Farm Subsidy information
McDowell County, North Carolina
USDA subsidies for farms in McDowell County, North Carolina totaled $7,079,000 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 | $4,195 $14,246 $20,426 $25,884 $38,939 $64,296 $47,857 $63,359 $77,463 $24,326 $37,368 $48,652 $11,793 $8,259 $52,978 | $9,828 $8,135 $24,322 $15,175 $652 $10,955 $9,455 $16,123 $20,538 $29,036 $1,159,744 $74,621 $3,885 $65,040 | $1,987,552 |
| Recipients | 7 34 33 30 30 36 38 30 37 25 25 23 17 12 10 | 10 10 10 11 2 4 8 8 5 6 47 35 3 6 | 120 | |
| 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 $270,327 $21,645 $0 $0 | $291,972 |
| 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 34 29 0 0 | 34 | |
| 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 $879,084 $7,644 $0 $20,226 | $906,954 |
| 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 43 7 1 5 | 45 | |
| 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 $2,345 $12,872 $3,890 $0 $0 $0 | $19,107 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 | 4 | |
| 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 $10,955 $8,616 $13,570 $2,214 $1,901 $204 $114 $0 $0 | $37,574 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 7 4 3 1 1 0 0 | 10 | |
| 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 $839 $2,553 $1,409 $466 $1,200 $0 $0 $0 | $6,467 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 | 4 | |
| Direct Payment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $17,026 $10,138 $9,411 $10,068 $9,564 $7,607 $7,588 | $7,225 $7,483 $7,641 $6,971 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $100,722 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 25 18 19 17 10 8 | 8 8 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 35 | |
| Counter Cyclical Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $11,865 $12,820 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $24,685 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 15 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 22 | |
| Production Flexibility Program | Payments | $0 $10,633 $19,336 $4,975 $9,465 $8,760 $5,767 $5,723 $-518 $-245 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $63,896 |
| Recipients | 0 29 32 30 28 28 28 28 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 47 | |
| Market Loss Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $5,239 $15,924 $30,461 $6,476 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $58,100 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 29 29 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 42 | |
| Tobacco Loss Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,260 $3,355 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $11,615 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 12 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 13 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,083 $5,729 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $8,812 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 4 | |
| Deficiency Payment | Payments | $1,842 $0 $-449 $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 | $1,393 |
| Recipients | 3 0 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 0 | 3 | |
| Loan Deficiency | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $15,670 $13,550 $13,733 $26,477 $3,090 $0 $7,807 $16,003 $6,961 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $103,291 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 4 3 5 6 3 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 10 | |
| Dairy Programs | Payments | $2,103 $3,483 $1,539 $0 $0 $0 $0 $54,527 $60,655 $6,618 $85 $18,803 $2,229 $0 $44,738 | $1,951 $0 $16,029 $7,552 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $13,493 $5,039 $45,219 $3,885 $44,814 | $332,762 |
| Recipients | 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 2 2 2 0 2 | 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 2 1 | 6 | |
| 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 $14,570 $303 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $14,873 |
| Recipients | 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 0 0 0 0 | 2 | |
| Wool and Mohair Programs | Payments | $250 $125 $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 | $375 |
| Recipients | 2 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 | 2 | |
| Miscellaneous Farm Programs | Payments | $0 $5 $0 $0 $0 $0 $54 $19 $0 $8 $4 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $90 |
| Recipients | 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 8 | |
| Tobacco Payment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $300 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $300 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 13 | |
| Tobacco Transition Payment | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $652 $652 | $652 $652 $652 $652 $652 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $4,565 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 | |
| Total Conservation Programs | Payments | $13,686 $11,436 $15,187 $8,553 $1,485 $20,842 $1,150 $4,072 $1,610 $21,490 $936 $1,644 $1,644 $3,628 $2,280 | $2,206 $5,818 $1,720 $1,454 $1,403 $1,403 $1,403 $1,403 $57 $57 $57 $0 $0 $0 | $126,624 |
| Recipients | 24 23 12 6 4 4 3 5 5 6 4 5 5 6 6 | 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 | 51 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $4,095 $2,335 $1,953 $1,150 $1,150 $1,150 $1,150 $4,072 $1,610 $1,644 $936 $1,644 $1,644 $3,628 $2,280 | $2,206 $5,818 $1,720 $1,454 $1,403 $1,403 $1,403 $1,403 $57 $57 $57 $0 $0 $0 | $47,422 |
| Recipients | 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 | 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 | 11 | |
| Environmental Quality Incentives Program | Payments | $0 $0 $10,681 $7,403 $335 $19,692 $0 $0 $0 $19,846 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $57,957 |
| Recipients | 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 8 | |
| Miscellaneous Conservation Programs | Payments | $9,591 $9,101 $2,553 $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 | $21,245 |
| Recipients | 18 18 4 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 | 34 | |
| Total Disaster Programs | Payments | $74,359 $0 $0 $0 $20,017 $19,176 $18,448 $35,658 $55,747 $25,106 $479,897 $39,980 $28,953 $257,192 $45,422 | $90,897 $93,457 $18,584 $33,151 $21,593 $60,622 $13,342 $58,717 $100,400 $571,220 $861,889 $322,490 $441,085 $38,894 | $3,826,296 |
| Recipients | 5 0 0 0 35 31 20 34 11 2 22 1 1 17 13 | 2 2 1 2 3 3 9 26 3 6 6 6 5 5 | 125 | |
| Crop Disaster Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,934 $7,905 $1,936 $0 $52,060 $0 $302,624 $0 $0 $219,239 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $587,698 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 4 7 2 0 2 0 10 0 0 4 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 19 | |
| 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 $334,863 $20,275 | $355,138 |
| 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 2 1 | 3 | |
| 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 $334,863 $0 | $334,863 |
| 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 2 0 | 2 | |
| Emergency Relief Program (ERP) - Phase 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 $0 $0 $0 $20,275 | $20,275 |
| 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 1 | 1 | |
| Non-insured Disaster Assistance | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $25,106 $9,405 $0 $28,953 $29,397 $2,872 | $30,037 $35,857 $0 $0 $16,402 $0 $0 $1,522 $2,740 $0 $74,789 $140,355 $71,762 $9,648 | $478,845 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 | 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 1 | 10 | |
| 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 $268,977 $618,485 $90,120 $0 $0 | $977,581 |
| 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 2 5 2 0 0 | 6 | |
| Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $16,083 $11,271 $16,512 $33,074 $3,687 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,556 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $89,183 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 34 26 20 33 9 0 0 0 0 13 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 64 | |
| Livestock Forage Disaster Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $37,945 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $439 $13,256 $46,962 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $98,602 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 28 | |
| Emergency Conservation Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,584 $0 $0 $167,868 $39,980 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $3,552 $5,191 $0 $0 $9,185 $0 $215,331 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $443,691 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 1 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 | 25 | |
| SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $53,661 $57,600 $18,584 $29,599 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $159,444 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 | |
| Miscellaneous Disaster Programs | Payments | $74,359 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,605 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $92,015 $0 $0 | $170,979 |
| Recipients | 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 | 9 | |
| Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $7,199 $0 $0 $0 $0 $402 $86 $1,048 $4,836 $0 $988 $0 $0 $709 | $15,268 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 | 4 | |
| Tree Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $59,781 $0 $0 $92,824 $86,912 $167,628 $0 $34,460 $8,262 | $449,867 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 | 4 |
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