Farm Subsidy information
Watauga County, North Carolina
Watauga County, North Carolina Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Watauga County, North Carolina, 1995-2020‡
Watauga 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 Watauga County, North Carolina, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Subsidies | 1,295 | $2,207,795 |
| 2 | Disaster Payments | 420 | $1,713,532 |
| 3 | Livestock Subsidies | 340 | $927,704 |
| 4 | Env. Quality Incentive Program | 58 | $145,522 |
| 5 | Corn Subsidies | 143 | $113,396 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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