Farm Subsidy information
Wilkes County, North Carolina
Wilkes County, North Carolina Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2011
Total Subsidies, Wilkes County, North Carolina, 2011
Wilkes 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 Wilkes County, North Carolina, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2011 |
Subsidy Total 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 24 | $197,215 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 48 | $77,867 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 9 | $34,485 |
| 4 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 1 | $6,652 |
| 5 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 1 | $5,865 |
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