Farm Subsidy information
Gaston County, North Carolina
USDA Subsidies for farms in Gaston County, North Carolina totaled $8.40 million in subsidies from 1995 through 2021
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| Year | Subsidy Category | Total USDA Subsidies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payments / Recipients |
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| 1995 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $80,954 $1,413 $72,815 $6,047 | 121 Recipients 3 Recipients 69 Recipients 46 Policies | $161,229 171 |
| 1996 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $98,654 $7,430 $143,007 $5,429 | 130 Recipients 7 Recipients 156 Recipients 56 Policies | $254,520 233 |
| 1997 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $76,900 $3,241 $99,812 $4,016 | 92 Recipients 4 Recipients 150 Recipients 16 Policies | $183,969 199 |
| 1998 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $47,958 $0 $142,888 $4,450 | 60 Recipients 0 Recipients 156 Recipients 15 Policies | $195,296 189 |
| 1999 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $44,741 $94,808 $267,589 $3,413 | 54 Recipients 81 Recipients 157 Recipients 18 Policies | $410,551 229 |
| 2000 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $52,918 $77,614 $366,144 $3,926 | 59 Recipients 73 Recipients 156 Recipients 19 Policies | $500,602 222 |
| 2001 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $47,789 $128,097 $192,340 $6,017 | 58 Recipients 75 Recipients 156 Recipients 12 Policies | $374,243 224 |
| 2002 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $75,389 $115,317 $251,581 $5,282 | 55 Recipients 106 Recipients 158 Recipients 9 Policies | $447,568 249 |
| 2003 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $44,050 $120,006 $259,827 $7,508 | 50 Recipients 79 Recipients 127 Recipients 11 Policies | $431,391 192 |
| 2004 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $70,520 $7,143 $158,048 $16,607 | 56 Recipients 15 Recipients 108 Recipients 17 Policies | $252,318 155 |
| 2005 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $41,529 $5,188 $198,299 $15,443 | 52 Recipients 2 Recipients 116 Recipients 17 Policies | $260,459 149 |
| 2006 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $39,295 $0 $196,428 $9,223 | 48 Recipients 0 Recipients 119 Recipients 17 Policies | $244,946 151 |
| 2007 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $46,534 $1,818 $75,223 $9,478 | 49 Recipients 2 Recipients 97 Recipients 10 Policies | $133,053 128 |
| 2008 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $34,649 $113,337 $60,328 $30,469 | 41 Recipients 87 Recipients 88 Recipients 20 Policies | $238,783 162 |
| 2009 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $39,199 $63,070 $203,239 $39,942 | 44 Recipients 20 Recipients 86 Recipients 24 Policies | $345,451 126 |
| 2010 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $35,282 $17,665 $57,854 $56,644 | 41 Recipients 4 Recipients 91 Recipients 31 Policies | $167,445 123 |
| 2011 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $31,176 $0 $44,814 $119,404 | 39 Recipients 0 Recipients 64 Recipients 35 Policies | $195,394 94 |
| 2012 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $27,513 $0 $89,074 $113,428 | 32 Recipients 0 Recipients 42 Recipients 42 Policies | $230,015 69 |
| 2013 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $21,261 $0 $45,606 $114,329 | 30 Recipients 0 Recipients 39 Recipients 49 Policies | $181,196 62 |
| 2014 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $19,816 $906 $40,568 $85,848 | 29 Recipients 1 Recipients 25 Recipients 53 Policies | $147,138 51 |
| 2015 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $13,811 $28,532 $0 $83,784 | 25 Recipients 22 Recipients 2 Recipients 52 Policies | $126,127 47 |
| 2016 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $12,107 $35,064 $68,702 $79,500 | 23 Recipients 13 Recipients 34 Recipients 55 Policies | $195,373 61 |
| 2017 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $11,397 $130,755 $94,119 $91,070 | 22 Recipients 49 Recipients 36 Recipients 54 Policies | $327,341 91 |
| 2018 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $6,633 $3,614 $185,306 $85,862 | 18 Recipients 1 Recipients 37 Recipients 54 Policies | $281,415 52 |
| 2019 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $5,538 $2,402 $291,249 $89,379 | 13 Recipients 1 Recipients 33 Recipients 58 Policies | $388,568 44 |
| 2020 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $4,866 $39,401 $985,929 $67,270 | 12 Recipients 8 Recipients 84 Recipients 63 Policies | $1,097,466 93 |
| 2021 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $3,972 $139,702 $382,193 $104,375 | 9 Recipients 9 Recipients 60 Recipients 62 Policies | $630,242 72 |
| Total | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,034,451 $1,136,523 $4,972,983 $1,374,777 | 239 Recipients 217 Recipients 358 Recipients 975 Policies | $8,402,100 552 |
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