Farm Subsidy information
Mercer County, Kentucky
Mercer County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Mercer County, Kentucky, 1995-2023
Mercer 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 Mercer County, Kentucky, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 327 | $3,684,895 |
| 2 | Tobacco Loss Assistance Program | 1,454 | $2,971,366 |
| 3 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 1 | 300 | $2,823,782 |
| 4 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 330 | $2,338,729 |
| 5 | Direct Payment Program | 449 | $1,488,033 |
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