Farm Subsidy information
North Carolina
North Carolina Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, North Carolina, 1995-2016
North Carolina Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- North Carolina ranking: 20 of 50 States
- 74 percent of farms in North Carolina did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in North Carolina, 1995-2016:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2016 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cotton Subsidies | 15,938 | $1,838,972,420 |
| 2 | Corn Subsidies | 47,343 | $953,689,974 |
| 3 | Tobacco Subsidies | 102,065 | $785,501,932 |
| 4 | Soybean Subsidies | 28,134 | $669,786,009 |
| 5 | Disaster Payments | 31,806 | $633,170,752 |
| 6 | Wheat Subsidies | 35,595 | $368,064,664 |
| 7 | Peanut Subsidies | 19,172 | $358,470,463 |
| 8 | Conservation Reserve Program | 14,609 | $165,147,979 |
| 9 | Env. Quality Incentive Program | 6,392 | $93,523,355 |
| 10 | Livestock Subsidies | 18,156 | $47,466,984 |
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