North Carolina (NC) received $2.38B across 703,912 USDA Farm Service Agency payments from 2017 to 2025.
Total Subsidies
$2.38B
Payments
703,912
Counties
100
Avg Payment
$3K
27% below national avg
How North Carolina Compares
National Rank
#21 of 59 states
Subsidy Per Capita
$220
Share of National Total
1.6%
💡 Key Insight
North Carolina's peak subsidy year was 2020 at $681.7M. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($681.7M) was 13.8× the 2017 baseline.
Yearly Trends
Top Programs in North Carolina
| # | Program | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $266.1M |
| 2 | CFAP Round 2 | $193.3M |
| 3 | Market Facilitation Program 2019 | $191.7M |
| 4 | Agriculture Risk Coverage (County) | $178.0M |
| 5 | Emergency Relief Program | $159.3M |
| 6 | Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $141.1M |
| 7 | Dis/Wh2 2019 Wfhurrindemp | $119.3M |
| 8 | Market Facilitation Program (Crops) | $105.6M |
| 9 | Supp Disaster Relief (Non-Specialty Crops) | $90.7M |
| 10 | Whip Plus 3 Assistance | $81.3M |
Top Recipients in North Carolina
| # | Recipient | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Battleboro Ag Partnership | $6.7M |
| 2 | Amd Farms | $6.5M |
| 3 | Fann Farms | $6.2M |
| 4 | Mill Point Aquaculture | $5.3M |
| 5 | Ham Farms Llc | $4.9M |
| 6 | Vick Family Farms Partnership | $4.9M |
| 7 | Wf Partnership | $4.8M |
| 8 | Farm Service Agency | $4.8M |
| 9 | Scott Farms Inc | $4.6M |
| 10 | Frank Howey Family Farms | $4.5M |
| 11 | Cox Brothers Farms | $4.4M |
| 12 | Lancaster Properties | $4.0M |
| 13 | Keel Brothers Farms | $3.8M |
| 14 | 3 B Farms Partnership | $3.8M |
| 15 | D & W Farms | $3.6M |
| 16 | Anderson Farms | $3.5M |
| 17 | Cottle Farms Inc | $3.3M |
| 18 | Thomas Armfield Cannon | $3.3M |
| 19 | Michael Dwayne Hope | $3.2M |
| 20 | Miller Partnership | $2.9M |
| 21 | Derek J Godwin Farms | $2.8M |
| 22 | Howell Farms | $2.8M |
| 23 | Southland Farms | $2.8M |
| 24 | Evans Farms | $2.7M |
| 25 | Joseph A Warren Iii | $2.7M |
Counties in North Carolina
| # | County | Payments | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sampson | 30,644 | $146.6M |
| 2 | Duplin | 26,080 | $81.3M |
| 3 | Edgecombe | 17,196 | $79.3M |
| 4 | Beaufort | 15,765 | $78.0M |
| 5 | Martin | 22,759 | $74.1M |
| 6 | Robeson | 31,748 | $72.0M |
| 7 | Wayne | 27,446 | $68.5M |
| 8 | Northampton | 18,733 | $67.5M |
| 9 | Bertie | 17,826 | $66.1M |
| 10 | Halifax | 17,027 | $64.5M |
| 11 | Bladen | 15,754 | $61.8M |
| 12 | Wilson | 14,970 | $57.0M |
| 13 | Johnston | 28,960 | $56.5M |
| 14 | Pitt | 23,333 | $54.7M |
| 15 | Nash | 15,530 | $53.9M |
| 16 | Greene | 14,211 | $51.0M |
| 17 | Henderson | 1,975 | $47.4M |
| 18 | Columbus | 28,651 | $46.8M |
| 19 | Harnett | 12,956 | $46.4M |
| 20 | Union | 11,400 | $45.6M |
| 21 | Lenoir | 17,013 | $42.3M |
| 22 | Onslow | 7,454 | $37.6M |
| 23 | Washington | 6,709 | $35.5M |
| 24 | Jones | 8,440 | $34.7M |
| 25 | Cumberland | 7,491 | $33.3M |
| 26 | Hyde | 7,004 | $33.1M |
| 27 | Craven | 10,321 | $33.0M |
| 28 | Perquimans | 8,966 | $31.3M |
| 29 | Gates | 7,823 | $29.5M |
| 30 | Iredell | 7,644 | $29.2M |
| 31 | Pasquotank | 6,759 | $28.5M |
| 32 | Hertford | 5,974 | $25.4M |
| 33 | Stanly | 12,547 | $25.3M |
| 34 | Chowan | 6,539 | $24.9M |
| 35 | Tyrrell | 3,156 | $24.9M |
| 36 | Pender | 4,597 | $21.3M |
| 37 | Person | 6,074 | $20.5M |
| 38 | Cleveland | 4,874 | $19.4M |
| 39 | Guilford | 5,897 | $18.3M |
| 40 | Surry | 4,175 | $17.5M |
| 41 | Pamlico | 2,557 | $17.4M |
| 42 | Franklin | 6,672 | $17.3M |
| 43 | Yadkin | 8,877 | $17.0M |
| 44 | Carteret | 1,541 | $16.4M |
| 45 | Rowan | 5,604 | $15.9M |
| 46 | Randolph | 5,139 | $14.9M |
| 47 | Rockingham | 5,146 | $13.9M |
| 48 | Anson | 4,142 | $12.9M |
| 49 | Camden | 3,261 | $12.4M |
| 50 | Scotland | 2,855 | $11.9M |
| 51 | Ashe | 1,302 | $11.5M |
| 52 | Wake | 5,687 | $11.3M |
| 53 | Haywood | 2,117 | $11.2M |
| 54 | Granville | 5,567 | $10.9M |
| 55 | Lee | 2,420 | $10.5M |
| 56 | Warren | 4,234 | $10.5M |
| 57 | Currituck | 2,332 | $10.3M |
| 58 | Lincoln | 2,615 | $10.2M |
| 59 | Alexander | 1,828 | $9.9M |
| 60 | Wilkes | 2,056 | $9.5M |
| 61 | Caswell | 2,904 | $9.4M |
| 62 | Hoke | 2,516 | $8.8M |
| 63 | Davidson | 3,721 | $7.8M |
| 64 | Stokes | 2,565 | $7.0M |
| 65 | Alamance | 2,193 | $6.8M |
| 66 | Burke | 933 | $6.8M |
| 67 | Alleghany | 1,110 | $6.7M |
| 68 | Moore | 2,375 | $6.5M |
| 69 | Chatham | 2,644 | $6.4M |
| 70 | Brunswick | 2,848 | $6.4M |
| 71 | Catawba | 2,541 | $6.1M |
| 72 | Orange | 2,684 | $6.0M |
| 73 | Buncombe | 1,511 | $6.0M |
| 74 | Davie | 2,450 | $5.7M |
| 75 | Cabarrus | 2,300 | $5.5M |
| 76 | Montgomery | 685 | $5.3M |
| 77 | McDowell | 450 | $5.0M |
| 78 | Cherokee | 1,440 | $4.9M |
| 79 | Vance | 2,181 | $4.9M |
| 80 | Richmond | 1,672 | $4.5M |
| 81 | Forsyth | 1,820 | $4.3M |
| 82 | Rutherford | 1,644 | $4.3M |
| 83 | Dare | 155 | $4.3M |
| 84 | Caldwell | 738 | $4.1M |
| 85 | District of Columbia | 160 | $3.8M |
| 86 | Avery | 347 | $3.6M |
| 87 | Chesterfield | 937 | $3.5M |
| 88 | Watauga | 1,114 | $3.2M |
| 89 | Yancey | 991 | $3.2M |
| 90 | Macon | 806 | $3.2M |
| 91 | Gaston | 1,386 | $3.0M |
| 92 | Mecklenburg | 521 | $2.8M |
| 93 | Jackson | 455 | $2.6M |
| 94 | Transylvania | 350 | $2.6M |
| 95 | Polk | 470 | $2.3M |
| 96 | Marlboro | 783 | $2.2M |
| 97 | Marion | 245 | $2.1M |
| 98 | Clay | 828 | $2.0M |
| 99 | Swain | 209 | $1.9M |
| 100 | Madison | 1,187 | $1.8M |
📊 Understanding North Carolina's Farm Subsidies
From 2017 to 2025, North Carolina received $2.38B in USDA farm subsidy payments — ranking #21 out of 59 states and territories. The state's largest program was Price Loss Coverage Program at $266.1M, followed by CFAP Round 2 at $193.3M. Payments flowed to recipients across 100 counties.
The average payment in North Carolina ($3K) is close to the national average of $5K.
This data comes from USDA FSA payment files covering 2017–2025. Compare North Carolina with other states using our comparison tool, see state rankings, or explore why some states get more.