Mercer, McDowell County in West Virginia received $939K in USDA Farm Service Agency payments across 518 individual payments from 2017 to 2025.
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Total Subsidies
$939K
Payments
518
Peak Year
2020
$445K
Avg Payment
$2K
61% below national avg
💡 Key Insight
Mercer, McDowell County's peak subsidy year was 2020 at $445K. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($445K) was 47.2× the 2017 baseline. The average payment of $2K is 61% below the national average.
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About Farm Subsidies in Mercer, McDowell County
Mercer, McDowell 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 $939K across 518 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, Mercer, McDowell 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.