Farm Subsidy information
Kennebec County, Maine
Kennebec County, Maine Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2023
Total Subsidies, Kennebec County, Maine, 2023
Kennebec County, Maine Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Maine ranking: 40 of 50 States
- 89 percent of farms in Maine did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Kennebec County, Maine, 2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2023 |
Subsidy Total 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dairy Programs | 34 | $1,729,541 |
| 2 | Miscellaneous Farm Programs | 17 | $130,388 |
| 3 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 19 | $13,533 |
| 4 | Total Pandemic Assistance Program (PARP) | 2 | $3,412 |
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