Farm Subsidy information
Hancock County, Maine
Hancock County, Maine Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Hancock County, Maine, 1995-2023
Hancock County, Maine Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Maine ranking: 40 of 50 States
- 89 percent of farms in Maine did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Hancock County, Maine, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous Farm Programs | 953 | $16,378,960 |
| 2 | Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF) | 444 | $1,673,679 |
| 3 | Biomass Crop Assistance Program | 4 | $710,310 |
| 4 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 126 | $700,839 |
| 5 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 51 | $560,107 |
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