Lee County, Florida Farm Subsidies

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Lee County in Florida received $22.0M in USDA Farm Service Agency payments across 1,151 individual payments from 2017 to 2025.

📊 County Rank

National Rank

#1597 of 3087

Rank in Florida

#23 of 66

Total Subsidies

$22.0M

Payments

1,151

Peak Year

2020

$21.8M

Avg Payment

$19K

312% above national avg

💡 Key Insight

Lee County's peak subsidy year was 2020 at $21.8M — driven by COVID-era CFAP emergency payments. The average payment of $19K is 312% above the national average.

Yearly Trend

Yearly Subsidy Trend

Year-by-Year Breakdown

YearSubsidiesPaymentsAvg Payment
2025$122K4$30K
2020$21.8M1,145$19K
2019$31K2$16K

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About Farm Subsidies in Lee County

Lee County, Florida is one of 3,087 U.S. counties receiving USDA farm subsidy payments. Over the nine-year period from 2017 to 2025, the county received $22.0M across 1,151 individual payments from Farm Service Agency programs including Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Price Loss Coverage (PLC), Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), and emergency assistance programs.

Like many agricultural counties, Lee County saw its peak subsidy payments in 2020 when the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) distributed emergency payments to offset pandemic-related losses.

Data on this page comes from USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, which are public records available under the Freedom of Information Act. All payment data is aggregated at the county level — individual recipient details are available on our top recipients page.