Farm Subsidy information
Polk County, North Carolina
Polk County, North Carolina Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Polk County, North Carolina, 2012
Polk 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 Polk County, North Carolina, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 25 | $7,762 |
| 2 | Dairy Programs | 2 | $6,977 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 5 | $6,418 |
| 4 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 2 | $321 |
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