Farm Subsidy information
Houghton County, Michigan
Houghton County, Michigan Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Houghton County, Michigan, 1995-2020‡
Houghton County, Michigan Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Michigan ranking: 22 of 50 States
- 68 percent of farms in Michigan did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Houghton County, Michigan, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dairy Program Subsidies | 17 | $456,460 |
| 2 | Disaster Payments | 60 | $436,616 |
| 3 | Corn Subsidies | 26 | $239,549 |
| 4 | Wetlands Reserve Program | 7 | $156,016 |
| 5 | Conservation Reserve Program | 11 | $133,127 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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