Farm Subsidy information
Hidalgo County, New Mexico
Hidalgo County, New Mexico Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, 1995-2020‡
Hidalgo County, New Mexico Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- New Mexico ranking: 34 of 50 States
- 86 percent of farms in New Mexico did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disaster Payments | 187 | $10,660,824 |
| 2 | Cotton Subsidies | 136 | $8,523,660 |
| 3 | Livestock Subsidies | 168 | $6,645,832 |
| 4 | Sorghum Subsidies | 163 | $4,277,128 |
| 5 | Corn Subsidies | 104 | $2,934,822 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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