Farm Subsidy information
Fayette County, Kentucky
Fayette County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Fayette County, Kentucky, 1995-2023
Fayette 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 Fayette County, Kentucky, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 404 | $8,957,137 |
| 2 | Tobacco Loss Assistance Program | 1,151 | $5,753,384 |
| 3 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 338 | $3,715,687 |
| 4 | Direct Payment Program | 359 | $1,509,835 |
| 5 | Production Flexibility Program | 391 | $1,464,164 |
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