Farm Subsidy information
Carter County, Kentucky
Carter County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Carter County, Kentucky, 1995-2020‡
Carter County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Kentucky ranking: 24 of 50 States
- 78 percent of farms in Kentucky did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Carter County, Kentucky, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Subsidies | 1,812 | $3,128,989 |
| 2 | Disaster Payments | 663 | $1,284,917 |
| 3 | Corn Subsidies | 289 | $878,016 |
| 4 | Livestock Subsidies | 513 | $609,299 |
| 5 | Env. Quality Incentive Program | 18 | $90,257 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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