Farm Subsidy information
Swain County, North Carolina
Swain County, North Carolina Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Swain County, North Carolina, 2012
Swain 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 Swain County, North Carolina, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 3 | $6,651 |
| 2 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 1 | $1,573 |
| 3 | Direct Payment Program | 10 | $1,444 |
| 4 | Emergency Conservation Program | 1 | $1,105 |
| 5 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 1 | $1,099 |
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