Farm Subsidy information
Gaines County, Texas
Gaines County, Texas Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Gaines County, Texas, 1995-2023
Gaines 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 Gaines County, Texas, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 1,865 | $171,907,650 |
| 2 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 1,110 | $167,896,175 |
| 3 | Counter Cyclical Program | 1,701 | $158,115,906 |
| 4 | Direct Payment Program | 1,881 | $132,553,648 |
| 5 | Total Emergency Relief Program | 653 | $72,517,291 |
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