Farm Subsidy information
Buncombe County, North Carolina
Buncombe County, North Carolina Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2022
Total Subsidies, Buncombe County, North Carolina, 2022
Buncombe County, North Carolina Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- North Carolina ranking: 20 of 50 States
- 78 percent of farms in North Carolina did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Buncombe County, North Carolina, 2022:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2022 |
Subsidy Total 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Total Emergency Relief Program | 9 | $327,754 |
| 2 | Emergency Conservation Program | 18 | $174,006 |
| 3 | Dairy Programs | 3 | $65,313 |
| 4 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 3 | $57,460 |
| 5 | Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) | 2 | $7,265 |
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