Farm Subsidy information
Nelson County, Kentucky
Nelson County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Nelson County, Kentucky, 1995-2020‡
Nelson 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 Nelson County, Kentucky, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corn Subsidies | 1,041 | $19,391,197 |
| 2 | Soybean Subsidies | 426 | $9,255,314 |
| 3 | Tobacco Subsidies | 1,725 | $5,475,615 |
| 4 | Wheat Subsidies | 690 | $3,920,281 |
| 5 | Dairy Program Subsidies | 140 | $3,052,685 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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