Farm Subsidy information
West Virginia
West Virginia Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, West Virginia, 1995-2020‡
West Virginia Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- West Virginia ranking: 44 of 50 States
- 92 percent of farms in West Virginia did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in West Virginia, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corn Subsidies | 4,401 | $61,017,457 |
| 2 | Env. Quality Incentive Program | 3,283 | $33,212,721 |
| 3 | Disaster Payments | 8,416 | $26,032,587 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 677 | $16,135,140 |
| 5 | Livestock Subsidies | 8,038 | $14,637,556 |
| 6 | Dairy Program Subsidies | 376 | $11,960,281 |
| 7 | Soybean Subsidies | 428 | $7,521,177 |
| 8 | Tobacco Subsidies | 3,139 | $5,297,959 |
| 9 | Wheat Subsidies | 1,262 | $4,618,834 |
| 10 | Apple Subsidies | 75 | $2,278,719 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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