Farm Subsidy information
Essex County, Massachusetts
Essex County, Massachusetts Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2020
Total Subsidies, Essex County, Massachusetts, 2020
Essex County, Massachusetts Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Massachusetts ranking: 46 of 50 States
- 93 percent of farms in Massachusetts did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Essex County, Massachusetts, 2020:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2020 |
Subsidy Total 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous Farm Programs | 211 | $3,782,806 |
| 2 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 51 | $1,283,438 |
| 3 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 1 | 9 | $187,883 |
| 4 | Dairy Programs | 4 | $57,118 |
| 5 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 3 | $3,332 |
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