Farm Subsidy information
Austin County, Texas
Austin County, Texas Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Austin County, Texas, 1995-2020‡
Austin County, Texas Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Texas ranking: 1 of 50 States
- 86 percent of farms in Texas did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Austin County, Texas, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice Subsidies | 96 | $20,516,194 |
| 2 | Disaster Payments | 1,071 | $14,045,226 |
| 3 | Livestock Subsidies | 966 | $10,714,915 |
| 4 | Cotton Subsidies | 473 | $10,316,186 |
| 5 | Sorghum Subsidies | 630 | $4,522,062 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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