Farm Subsidy information
Alexander County, North Carolina
USDA subsidies for farms in Alexander County, North Carolina totaled $22,535,000 from 1995 through 2023.
| Subsidy Category | Type | 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 | 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 | TOTAL 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Commodity Programs | Payments | $49,465 $91,610 $60,301 $124,961 $254,677 $731,912 $343,415 $442,301 $528,169 $188,322 $280,444 $182,507 $135,417 $314,030 $655,763 | $267,115 $247,337 $374,504 $308,598 $201,964 $0 $116,908 $112,456 $177,815 $535,449 $3,109,850 $968,566 $34,661 $421,465 | $11,259,981 |
| Recipients | 27 74 72 78 89 175 184 99 170 73 74 79 71 45 49 | 44 41 41 41 28 0 24 21 19 18 130 103 15 26 | 356 | |
| Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 1 | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,459,849 $291,667 $0 $0 | $1,751,516 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92 85 0 0 | 93 | |
| Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,483,811 $340,224 $0 $50,089 | $1,874,124 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 30 0 18 | 122 | |
| Total Pandemic Assistance Program (PARP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $17,881 | $17,881 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 | 2 | |
| Market Facilitation Program (MFP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $34,317 $386,955 $74,135 $0 $0 $0 | $495,407 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 15 14 0 0 0 | 17 | |
| Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $108,768 $92,977 $2,004 $28,438 $55,064 $935 $1,033 $5,423 | $294,642 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 21 11 7 21 3 7 5 | 30 | |
| Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,140 $19,479 $16,474 $3,297 $22,377 $10,260 $3,939 $1,394 | $85,360 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 13 13 6 16 15 10 2 | 26 | |
| Direct Payment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $95,206 $50,999 $57,035 $28,606 $45,696 $61,919 $54,391 | $43,810 $50,118 $28,175 $39,903 $4,693 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $560,551 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 60 54 68 38 31 30 | 25 28 23 27 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 97 | |
| Counter Cyclical Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $49,226 $3,297 $59,236 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $111,759 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 24 55 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 62 | |
| Production Flexibility Program | Payments | $0 $74,078 $57,219 $44,624 $47,495 $49,707 $39,567 $39,215 $-1,807 $-1,104 $-246 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $348,748 |
| Recipients | 0 69 69 77 76 77 79 80 21 9 4 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 92 | |
| Market Loss Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $28,133 $123,701 $324,575 $60,174 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $536,583 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 77 87 87 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 99 | |
| Tobacco Loss Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $228,300 $82,547 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $310,847 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 114 118 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 118 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,426 $6,810 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $10,236 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 15 | |
| Deficiency Payment | Payments | $7,442 $335 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $7,777 |
| Recipients | 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 11 | |
| Loan Deficiency | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $52,204 $80,621 $125,904 $90,106 $31,981 $96 $77,553 $164,899 $18,817 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $642,181 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 16 20 25 26 20 1 10 18 10 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 40 | |
| LDP-like Grazing Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $280 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $280 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 | |
| Dairy Programs | Payments | $41,065 $16,851 $3,082 $0 $0 $0 $0 $319,251 $320,746 $60,864 $9,158 $131,787 $30,479 $0 $350,914 | $18,714 $0 $149,110 $71,477 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $114,159 $14,613 $325,480 $29,689 $346,679 | $2,354,117 |
| Recipients | 13 6 7 0 0 0 0 16 15 13 13 14 12 0 11 | 11 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 5 4 4 | 31 | |
| Margin Protection Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $125,020 $2,600 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $127,620 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 | 6 | |
| Wool and Mohair Programs | Payments | $958 $346 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,304 |
| Recipients | 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 | |
| Lamb Meat Adjustment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $576 $0 $342 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $918 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 | |
| Miscellaneous Farm Programs | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,860 $0 $63,932 $51,854 $63,594 $10 $30 $0 $6 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $182,287 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 15 7 3 1 0 3 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 28 | |
| Tobacco Payment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $49,757 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $49,757 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 104 | |
| Tobacco Transition Payment | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $252,111 $250,458 | $204,591 $197,219 $197,219 $197,219 $197,271 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,496,087 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 23 | 21 20 20 20 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 27 | |
| Total Conservation Programs | Payments | $41,640 $59,050 $42,303 $23,103 $17,121 $42,140 $19,783 $19,368 $19,991 $20,266 $13,095 $13,746 $11,860 $11,707 $12,019 | $10,740 $8,305 $7,313 $5,624 $5,469 $5,469 $2,531 $3,303 $1,296 $1,296 $0 $1,296 $0 $0 | $419,834 |
| Recipients | 108 106 86 34 28 30 29 27 30 26 25 27 27 22 19 | 18 15 14 9 8 8 6 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 | 183 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $22,866 $22,472 $21,548 $16,865 $16,112 $15,126 $17,547 $15,243 $15,665 $20,266 $13,095 $13,746 $11,860 $11,707 $12,019 | $10,740 $8,305 $7,313 $5,624 $5,469 $5,469 $2,531 $3,303 $1,296 $1,296 $0 $1,296 $0 $0 | $298,779 |
| Recipients | 36 36 35 30 27 27 27 26 27 26 25 27 27 22 19 | 18 15 14 9 8 8 6 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 | 59 | |
| Environmental Quality Incentives Program | Payments | $0 $5,412 $17,583 $5,950 $1,009 $27,014 $2,236 $4,125 $4,326 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $67,655 |
| Recipients | 0 13 48 3 1 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 69 | |
| Miscellaneous Conservation Programs | Payments | $18,774 $31,166 $3,172 $288 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $53,400 |
| Recipients | 72 63 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 98 | |
| Total Disaster Programs | Payments | $41,070 $0 $0 $0 $372,296 $32,600 $153,754 $343,143 $212,709 $31,149 $245,672 $8,681 $6,504 $579,081 $86,296 | $97,121 $2,662 $0 $0 $19,071 $0 $57 $0 $17,511 $0 $376,789 $710,408 $713,627 $257,657 | $4,307,857 |
| Recipients | 5 0 0 0 62 14 20 177 90 7 12 3 1 75 14 | 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 9 11 6 19 | 260 | |
| Crop Disaster Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $301,055 $32,600 $153,754 $0 $164,932 $31,051 $240,745 $0 $0 $457,167 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,381,304 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 23 14 20 0 28 6 12 0 0 25 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 42 | |
| Total Emergency Relief Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $709,238 $0 | $709,238 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 | 6 | |
| Emergency Relief Program (ERP) - Specialty Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $374,521 $0 | $374,521 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 | 3 | |
| Emergency Relief Program (ERP) - Non-specialty Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $334,717 $0 | $334,717 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 | 4 | |
| Non-insured Disaster Assistance | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,927 $174 $6,504 $571 $0 | $918 $0 $0 $0 $19,071 $0 $0 $0 $15,238 $0 $22,756 $479 $4,389 $36,815 | $111,842 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 | 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 | 5 | |
| Wildfires and Hurricane Indemnity Program Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $297,790 $599,116 $0 $0 | $896,905 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 | 6 | |
| Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $71,241 $0 $0 $284,890 $44,409 $98 $0 $0 $0 $119,979 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $520,617 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 47 0 0 169 72 1 0 0 0 67 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 210 | |
| Livestock Forage Disaster Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $86,296 | $60,949 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $147,245 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 | 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 20 | |
| Emergency Conservation Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $58,253 $3,368 $0 $0 $8,507 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $40,093 $0 $0 $220,842 | $331,063 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 15 | 38 | |
| SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $35,254 $2,662 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $37,916 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 | |
| Miscellaneous Disaster Programs | Payments | $41,070 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,364 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $107,552 $0 $0 | $149,987 |
| Recipients | 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 | 11 | |
| Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $57 $0 $2,273 $0 $16,150 $3,261 $0 $0 | $21,741 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 | 5 |
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