Brunswick County in North Carolina received $6.3M in USDA Farm Service Agency payments across 2,770 individual payments from 2017 to 2025.
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Total Subsidies
$6.3M
Payments
2,770
Peak Year
2019
$1.4M
Avg Payment
$2K
51% below national avg
💡 Key Insight
Brunswick County's peak subsidy year was 2019 at $1.4M. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($1.3M) was 2.6× the 2017 baseline. The average payment of $2K is 51% below the national average.
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About Farm Subsidies in Brunswick County
Brunswick County, North Carolina 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 $6.3M across 2,770 individual payments from Farm Service Agency programs including Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Price Loss Coverage (PLC), Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), and emergency assistance programs.
Brunswick 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.