Farm Subsidy information
Sharkey County, Mississippi
Sharkey County, Mississippi Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Sharkey County, Mississippi, 1995-2023
Sharkey County, Mississippi Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Mississippi ranking: 16 of 50 States
- 59 percent of farms in Mississippi did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Sharkey County, Mississippi, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 299 | $49,631,587 |
| 2 | Counter Cyclical Program | 240 | $39,197,796 |
| 3 | Production Flexibility Program | 304 | $31,576,838 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 223 | $22,673,262 |
| 5 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 138 | $17,896,481 |
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