Farm Subsidy information
Starr County, Texas
Starr County, Texas Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Starr County, Texas, 1995-2023
Starr 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 Starr County, Texas, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 321 | $35,529,198 |
| 2 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 632 | $12,862,949 |
| 3 | Direct Payment Program | 331 | $9,890,741 |
| 4 | Production Flexibility Program | 284 | $7,742,507 |
| 5 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 158 | $6,839,986 |
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