Farm Subsidy information
Preston County, West Virginia
Preston County, West Virginia Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Preston County, West Virginia, 1995-2020‡
Preston County, 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 Preston County, West Virginia, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corn Subsidies | 215 | $2,328,504 |
| 2 | Dairy Program Subsidies | 45 | $1,252,939 |
| 3 | Disaster Payments | 323 | $572,485 |
| 4 | Env. Quality Incentive Program | 75 | $516,225 |
| 5 | Livestock Subsidies | 342 | $470,487 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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