Farm Subsidy information
Marion County, Kentucky
Marion County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Marion County, Kentucky, 2012
Marion 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 Marion County, Kentucky, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 477 | $585,690 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 467 | $478,061 |
| 3 | Dairy Programs | 26 | $273,245 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 130 | $146,097 |
| 5 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 11 | $44,937 |
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