Montgomery County, Texas Farm Subsidies

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Montgomery County in Texas received $2.3M in USDA Farm Service Agency payments across 418 individual payments from 2017 to 2025.

📊 County Rank

National Rank

#2684 of 3087

Rank in Texas

#236 of 254

Total Subsidies

$2.3M

Payments

418

Peak Year

2020

$1.4M

Avg Payment

$6K

19% above national avg

💡 Key Insight

Montgomery County's peak subsidy year was 2020 at $1.4M — driven by COVID-era CFAP emergency payments. The average payment of $6K is 19% above the national average.

Yearly Trend

Yearly Subsidy Trend

Year-by-Year Breakdown

YearSubsidiesPaymentsAvg Payment
2025$109K32$3K
2024$172K53$3K
2023$172K52$3K
2022$118K16$7K
2021$265K66$4K
2020$1.4M194$7K
2018$53K5$11K

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🤖 AI Overview

Montgomery County ranks #2684 out of 3,087 U.S. counties in total farm subsidy payments, and #236 within Texas.

This county receives 95% less than the average Texas county ($48.2M), suggesting a smaller agricultural footprint relative to state peers.

Peak spending in 2020 ($1.4M) was likely driven by COVID-era CFAP emergency payments. The average payment of $6K is 19% above the national average of $5K.

About Farm Subsidies in Montgomery County

Montgomery County, Texas 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 $2.3M across 418 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, Montgomery 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.