Farm subsidies in Kentucky, 2025
Farmers and landowners in Kentucky received $292.6 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 22,679 recipients. The programs that paid it, and the counties it went to.
$292.6MPaid in 202522,679Recipients$185.1MCrop insurance claims, 2024
Payments by program
- Emergency Commodity Assistance Program$129.9M
- Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops$66.6M
- Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$42.5M
- CRP Payment - Annual Rental$22.2M
- Emergency Grain Storage Facility Asstnce$6.4M
- Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops$5.8M
- Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops$5.5M
- Livestock Forage Program$3.5M
- Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24$2.6M
- WECPCSCOF$1.4M
Counties with the most farm payments
- Christian County$23.3M
- Logan County$15.2M
- Graves County$12.2M
- Union County$11.1M
- Calloway County$10.2M
- Todd County$9.8M
- McLean County$9.7M
- Daviess County$9.1M
- Webster County$7.5M
- Ohio County$7.3M
Crop insurance claims, 2024
- Soybeans$95.6M
- Corn$55.6M
- Wheat$13M
- Burley Tobacco$12.4M
- All Other Crops$4.1M
- Pasture,Rangeland,Forage$1.6M
- Fire Cured Tobacco$1.6M
- Dark Air Tobacco$959K
- Popcorn$138K
- Grain Sorghum$43K
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Questions
How much do farmers in Kentucky get in subsidies?
$292.6 million in USDA farm program payments in 2025, to 22,679 recipients.
Which Kentucky county gets the most farm payments?
Christian County, with $23.3 million in 2025.
What is the largest farm program in Kentucky?
Emergency Commodity Assistance Program, which paid $129.9 million in 2025.
How much did crop insurance pay in Kentucky?
$185.1 million in claims for the 2024 crop year, on 16,308 policies.
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