Farm Subsidy information
Watauga County, North Carolina
Watauga County, North Carolina Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Watauga County, North Carolina, 1995-2023
Watauga County, North Carolina Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- North Carolina ranking: 20 of 50 States
- 78 percent of farms in North Carolina did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Watauga County, North Carolina, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 171 | $1,367,990 |
| 2 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 152 | $1,003,297 |
| 3 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 1 | 130 | $814,824 |
| 4 | Tobacco Loss Assistance Program | 1,126 | $781,670 |
| 5 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 100 | $598,599 |
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