Washington County in Nebraska received $87.6M in USDA Farm Service Agency payments across 17,782 individual payments from 2017 to 2025.
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Total Subsidies
$87.6M
Payments
17,782
Peak Year
2019
$21.3M
Avg Payment
$5K
Near national avg
💡 Key Insight
Washington County's peak subsidy year was 2019 at $21.3M. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($18.9M) was 2.6× the 2017 baseline. The average payment of $5K is near the national average.
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About Farm Subsidies in Washington County
Washington County, Nebraska 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 $87.6M across 17,782 individual payments from Farm Service Agency programs including Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Price Loss Coverage (PLC), Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), and emergency assistance programs.
Washington County's peak in 2019 coincided with the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments designed to offset losses from trade tensions.
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.