Farm Subsidy information
Pickens County, Alabama
Pickens County, Alabama Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Pickens County, Alabama, 1995-2023
Pickens County, Alabama Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Alabama ranking: 28 of 50 States
- 63 percent of farms in Alabama did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Pickens County, Alabama, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 216 | $6,222,788 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 203 | $2,390,620 |
| 3 | Production Flexibility Program | 243 | $2,364,741 |
| 4 | Counter Cyclical Program | 168 | $1,887,877 |
| 5 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 77 | $1,312,151 |
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