Farm Subsidy information
Hays County, Texas
Hays County, Texas Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Hays County, Texas, 1995-2023
Hays 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 Hays County, Texas, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 124 | $2,390,862 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 115 | $1,592,196 |
| 3 | Production Flexibility Program | 141 | $1,389,753 |
| 4 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 30 | $857,775 |
| 5 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 66 | $838,557 |
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