Farm Subsidy information
Lavaca County, Texas
Lavaca County, Texas Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Lavaca County, Texas, 1995-2020‡
Lavaca 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 Lavaca County, Texas, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice Subsidies | 122 | $25,985,896 |
| 2 | Disaster Payments | 1,827 | $16,759,732 |
| 3 | Livestock Subsidies | 1,784 | $14,089,645 |
| 4 | Corn Subsidies | 549 | $3,611,974 |
| 5 | Sorghum Subsidies | 463 | $1,522,533 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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