Farm Subsidy information
Washington County, Maryland
Washington County, Maryland Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2023
Total Subsidies, Washington County, Maryland, 2023
Washington 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 Washington County, Maryland, 2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2023 |
Subsidy Total 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dairy Programs | 42 | $2,230,755 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 100 | $329,356 |
| 3 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 42 | $115,873 |
| 4 | Total Emergency Relief Program | 8 | $104,044 |
| 5 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 38 | $56,510 |
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