Farm Subsidy information
Breathitt County, Kentucky
Breathitt County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Breathitt County, Kentucky, 1995-2023
Breathitt County, 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 Breathitt County, Kentucky, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 157 | $649,639 |
| 2 | Tobacco Loss Assistance Program | 845 | $641,492 |
| 3 | Emergency Conservation Program | 46 | $598,827 |
| 4 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 132 | $320,754 |
| 5 | Production Flexibility Program | 186 | $110,148 |
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