Farm Subsidy information
Wharton County, Texas
Wharton County, Texas Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Wharton County, Texas, 1995-2023
Wharton 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 Wharton County, Texas, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 3,012 | $176,774,367 |
| 2 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 1,899 | $144,385,307 |
| 3 | Production Flexibility Program | 2,746 | $122,937,374 |
| 4 | Loan Deficiency | 1,779 | $74,591,445 |
| 5 | Market Loss Assistance Program | 2,402 | $64,983,874 |
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