Farm Subsidy information
Watauga County, North Carolina
USDA Subsidies for farms in Watauga County, North Carolina totaled $6.98 million in subsidies from 1995 through 2023
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| Year | Subsidy Category | Total USDA Subsidies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payments / Recipients |
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| 1995 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $20,436 $47,380 $1,761 $21,578 | 103 Recipients 47 Recipients 7 Recipients 459 Policies | $91,155 147 |
| 1996 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $22,098 $0 $3,599 $34,263 | 136 Recipients 0 Recipients 82 Recipients 411 Policies | $59,960 198 |
| 1997 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $22,061 $0 $5,049 $30,084 | 48 Recipients 0 Recipients 77 Recipients 209 Policies | $57,194 109 |
| 1998 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $307 $5,131 $7,291 $29,071 | 1 Recipients 9 Recipients 77 Recipients 186 Policies | $41,800 83 |
| 1999 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $13,841 $353,813 $11,278 $32,539 | 4 Recipients 184 Recipients 77 Recipients 159 Policies | $411,471 227 |
| 2000 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $7,623 $52,766 $565,407 $30,090 | 4 Recipients 28 Recipients 1,035 Recipients 139 Policies | $655,886 1,040 |
| 2001 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $750 $220,169 $246,849 $41,643 | 1 Recipients 104 Recipients 1,152 Recipients 136 Policies | $509,411 1,170 |
| 2002 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $18,083 $142,353 $17,038 $40,951 | 5 Recipients 189 Recipients 85 Recipients 118 Policies | $218,425 250 |
| 2003 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $38,344 $56,756 $81,253 $40,513 | 6 Recipients 93 Recipients 951 Recipients 113 Policies | $216,866 983 |
| 2004 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $7,963 $5,400 $16,211 $38,674 | 4 Recipients 2 Recipients 58 Recipients 87 Policies | $68,248 64 |
| 2005 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $242 $230,209 $12,318 $4,660 | 1 Recipients 82 Recipients 58 Recipients 53 Policies | $247,429 130 |
| 2006 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $242 $1,478 $10,048 $5,079 | 1 Recipients 3 Recipients 53 Recipients 33 Policies | $16,847 57 |
| 2007 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $242 $0 $3,550 $4,677 | 1 Recipients 0 Recipients 53 Recipients 23 Policies | $8,469 54 |
| 2008 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $242 $76,010 $201,629 $2,675 | 1 Recipients 113 Recipients 188 Recipients 12 Policies | $280,556 266 |
| 2009 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $242 $242,564 $204,798 $4,473 | 1 Recipients 83 Recipients 181 Recipients 25 Policies | $452,077 234 |
| 2010 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $242 $89,066 $200,763 $3,114 | 1 Recipients 47 Recipients 178 Recipients 24 Policies | $293,185 206 |
| 2011 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $242 $1,260 $196,173 $2,995 | 1 Recipients 5 Recipients 175 Recipients 22 Policies | $200,670 180 |
| 2012 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $242 $3,507 $198,161 $1,202 | 1 Recipients 2 Recipients 176 Recipients 21 Policies | $203,112 178 |
| 2013 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $242 $21,986 $197,159 $836 | 1 Recipients 17 Recipients 174 Recipients 21 Policies | $220,223 187 |
| 2014 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $242 $99,719 $192,782 $1,024 | 1 Recipients 42 Recipients 153 Recipients 19 Policies | $293,767 184 |
| 2015 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $242 $75,394 $8,845 $1,100 | 1 Recipients 42 Recipients 51 Recipients 5 Policies | $85,581 90 |
| 2016 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $242 $37,678 $8,660 $1,065 | 1 Recipients 33 Recipients 49 Recipients 4 Policies | $47,645 79 |
| 2017 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $0 $232,579 $7,748 $1,241 | 0 Recipients 67 Recipients 52 Recipients 4 Policies | $241,568 116 |
| 2018 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $0 $46,772 $2,959 $1,670 | 0 Recipients 31 Recipients 4 Recipients 5 Policies | $51,401 35 |
| 2019 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $0 $19,234 $5,152 $1,833 | 0 Recipients 14 Recipients 10 Recipients 5 Policies | $26,219 23 |
| 2020 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $0 $83,650 $1,655,880 $2,286 | 0 Recipients 3 Recipients 157 Recipients 4 Policies | $1,741,816 159 |
| 2021 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $0 $30,480 $164,844 $2,454 | 0 Recipients 5 Recipients 129 Recipients 4 Policies | $197,778 133 |
| 2022 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $0 $1,114 $3,575 $2,801 | 0 Recipients 1 Recipients 4 Recipients 4 Policies | $7,490 5 |
| 2023 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $0 $14,832 $21,889 $0 | 0 Recipients 4 Recipients 29 Recipients 0 Policies | $36,721 32 |
| Total | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $154,410 $2,191,300 $4,252,669 $384,591 | 197 Recipients 495 Recipients 1,469 Recipients 2,305 Policies | $6,982,970 1,704 |
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