Farm Subsidy information
Lee County, Kentucky
Lee County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2009
Total Subsidies, Lee County, Kentucky, 2009
Lee 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 Lee County, Kentucky, 2009:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2009 |
Subsidy Total 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 78 | $56,531 |
| 2 | Emergency Conservation Program | 11 | $45,513 |
| 3 | Direct Payment Program | 51 | $8,343 |
| 4 | Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | 2 | $4,095 |
| 5 | Conservation Reserve Program | 1 | $365 |
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