EQIP in South Carolina
South Carolina
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in South Carolina
The state-level EQIP 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.
EQIP payments by fiscal year in South Carolina
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, South Carolina
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation  | $14,568,614 |
| 2 | Tree & Shrub Establishment  | $12,663,182 |
| 3 | Sprinkler System | $11,622,407 |
| 4 | Cover Crop | $9,173,946 |
| 5 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $7,813,771 |
| 6 | Roofs and Covers | $6,864,837 |
| 7 | Fence | $5,955,222 |
| 8 | Energy Efficient Building Envelope | $4,852,504 |
| 9 | Heavy Use Area Protection | $4,531,124 |
| 10 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $4,267,464 |
| 11 | Waste Storage Facility | $4,078,641 |
| 12 | Access Road | $3,272,842 |
| 13 | Forest Stand Improvement | $2,469,296 |
| 14 | Brush Management | $1,975,439 |
| 15 | Firebreak | $1,917,058 |
| 16 | Water Well | $1,905,707 |
| 17 | Prescribed Burning | $1,636,496 |
| 18 | Livestock Pipeline | $1,387,349 |
| 19 | High Tunnel System | $1,382,180 |
| 20 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $1,363,418 |
| 21 | Pumping Plant | $1,354,815 |
| 22 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $1,257,254 |
| 23 | Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan | $1,223,723 |
| 24 | Animal Mortality Facility | $1,110,419 |
| 25 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $1,074,621 |
| 26 | Irrigation Pipeline | $919,693 |
| 27 | Watering Facility | $866,592 |
| 28 | Nutrient Management | $837,547 |
| 29 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $631,661 |
| 30 | Forest Trails and Landings | $600,852 |
| 31 | Waste Facility Closure | $491,866 |
| 32 | Conservation Cover | $470,485 |
| 33 | Structure for Water Control | $342,861 |
| 34 | Stream Crossing | $329,917 |
| 35 | Agricultural Energy Management Plan - Written | $321,167 |
| 36 | Irrigation Water Management Plan - Written | $311,177 |
| 37 | Roof Runoff Structure | $286,974 |
| 38 | Forest Management Plan | $181,749 |
| 39 | Mulching | $178,252 |
| 40 | Critical Area Planting | $168,597 |
| 41 | Streambank and Shoreline Protection | $155,781 |
| 42 | Structures for Wildlife | $109,985 |
| 43 | Subsurface Drain | $107,079 |
| 44 | Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops | $98,793 |
| 45 | Underground Outlet | $45,493 |
| 46 | Irrigation Water Management | $41,122 |
| 47 | Grassed Waterway | $26,375 |
| 48 | Conservation Plan Supporting Organic Transition | $24,892 |
| 49 | Nutrient Management Plan - Written | $9,077 |
| 50 | Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt | $7,629 |
| 51 | Prescribed Grazing | $6,478 |
| 52 | Hedgerow Planting | $3,778 |
| 53 | Land Smoothing | $3,375 |
| 54 | Grade Stabilization Structure | $3,371 |
| 55 | Groundwater Testing | $1,704 |
| 56 | Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities | $1,038 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 117,435,912 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, South Carolina
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $14,568,614 |
| 2 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $12,663,182 |
| 3 | Sprinkler System | $11,622,407 |
| 4 | Cover Crop | $9,173,946 |
| 5 | Roofs and Covers | $6,864,837 |
| 6 | Energy Efficient Building Envelope | $4,852,504 |
| 7 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $4,267,464 |
| 8 | Waste Storage Facility | $4,078,641 |
| 9 | Forest Stand Improvement | $2,469,296 |
| 10 | Brush Management | $1,975,439 |
| 11 | Prescribed Burning | $1,636,496 |
| 12 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $1,363,418 |
| 13 | Pumping Plant | $1,354,815 |
| 14 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $1,257,254 |
| 15 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $1,074,621 |
| 16 | Irrigation Pipeline | $919,693 |
| 17 | Nutrient Management | $837,547 |
| 18 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $631,661 |
| 19 | Conservation Cover | $470,485 |
| 20 | Mulching | $178,252 |
| 21 | Critical Area Planting | $168,597 |
| 22 | Irrigation Water Management | $41,122 |
| 23 | Grassed Waterway | $26,375 |
| 24 | Prescribed Grazing | $6,478 |
| 25 | Hedgerow Planting | $3,778 |
| 26 | Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities | $1,038 |
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| Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $82,507,960 | |
| Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $28,870,725 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $53,637,235 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aiken County, South Carolina | $7,921,873 |
| 2 | Orangeburg County, South Carolina | $7,279,167 |
| 3 | Oconee County, South Carolina | $7,250,590 |
| 4 | Edgefield County, South Carolina | $5,421,820 |
| 5 | Saluda County, South Carolina | $5,174,987 |
| 6 | Barnwell County, South Carolina | $4,428,826 |
| 7 | Lexington County, South Carolina | $3,955,590 |
| 8 | Chesterfield County, South Carolina | $3,293,917 |
| 9 | Anderson County, South Carolina | $2,646,976 |
| 10 | Bamberg County, South Carolina | $2,330,512 |
| 11 | Clarendon County, South Carolina | $2,152,491 |
| 12 | Horry County, South Carolina | $2,020,942 |
| 13 | Allendale County, South Carolina | $2,013,560 |
| 14 | Greenwood County, South Carolina | $1,973,615 |
| 15 | Kershaw County, South Carolina | $1,928,361 |
| 16 | Lee County, South Carolina | $1,617,882 |
| 17 | Newberry County, South Carolina | $1,433,434 |
| 18 | Abbeville County, South Carolina | $1,412,626 |
| 19 | Dillon County, South Carolina | $1,238,340 |
| 20 | Florence County, South Carolina | $1,093,707 |
| 21 | Darlington County, South Carolina | $1,057,590 |
| 22 | Calhoun County, South Carolina | $948,821 |
| 23 | Berkeley County, South Carolina | $876,416 |
| 24 | Marlboro County, South Carolina | $874,505 |
| 25 | Hampton County, South Carolina | $798,219 |
| 26 | Laurens County, South Carolina | $748,914 |
| 27 | Dorchester County, South Carolina | $670,995 |
| 28 | Williamsburg County, South Carolina | $663,330 |
| 29 | McCormick County, South Carolina | $533,766 |
| 30 | Spartanburg County, South Carolina | $241,731 |
| 31 | Richland County, South Carolina | $236,450 |
| 32 | Sumter County, South Carolina | $228,529 |
| 33 | Colleton County, South Carolina | $218,328 |
| 34 | Georgetown County, South Carolina | $190,107 |
| 35 | Cherokee County, South Carolina | $147,860 |
| 36 | Fairfield County, South Carolina | $122,935 |
| 37 | York County, South Carolina | $110,351 |
| 38 | Jasper County, South Carolina | $107,540 |
| 39 | Marion County, South Carolina | $98,680 |
| 40 | Greenville County, South Carolina | $91,190 |
| 41 | Lancaster County, South Carolina | $87,560 |
| 42 | Union County, South Carolina | $70,654 |
| 43 | Chester County, South Carolina | $69,604 |
| 44 | Beaufort County, South Carolina | $30,445 |
| 45 | Charleston County, South Carolina | $21,941 |
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The state-level EQIP 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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