Farm Subsidy information
Nueces County, Texas
Nueces County, Texas Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Nueces County, Texas, 1995-2023
Nueces 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 Nueces County, Texas, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 2,137 | $70,596,559 |
| 2 | Counter Cyclical Program | 1,928 | $55,976,488 |
| 3 | Production Flexibility Program | 2,097 | $52,318,143 |
| 4 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 1,200 | $51,848,292 |
| 5 | Market Facilitation Program (MFP) | 714 | $47,256,761 |
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