Farm Subsidy information
Whatcom County, Washington
Whatcom County, Washington Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2023
Total Subsidies, Whatcom County, Washington, 2023
Whatcom County, Washington Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Washington ranking: 23 of 50 States
- 85 percent of farms in Washington did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Whatcom County, Washington, 2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2023 |
Subsidy Total 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dairy Programs | 62 | $7,121,043 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 266 | $1,513,029 |
| 3 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 70 | $444,433 |
| 4 | Total Pandemic Assistance Program (PARP) | 25 | $212,534 |
| 5 | Miscellaneous Farm Programs | 5 | $98,672 |
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