Farm Subsidy information
Swain County, North Carolina
Swain County, North Carolina Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2015
Total Subsidies, Swain County, North Carolina, 2015
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, 2015:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2015 |
Subsidy Total 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) | 3 | $6,223 |
| 2 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 4 | $788 |
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