Jefferson County, Georgia Farm Subsidies

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Jefferson County in Georgia received $457K in USDA Farm Service Agency payments across 53 individual payments from 2017 to 2025.

📊 County Rank

National Rank

#2983 of 3087

Rank in Georgia

#138 of 157

Total Subsidies

$457K

Payments

53

Peak Year

2020

$416K

Avg Payment

$9K

86% above national avg

💡 Key Insight

Jefferson County's peak subsidy year was 2020 at $416K — driven by COVID-era CFAP emergency payments. The average payment of $9K is 86% above the national average.

Yearly Trend

Yearly Subsidy Trend

Year-by-Year Breakdown

YearSubsidiesPaymentsAvg Payment
2022$5294$132
2021$7941$794
2020$416K42$10K
2019$39K6$7K

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About Farm Subsidies in Jefferson County

Jefferson County, Georgia 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 $457K across 53 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, Jefferson 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.