Farm Subsidy information
Wilkes County, North Carolina
Wilkes County, North Carolina Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2023
Total Subsidies, Wilkes County, North Carolina, 2023
Wilkes 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 Wilkes County, North Carolina, 2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2023 |
Subsidy Total 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dairy Programs | 2 | $95,124 |
| 2 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 2 | $32,639 |
| 3 | Total Emergency Relief Program | 3 | $29,042 |
| 4 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 17 | $11,320 |
| 5 | Tree Assistance Program | 1 | $2,918 |
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