Breathitt County in Kentucky received $1.1M in USDA Farm Service Agency payments across 440 individual payments from 2017 to 2025.
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Total Subsidies
$1.1M
Payments
440
Peak Year
2023
$572K
Avg Payment
$3K
46% below national avg
💡 Key Insight
Breathitt County's peak subsidy year was 2023 at $572K. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($171K) was 19.3× the 2017 baseline. The average payment of $3K is 46% below the national average.
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About Farm Subsidies in Breathitt County
Breathitt County, Kentucky 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 $1.1M across 440 individual payments from Farm Service Agency programs including Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Price Loss Coverage (PLC), Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), and emergency assistance programs.
Breathitt County's subsidy payments peaked in 2023 at $572K.
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.