Farm Subsidy information
Laurel County, Kentucky
Laurel County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Laurel County, Kentucky, 2012
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, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 379 | $333,185 |
| 2 | Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | 4 | $61,395 |
| 3 | Direct Payment Program | 154 | $53,465 |
| 4 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 1 | $35,155 |
| 5 | Dairy Programs | 3 | $11,525 |
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