvest management that helps maintain or improve wildlife habitat (cover and shelter) | $6,250 |
| 57 | Prescribed Burning | $5,532 |
| 58 | Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects | $5,392 |
| 59 | Native grasses or legumes in forage base | $4,637 |
| 60 | Forage plantings that can help increase organic matter in depleted soils | $4,216 |
| 61 | Firebreak | $3,670 |
| 62 | Prescribed Grazing | $3,664 |
| 63 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $2,389 |
| 64 | Residue and Tillage Management- Reduced Till | $2,358 |
| 65 | Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife | $2,245 |
| 66 | Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife food sources | $1,577 |
| 67 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $1,461 |
| 68 | Reduce ozone precursor emissions related to pesticides by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques | $1,019 |
| 69 | Structures for Wildlife | $224 |
| 70 | Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt | $212 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 33,714,796 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on CSP acres, 2017-2022, South Carolina
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses | $271,906 |
| 2 | Planting for high carbon sequestration rate | $122,971 |
| 3 | Cover Crop | $95,507 |
| 4 | Forest management to enhance understory vegetation | $46,125 |
| 5 | Reduce height of the forest understory to limit wildfire risk | $40,505 |
| 6 | Maintaining and improving forest soil quality | $34,295 |
| 7 | Tree/Shrub Establishment | $21,215 |
| 8 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $20,655 |
| 9 | Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $20,632 |
| 10 | Pasture and Hay Planting | $18,469 |
| 11 | Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site | $17,162 |
| 12 | Residue and Tillage Management- No Till | $16,484 |
| 13 | Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition or plant productivity and health | $16,437 |
| 14 | Forest Stand Improvement | $13,828 |
| 15 | Nutrient Management | $13,482 |
| 16 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food | $12,703 |
| 17 | Brush Management | $11,796 |
| 18 | Conservation Cover | $8,306 |
| 19 | Prescribed Burning | $5,532 |
| 20 | Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects | $5,392 |
| 21 | Prescribed Grazing | $3,664 |
| 22 | Residue and Tillage Management- Reduced Till | $2,358 |
| 23 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $1,461 |
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| Total Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $820,885 | |
| Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $630,987 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $189,898 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
| Rank | State | CSP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williamsburg County, South Carolina | $1,774,340 |
| 2 | Lee County, South Carolina | $1,725,169 |
| 3 | Horry County, South Carolina | $1,662,326 |
| 4 | Orangeburg County, South Carolina | $1,382,160 |
| 5 | Bamberg County, South Carolina | $1,200,779 |
| 6 | Chesterfield County, South Carolina | $1,125,214 |
| 7 | Sumter County, South Carolina | $1,111,462 |
| 8 | Clarendon County, South Carolina | $878,985 |
| 9 | Barnwell County, South Carolina | $452,655 |
| 10 | Allendale County, South Carolina | $418,057 |
| 11 | Florence County, South Carolina | $339,173 |
| 12 | Marlboro County, South Carolina | $319,291 |
| 13 | Dillon County, South Carolina | $272,590 |
| 14 | Marion County, South Carolina | $257,196 |
| 15 | Calhoun County, South Carolina | $250,212 |
| 16 | Georgetown County, South Carolina | $231,312 |
| 17 | Kershaw County, South Carolina | $230,645 |
| 18 | Anderson County, South Carolina | $195,803 |
| 19 | Saluda County, South Carolina | $170,705 |
| 20 | Darlington County, South Carolina | $156,115 |
| 21 | Colleton County, South Carolina | $129,590 |
| 22 | Edgefield County, South Carolina | $113,734 |
| 23 | Hampton County, South Carolina | $109,957 |
| 24 | Spartanburg County, South Carolina | $89,409 |
| 25 | Laurens County, South Carolina | $77,040 |
| 26 | Abbeville County, South Carolina | $71,263 |
| 27 | Berkeley County, South Carolina | $65,439 |
| 28 | Aiken County, South Carolina | $58,152 |
| 29 | Union County, South Carolina | $55,918 |
| 30 | Dorchester County, South Carolina | $53,543 |
| 31 | Chester County, South Carolina | $36,769 |
| 32 | Greenville County, South Carolina | $36,427 |
| 33 | Lexington County, South Carolina | $35,471 |
| 34 | Newberry County, South Carolina | $32,423 |
| 35 | Charleston County, South Carolina | $31,320 |
| 36 | Oconee County, South Carolina | $29,353 |
| 37 | Lancaster County, South Carolina | $27,904 |
| 38 | Cherokee County, South Carolina | $19,948 |
| 39 | York County, South Carolina | $17,321 |
| 40 | Jasper County, South Carolina | $13,964 |
| 41 | Richland County, South Carolina | $7,686 |
| 42 | McCormick County, South Carolina | $5,044 |
| 43 | Greenwood County, South Carolina | $513 |
| 44 | Pickens County, South Carolina | $0 |
| 45 | Fairfield County, South Carolina | $0 |
| 46 | Beaufort County, South Carolina | $0 |
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The state-level CSP data only includes practices that had more than four contracts in a state for a particular year. Because of this, the data contained within the state pages will not sum up to the total payments by practice on the national page.
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for South Carolina, 2022
Land in South Carolina, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 22,633 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 4,553,922 |
| Cropland Acres: | 1,950,175 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 549,036 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,758,440 |
Livestock in South Carolina, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 236,547,011 |
| Layers inventory | 6,376,328 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 305,414 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 153,888 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 12,559 |
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