Farm Subsidy information
Bastrop County, Texas
Bastrop County, Texas Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Bastrop County, Texas, 1995-2023
Bastrop County, Texas Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Texas ranking: 1 of 50 States
- 86 percent of farms in Texas did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Bastrop County, Texas, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 782 | $16,266,338 |
| 2 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 1 | 354 | $4,092,820 |
| 3 | Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | 699 | $2,753,869 |
| 4 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 350 | $2,431,864 |
| 5 | Direct Payment Program | 278 | $2,045,779 |
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