Farm Subsidy information
Wicomico County, Maryland
Wicomico County, Maryland Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2017
Total Subsidies, Wicomico County, Maryland, 2017
Wicomico 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 Wicomico County, Maryland, 2017:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2017 |
Subsidy Total 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 141 | $1,392,302 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 164 | $771,767 |
| 3 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 3 | $85,369 |
| 4 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 27 | $37,160 |
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