Farm Subsidy information
Hickman County, Kentucky
Hickman County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Hickman County, Kentucky, 1995-2023
Hickman 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 Hickman County, Kentucky, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 878 | $26,270,700 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 651 | $18,464,827 |
| 3 | Loan Deficiency | 539 | $17,598,353 |
| 4 | Market Facilitation Program (MFP) | 236 | $9,990,987 |
| 5 | Production Flexibility Program | 634 | $9,822,055 |
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