Farm Subsidy information
Lee County, North Carolina
Lee County, North Carolina Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Lee County, North Carolina, 1995-2023
Lee 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 Lee County, North Carolina, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 97 | $4,183,264 |
| 2 | Total Emergency Relief Program | 27 | $3,452,882 |
| 3 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 78 | $2,454,603 |
| 4 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 74 | $1,931,298 |
| 5 | Direct Payment Program | 156 | $1,731,088 |
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