Cowlitz County, Washington Farm Subsidies

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Cowlitz County in Washington received $2.2M in USDA Farm Service Agency payments across 144 individual payments from 2017 to 2025.

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National Rank

#2694 of 3087

Rank in Washington

#33 of 39

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Total Subsidies

$2.2M

Payments

144

Peak Year

2025

$735K

Avg Payment

$15K

225% above national avg

💡 Key Insight

Cowlitz County's peak subsidy year was 2025 at $735K. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($645K) was 176.5× the 2017 baseline. The average payment of $15K is 225% above the national average.

Yearly Trend

Yearly Subsidy Trend

Year-by-Year Breakdown

Year	Subsidies	Payments	Avg Payment
2025	$735K	14	$53K
2024	$5K	4	$1K
2023	$59K	16	$4K
2022	$7K	8	$929
2021	$597K	25	$24K
2020	$645K	51	$13K
2019	$58K	12	$5K
2018	$62K	12	$5K
2017	$4K	2	$2K

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About Farm Subsidies in Cowlitz County

Cowlitz County, Washington 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 $2.2M across 144 individual payments from Farm Service Agency programs including Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Price Loss Coverage (PLC), Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), and emergency assistance programs.

Cowlitz County's subsidy payments peaked in 2025 at $735K.

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.