Farm Subsidy information
Somerset County, Maine
Somerset County, Maine Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Somerset County, Maine, 1995-2020‡
Somerset County, Maine Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Maine ranking: 41 of 50 States
- 89 percent of farms in Maine did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Somerset County, Maine, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corn Subsidies | 322 | $7,129,840 |
| 2 | Dairy Program Subsidies | 166 | $6,244,681 |
| 3 | Env. Quality Incentive Program | 105 | $1,989,225 |
| 4 | Disaster Payments | 151 | $628,834 |
| 5 | Livestock Subsidies | 153 | $525,017 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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