Farm Subsidy information
Jefferson County, Kentucky
Jefferson County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Jefferson County, Kentucky, 1995-2023
Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, Kentucky, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 90 | $604,511 |
| 2 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 91 | $537,081 |
| 3 | Production Flexibility Program | 79 | $461,648 |
| 4 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 44 | $392,850 |
| 5 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 58 | $392,721 |
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