Farm Subsidy information
Wilkes County, North Carolina
Wilkes County, North Carolina Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2014
Total Subsidies, Wilkes County, North Carolina, 2014
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, 2014:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2014 |
Subsidy Total 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 32 | $197,286 |
| 2 | Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | 1 | $12,052 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 6 | $5,042 |
| 4 | Direct Payment Program | 5 | $1,178 |
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