Farm Subsidy information
Kentucky
Kentucky Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Kentucky, 1995-2023
Kentucky Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Kentucky ranking: 24 of 50 States
- 78 percent of farms in Kentucky did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Kentucky, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 25,731 | $976,285,541 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 71,413 | $552,170,594 |
| 3 | Loan Deficiency | 28,335 | $394,503,400 |
| 4 | Market Facilitation Program (MFP) | 16,494 | $389,627,836 |
| 5 | Production Flexibility Program | 64,999 | $359,712,834 |
| 6 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 37,322 | $300,563,055 |
| 7 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 33,180 | $295,363,133 |
| 8 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 25,566 | $232,771,704 |
| 9 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 1 | 25,551 | $209,164,728 |
| 10 | Market Loss Assistance Program | 58,274 | $204,757,897 |
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