Essex County in Virginia received $17.5M in USDA Farm Service Agency payments across 5,560 individual payments from 2017 to 2025.
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Total Subsidies
$17.5M
Payments
5,560
Peak Year
2025
$4.1M
Avg Payment
$3K
32% below national avg
💡 Key Insight
Essex County's peak subsidy year was 2025 at $4.1M. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($3.8M) was 2.0× the 2017 baseline. The average payment of $3K is 32% below the national average.
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About Farm Subsidies in Essex County
Essex County, Virginia 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 $17.5M across 5,560 individual payments from Farm Service Agency programs including Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Price Loss Coverage (PLC), Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), and emergency assistance programs.
Essex County's subsidy payments peaked in 2025 at $4.1M.
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.