Farm Subsidy information
Hidalgo County, Texas
Hidalgo County, Texas Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Hidalgo County, Texas, 1995-2023
Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County, Texas, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 1,308 | $54,606,941 |
| 2 | Counter Cyclical Program | 1,110 | $45,472,189 |
| 3 | Production Flexibility Program | 2,007 | $43,688,257 |
| 4 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 658 | $40,221,958 |
| 5 | Total Emergency Relief Program | 300 | $40,133,480 |
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