Farm Subsidy information
Howard County, Texas
Howard County, Texas Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Howard County, Texas, 1995-2023
Howard 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 Howard County, Texas, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 737 | $49,544,256 |
| 2 | Counter Cyclical Program | 1,277 | $39,474,544 |
| 3 | Direct Payment Program | 1,399 | $34,833,181 |
| 4 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 1,127 | $30,554,452 |
| 5 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 679 | $22,254,323 |
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