Farm Subsidy information
Union County, North Carolina
Union County, North Carolina Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Union County, North Carolina, 1995-2020‡
Union 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 Union County, North Carolina, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corn Subsidies | 1,037 | $29,653,482 |
| 2 | Wheat Subsidies | 1,119 | $27,340,488 |
| 3 | Soybean Subsidies | 813 | $26,646,404 |
| 4 | Cotton Subsidies | 145 | $13,477,393 |
| 5 | Disaster Payments | 459 | $5,878,724 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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