Farm Subsidy information
Metcalfe County, Kentucky
Metcalfe County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Metcalfe County, Kentucky, 1995-2023
Metcalfe 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 Metcalfe County, Kentucky, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 226 | $12,999,903 |
| 2 | Dairy Programs | 179 | $4,288,045 |
| 3 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 1 | 395 | $2,764,605 |
| 4 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 432 | $2,585,123 |
| 5 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 535 | $2,332,354 |
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