Wayne County, Georgia Farm Subsidies

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Wayne County in Georgia received $21.5M in USDA Farm Service Agency payments across 4,320 individual payments from 2017 to 2025.

📊 County Rank

National Rank

#1609 of 3087

Rank in Georgia

#43 of 157

Total Subsidies

$21.5M

Payments

4,320

Peak Year

2025

$5.8M

Avg Payment

$5K

Near national avg

💡 Key Insight

Wayne County's peak subsidy year was 2025 at $5.8M. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($4.6M) was 3.3× the 2017 baseline. The average payment of $5K is near the national average.

Yearly Trend

Yearly Subsidy Trend

Year-by-Year Breakdown

YearSubsidiesPaymentsAvg Payment
2025$5.8M617$9K
2024$376K86$4K
2023$756K231$3K
2022$1.4M323$4K
2021$2.0M456$4K
2020$4.6M1,002$5K
2019$3.9M667$6K
2018$1.3M514$3K
2017$1.4M424$3K

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🤖 AI Overview

Wayne County ranks #1609 out of 3,087 U.S. counties in total farm subsidy payments, and #43 within Georgia.

This county is close to the Georgia average of $20.4M per county.

Peak spending in 2025 ($5.8M) was likely driven by commodity and conservation program cycles. The average payment of $5K is near the national average of $5K.

About Farm Subsidies in Wayne County

Wayne 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 $21.5M across 4,320 individual payments from Farm Service Agency programs including Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Price Loss Coverage (PLC), Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), and emergency assistance programs.

Wayne County's subsidy payments peaked in 2025 at $5.8M.

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.