Farm Subsidy information
Buncombe County, North Carolina
USDA Subsidies for farms in Buncombe County, North Carolina totaled $18.5 million in subsidies from 1995 through 2023
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| Year | Subsidy Category | Total USDA Subsidies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payments / Recipients |
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| 1995 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $30,468 $95,035 $44,177 $98,418 | 68 Recipients 44 Recipients 31 Recipients 750 Policies | $268,098 135 |
| 1996 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $14,693 $0 $89,202 $146,986 | 17 Recipients 0 Recipients 103 Recipients 459 Policies | $250,881 115 |
| 1997 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $15,797 $0 $64,177 $187,096 | 4 Recipients 0 Recipients 86 Recipients 325 Policies | $267,070 89 |
| 1998 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $7,854 $0 $86,150 $205,514 | 4 Recipients 0 Recipients 80 Recipients 307 Policies | $299,518 83 |
| 1999 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $41,513 $889,643 $167,012 $199,646 | 7 Recipients 263 Recipients 91 Recipients 338 Policies | $1,297,814 317 |
| 2000 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $31,066 $561,751 $1,242,344 $162,275 | 4 Recipients 197 Recipients 1,460 Recipients 350 Policies | $1,997,436 1,483 |
| 2001 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $52,663 $552,055 $403,825 $294,133 | 6 Recipients 116 Recipients 1,334 Recipients 316 Policies | $1,302,676 1,344 |
| 2002 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $3,633 $204,502 $361,417 $207,881 | 3 Recipients 205 Recipients 280 Recipients 275 Policies | $777,433 418 |
| 2003 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $20,187 $72,257 $371,489 $209,095 | 4 Recipients 44 Recipients 1,299 Recipients 233 Policies | $673,028 1,309 |
| 2004 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $82,164 $110,239 $82,320 $195,333 | 13 Recipients 3 Recipients 61 Recipients 213 Policies | $470,056 71 |
| 2005 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $6,406 $1,054,179 $98,895 $81,674 | 6 Recipients 123 Recipients 62 Recipients 148 Policies | $1,241,154 173 |
| 2006 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $4,902 $35,718 $159,699 $72,205 | 11 Recipients 6 Recipients 71 Recipients 91 Policies | $272,524 78 |
| 2007 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $56,280 $0 $30,369 $50,125 | 10 Recipients 0 Recipients 66 Recipients 52 Policies | $136,774 73 |
| 2008 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $26,944 $200,592 $334,276 $62,727 | 10 Recipients 161 Recipients 324 Recipients 33 Policies | $624,539 426 |
| 2009 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $15,358 $199,002 $603,868 $90,853 | 12 Recipients 69 Recipients 320 Recipients 38 Policies | $909,081 361 |
| 2010 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $20,456 $30,210 $300,833 $58,413 | 12 Recipients 19 Recipients 306 Recipients 24 Policies | $409,912 324 |
| 2011 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $10,366 $1,603 $444,333 $48,331 | 13 Recipients 2 Recipients 307 Recipients 22 Policies | $504,633 319 |
| 2012 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $17,932 $0 $415,551 $39,027 | 12 Recipients 0 Recipients 310 Recipients 23 Policies | $472,510 321 |
| 2013 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $6,184 $0 $330,043 $34,940 | 16 Recipients 0 Recipients 301 Recipients 19 Policies | $371,167 316 |
| 2014 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $37,423 $62,145 $272,935 $69,686 | 14 Recipients 9 Recipients 293 Recipients 22 Policies | $442,189 311 |
| 2015 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $5,384 $173 $3,105 $35,666 | 14 Recipients 3 Recipients 7 Recipients 22 Policies | $44,328 24 |
| 2016 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $4,626 $136,311 $39,913 $35,484 | 11 Recipients 11 Recipients 21 Recipients 21 Policies | $216,334 41 |
| 2017 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $4,626 $275,214 $33,551 $43,198 | 11 Recipients 135 Recipients 22 Recipients 16 Policies | $356,589 157 |
| 2018 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $2,267 $124,788 $104,849 $40,224 | 7 Recipients 10 Recipients 6 Recipients 19 Policies | $272,128 23 |
| 2019 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,430 $46,069 $100,939 $20,876 | 5 Recipients 3 Recipients 11 Recipients 18 Policies | $169,314 18 |
| 2020 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,184 $517,727 $1,893,880 $27,786 | 4 Recipients 13 Recipients 193 Recipients 19 Policies | $2,440,576 199 |
| 2021 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $224 $134,314 $528,349 $50,710 | 2 Recipients 11 Recipients 156 Recipients 19 Policies | $713,597 162 |
| 2022 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $664 $566,485 $72,525 $42,842 | 2 Recipients 27 Recipients 12 Recipients 22 Policies | $682,516 40 |
| 2023 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $24 $160,233 $383,889 $51,370 | 1 Recipients 4 Recipients 30 Recipients 24 Policies | $595,515 34 |
| Total | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $522,718 $6,030,244 $9,063,917 $2,862,514 | 116 Recipients 699 Recipients 2,054 Recipients 4,218 Policies | $18,479,393 2,270 |
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