Farm Subsidy information
Hidalgo County, Texas
Hidalgo County, Texas Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Hidalgo County, Texas, 1995-2020‡
Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County, Texas, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cotton Subsidies | 1,919 | $167,015,455 |
| 2 | Sorghum Subsidies | 2,346 | $78,993,117 |
| 3 | Disaster Payments | 1,031 | $60,067,048 |
| 4 | Corn Subsidies | 1,972 | $32,160,512 |
| 5 | Conservation Reserve Program | 362 | $29,808,491 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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