Lincoln County, West Virginia Farm Subsidies

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Lincoln County in West Virginia received $830K in USDA Farm Service Agency payments across 1,020 individual payments from 2017 to 2025.

📊 County Rank

National Rank

#2913 of 3087

Rank in West Virginia

#34 of 53

Total Subsidies

$830K

Payments

1,020

Peak Year

2025

$228K

Avg Payment

$814

82% below national avg

💡 Key Insight

Lincoln County's peak subsidy year was 2025 at $228K. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($148K) was 3.6× the 2017 baseline. The average payment of $814 is 82% below the national average.

Yearly Trend

Yearly Subsidy Trend

Year-by-Year Breakdown

YearSubsidiesPaymentsAvg Payment
2025$228K183$1K
2024$164K85$2K
2023$15K52$293
2022$50K65$770
2021$98K115$855
2020$148K295$502
2019$32K72$443
2018$54K93$577
2017$41K60$683

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About Farm Subsidies in Lincoln County

Lincoln County, West 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 $830K across 1,020 individual payments from Farm Service Agency programs including Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Price Loss Coverage (PLC), Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), and emergency assistance programs.

Lincoln County's subsidy payments peaked in 2025 at $228K.

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.