Farm Subsidy information
Frederick County, Maryland
Frederick County, Maryland Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Frederick County, Maryland, 2019‡
Frederick County, Maryland Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Maryland ranking: 36 of 50 States
- 71 percent of farms in Maryland did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Frederick County, Maryland, 2019‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2019‡ |
Subsidy Total 2019‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corn Subsidies | 0 | $1,455,737 |
| 2 | Dairy Program Subsidies | 62 | $748,292 |
| 3 | Soybean Subsidies | 0 | $736,300 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 166 | $624,297 |
| 5 | Livestock Subsidies | 57 | $334,925 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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