Farm Subsidy information
Watauga County, North Carolina
USDA subsidies for farms in Watauga County, North Carolina totaled $6,939,000 from 1995 through 2021.
| Subsidy Category | Type | 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 | 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 | TOTAL 1995-2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Commodity Programs | Payments | $1,761 $3,599 $5,049 $7,291 $11,278 $565,407 $246,849 $17,038 $81,253 $16,211 $12,318 $10,048 $3,550 $201,629 | $204,798 $200,763 $196,173 $198,161 $197,159 $192,782 $8,845 $8,660 $7,748 $2,959 $5,152 $1,655,880 $164,844 | $4,227,204 |
| Recipients | 7 82 77 77 77 1,035 1,152 85 951 58 58 53 53 188 | 181 178 175 176 174 153 51 49 52 4 10 157 129 | 1,464 | |
| Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 1 | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $669,290 $145,534 | $814,824 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 129 124 | 130 | |
| Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $983,584 $10,498 | $994,082 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 148 13 | 151 | |
| Market Facilitation Program (MFP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $412 $2,694 $219 $0 | $3,325 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 2 0 | 9 | |
| Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,461 $8,660 $7,019 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $24,140 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 49 50 0 0 0 0 | 56 | |
| Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $41 $139 $11 $224 $0 | $415 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 6 0 | 7 | |
| Direct Payment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,709 $3,226 $3,208 $3,020 $3,204 $3,015 | $2,715 $2,870 $2,813 $2,870 $2,589 $-14 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $34,225 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 52 49 48 49 63 | 50 51 49 48 41 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 94 | |
| Counter Cyclical Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,125 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $5,125 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 49 | |
| Production Flexibility Program | Payments | $0 $2,382 $4,599 $3,559 $3,434 $3,157 $2,544 $2,472 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $22,147 |
| Recipients | 0 76 77 77 77 79 79 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 93 | |
| Market Loss Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $1,767 $6,675 $14,817 $4,610 $0 $0 $0 $2,738 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $30,607 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 77 77 80 84 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 94 | |
| Tobacco Loss Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $547,257 $234,412 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $781,670 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 1,018 1,126 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,126 | |
| Loan Deficiency | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $1,965 $1,169 $0 $3,825 $0 $685 $5,416 $5,678 $46 $137 $53 | $124 $141 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $19,240 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 8 7 0 15 0 6 9 9 2 5 3 | 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 26 | |
| Dairy Programs | Payments | $0 $630 $450 $0 $0 $0 $0 $13,390 $15,633 $2,397 $10 $1,856 $209 $0 | $3,398 $173 $0 $1,931 $1,180 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,660 $2,063 $8,312 | $53,292 |
| Recipients | 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 | 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 | 4 | |
| Margin Protection Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,793 $37 $0 $0 | $1,830 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 | 1 | |
| Wool and Mohair Programs | Payments | $1,761 $587 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $2,348 |
| Recipients | 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 7 | |
| Lamb Meat Adjustment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $175 $243 $180 $864 $0 $684 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $2,146 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 5 0 6 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 8 | |
| Miscellaneous Farm Programs | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,216 $996 $1,227 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $3,438 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 6 | |
| Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,172 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $5,172 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 | |
| Tobacco Payment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $58,136 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $58,136 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 934 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 934 | |
| Tobacco Transition Payment | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $198,561 | $198,561 $197,578 $193,360 $193,360 $193,391 $192,796 $384 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,367,990 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 148 | 148 146 148 148 151 152 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 171 | |
| CCC Organic Programs | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $688 $615 $750 $500 $500 | $3,053 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 | 2 | |
| Total Conservation Programs | Payments | $20,436 $22,098 $22,061 $307 $13,841 $7,623 $750 $18,083 $38,344 $7,963 $242 $242 $242 $242 | $242 $242 $242 $242 $242 $242 $242 $242 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $154,410 |
| Recipients | 103 136 48 1 4 4 1 5 6 4 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 197 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $750 $242 $242 $242 $242 $242 $242 $242 | $242 $242 $242 $242 $242 $242 $242 $242 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $4,380 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 | |
| Environmental Quality Incentives Program | Payments | $0 $712 $16,917 $114 $13,841 $7,623 $0 $17,841 $38,102 $7,721 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $102,871 |
| Recipients | 0 4 36 1 4 4 0 4 5 3 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 54 | |
| Miscellaneous Conservation Programs | Payments | $20,436 $21,386 $5,144 $193 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $47,159 |
| Recipients | 103 136 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 178 | |
| Total Disaster Programs | Payments | $47,380 $0 $0 $5,131 $353,813 $52,766 $220,169 $142,353 $56,756 $5,400 $230,209 $1,478 $0 $76,010 | $242,564 $89,066 $1,260 $3,507 $21,986 $99,719 $75,394 $37,678 $232,579 $46,772 $19,234 $83,650 $30,480 | $2,175,354 |
| Recipients | 47 0 0 9 184 28 104 189 93 2 82 3 0 113 | 83 47 5 2 17 42 42 33 67 31 14 3 5 | 494 | |
| Crop Disaster Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $212,051 $52,766 $138,312 $0 $11,661 $4,900 $163,537 $0 $0 $15,372 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $598,599 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 45 28 52 0 1 1 43 0 0 5 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 100 | |
| Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $48,306 $0 $0 $0 $88,677 $50,221 $35,936 $7,709 $22,638 $19,020 $0 $0 | $272,507 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 33 0 0 0 35 35 27 9 21 12 0 0 | 88 | |
| Non-insured Disaster Assistance | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $668 $0 $0 | $0 $4,918 $0 $0 $5,340 $2,706 $19,227 $0 $4,417 $1,807 $0 $0 $0 | $39,083 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 | 0 1 0 0 4 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 | 9 | |
| Wildfires and Hurricane Indemnity Program Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $77,990 $0 | $77,990 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 | 2 | |
| Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $63,440 $0 $81,857 $142,353 $45,095 $0 $0 $0 $0 $60,638 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $393,383 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 153 0 70 189 92 0 0 0 0 109 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 279 | |
| Livestock Forage Disaster Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $242,564 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $242,564 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 83 | |
| Emergency Conservation Program | Payments | $34,497 $0 $0 $2,724 $189 $0 $0 $0 $0 $500 $66,672 $810 $0 $0 | $0 $31,527 $0 $0 $14,035 $4,549 $0 $0 $87,618 $15,272 $0 $0 $0 | $258,393 |
| Recipients | 39 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 46 1 0 0 | 0 16 0 0 12 4 0 0 37 4 0 0 0 | 135 | |
| SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $3,811 $0 $3,507 $2,611 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $9,929 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 | |
| Miscellaneous Disaster Programs | Payments | $11,432 $0 $0 $2,019 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $130,137 $2,438 $0 $0 $24,909 | $170,935 |
| Recipients | 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1 0 0 2 | 30 | |
| Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $504 $1,260 $0 $0 $1,294 $708 $1,742 $2,698 $4,617 $79 $5,660 $5,571 | $24,133 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 1 5 0 0 3 5 7 8 5 1 1 3 | 19 | |
| Tree Assistance Program | Payments | $1,451 $0 $0 $388 $78,133 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,493 $5,238 $0 $0 $0 $135 $0 $0 | $87,838 |
| Recipients | 1 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 | 11 |
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