Farm Subsidy information
Lee County, Kentucky
Lee County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Lee County, Kentucky, 1995-2023
Lee 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 Lee County, Kentucky, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 101 | $386,047 |
| 2 | Emergency Conservation Program | 33 | $343,343 |
| 3 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 62 | $285,558 |
| 4 | Tobacco Loss Assistance Program | 510 | $268,081 |
| 5 | Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | 98 | $156,962 |
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