Farm Subsidy information
Shelby County, Kentucky
Shelby County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Shelby County, Kentucky, 1995-2023
Shelby 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 Shelby County, Kentucky, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 890 | $7,422,893 |
| 2 | Market Facilitation Program (MFP) | 202 | $6,853,572 |
| 3 | Direct Payment Program | 896 | $6,399,784 |
| 4 | Tobacco Loss Assistance Program | 2,045 | $4,929,310 |
| 5 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 461 | $4,722,969 |
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