Farm Subsidy information
Laurel County, Kentucky
Laurel County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2010
Total Subsidies, Laurel County, Kentucky, 2010
Laurel 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 Laurel County, Kentucky, 2010:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2010 |
Subsidy Total 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 168 | $428,716 |
| 2 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 375 | $334,262 |
| 3 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 3 | $67,274 |
| 4 | Direct Payment Program | 150 | $56,990 |
| 5 | Dairy Programs | 5 | $1,628 |
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