Farm Subsidy information
Shelby County, Tennessee
Shelby County, Tennessee Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Shelby County, Tennessee, 1995-2020‡
Shelby County, Tennessee Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Tennessee ranking: 25 of 50 States
- 74 percent of farms in Tennessee did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Shelby County, Tennessee, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cotton Subsidies | 709 | $53,609,781 |
| 2 | Soybean Subsidies | 614 | $19,257,852 |
| 3 | Wheat Subsidies | 593 | $6,431,679 |
| 4 | Corn Subsidies | 400 | $6,421,261 |
| 5 | Conservation Reserve Program | 267 | $5,422,381 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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