Farm Subsidy information
Swain County, North Carolina
Swain County, North Carolina Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2017
Total Subsidies, Swain County, North Carolina, 2017
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, 2017:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2017 |
Subsidy Total 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 8 | $5,868 |
| 2 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 8 | $5,442 |
| 3 | Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) | 1 | $1,742 |
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