Lares County in Puerto Rico received $72.2M in USDA Farm Service Agency payments across 5,399 individual payments from 2017 to 2025.
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Total Subsidies
$72.2M
Payments
5,399
Peak Year
2019
$31.5M
Avg Payment
$13K
188% above national avg
💡 Key Insight
Lares County's peak subsidy year was 2019 at $31.5M. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($8.5M) was 57.7× the 2017 baseline. The average payment of $13K is 188% above the national average.
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About Farm Subsidies in Lares County
Lares County, Puerto Rico 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 $72.2M across 5,399 individual payments from Farm Service Agency programs including Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Price Loss Coverage (PLC), Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), and emergency assistance programs.
Lares County's peak in 2019 coincided with the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments designed to offset losses from trade tensions.
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.