North Carolina Farm Subsidies by County
All 243 North Carolina counties ranked by total USDA farm subsidy payments. Wake County leads with $24,667M.
Which county in North Carolina receives the most farm subsidies?
Wake County leads North Carolina with $24,667M in total USDA farm subsidy payments. View Wake County details →
How are county subsidy totals calculated?
County totals are aggregated from individual payment records in USASpending.gov where a county is listed on the transaction. Totals include all USDA financial assistance award types — direct payments, conservation, commodity support, and disaster programs.
Does the per-capita figure reflect farm population only?
No. Per-capita figures divide total subsidy dollars by the county's total Census Bureau population, not just farm households. This provides a consistent basis for comparison across counties regardless of farm density.
| Rank | County | Total Payments | Avg $/Capita/Year | Records | Recipients | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | $24,667M | $1,339.42 | 9,776 | 1,511 | 2010–2025 |
| 2 | Sampson County | $235M | $239.90 | 36,020 | 1,116 | 2010–2025 |
| 3 | Pitt County | $234M | $84.39 | 37,868 | 1,016 | 2010–2025 |
| 4 | Robeson County | $212M | $105.26 | 38,809 | 1,034 | 2010–2025 |
| 5 | Duplin County | $195M | $228.14 | 25,883 | 480 | 2010–2025 |
| 6 | Johnston County | $172M | $55.34 | 30,707 | 963 | 2010–2025 |
| 7 | Guilford County | $166M | $20.46 | 7,125 | 508 | 2010–2025 |
| 8 | Wayne County | $161M | $82.60 | 33,836 | 863 | 2010–2025 |
| 9 | Beaufort County | $155M | $208.38 | 17,912 | 848 | 2010–2025 |
| 10 | Columbus County | $150M | $172.75 | 27,869 | 592 | 2010–2025 |
| 11 | Nash County | $148M | $97.32 | 22,785 | 793 | 2010–2025 |
| 12 | Halifax County | $144M | $178.33 | 22,966 | 723 | 2010–2025 |
| 13 | Edgecombe County | $140M | $169.72 | 21,990 | 696 | 2010–2025 |
| 14 | Harnett County | $139M | $67.11 | 18,629 | 652 | 2010–2025 |
| 15 | Gaston County | $130M | $35.38 | 3,923 | 196 | 2010–2025 |
| 16 | Martin County | $128M | $354.74 | 27,458 | 617 | 2010–2025 |
| 17 | Wilson County | $126M | $97.93 | 23,550 | 929 | 2010–2025 |
| 18 | Bladen County | $117M | $233.31 | 15,106 | 297 | 2010–2025 |
| 19 | Lenoir County | $111M | $120.94 | 20,047 | 595 | 2010–2025 |
| 20 | Bertie County | $104M | $346.81 | 24,521 | 653 | 2010–2025 |
| 21 | Craven County | $103M | $62.72 | 10,997 | 440 | 2010–2025 |
| 22 | Northampton County | $103M | $340.18 | 25,082 | 405 | 2010–2025 |
| 23 | Cumberland County | $91M | $17.10 | 5,359 | 317 | 2010–2025 |
| 24 | Iredell County | $80M | $28.50 | 12,298 | 293 | 2010–2025 |
| 25 | Surry County | $76M | $65.46 | 4,392 | 256 | 2010–2025 |
| 26 | Rockingham County | $75M | $50.92 | 4,154 | 327 | 2010–2025 |
| 27 | Onslow County | $74M | $23.19 | 14,404 | 261 | 2010–2025 |
| 28 | Lee County | $74M | $73.62 | 2,944 | 249 | 2010–2025 |
| 29 | Greene County | $73M | $217.63 | 15,351 | 452 | 2010–2025 |
| 30 | Rowan County | $70M | $29.76 | 6,366 | 254 | 2010–2025 |
| 31 | Union County | $66M | $17.49 | 15,782 | 297 | 2010–2025 |
| 32 | Franklin County | $63M | $59.61 | 6,813 | 266 | 2010–2025 |
| 33 | Vance County | $62M | $88.42 | 8,896 | 247 | 2010–2025 |
| 34 | Washington County | $59M | $316.30 | 7,130 | 280 | 2010–2025 |
| 35 | Perquimans County | $58M | $270.03 | 13,616 | 165 | 2010–2025 |
| 36 | Jones County | $56M | $366.64 | 12,884 | 221 | 2010–2025 |
| 37 | Gates County | $55M | $310.75 | 17,315 | 123 | 2010–2025 |
| 38 | Granville County | $52M | $55.72 | 3,255 | 260 | 2010–2025 |
| 39 | Person County | $52M | $82.47 | 7,358 | 316 | 2010–2025 |
| 40 | Yadkin County | $51M | $83.74 | 9,449 | 216 | 2010–2025 |
| 41 | Dare County | $51M | $91.87 | 257 | 65 | 2010–2025 |
| 42 | Buncombe County | $50M | $11.77 | 3,120 | 315 | 2010–2025 |
| 43 | Stokes County | $48M | $64.37 | 2,472 | 192 | 2010–2025 |
| 44 | Hertford County | $47M | $129.10 | 7,516 | 452 | 2010–2025 |
| 45 | Forsyth County | $43M | $7.34 | 2,646 | 349 | 2010–2025 |
| 46 | Hoke County | $43M | $51.03 | 6,464 | 206 | 2010–2025 |
| 47 | Pasquotank County | $43M | $66.30 | 10,340 | 245 | 2010–2025 |
| 48 | Scotland County | $42M | $73.75 | 3,714 | 346 | 2010–2025 |
| 49 | Moore County | $41M | $26.70 | 805 | 300 | 2010–2025 |
| 50 | Stanly County | $40M | $40.10 | 14,412 | 239 | 2010–2025 |
| 51 | Caswell County | $40M | $107.71 | 3,853 | 149 | 2010–2025 |
| 52 | Mecklenburg County | $39M | $2.29 | 2,114 | 495 | 2010–2025 |
| 53 | Burke County | $37M | $26.16 | 1,813 | 152 | 2010–2025 |
| 54 | Cherokee County | $37M | $81.19 | 2,119 | 207 | 2010–2025 |
| 55 | Anson County | $37M | $101.40 | 4,580 | 193 | 2010–2025 |
| 56 | Alamance County | $36M | $13.88 | 2,762 | 257 | 2010–2025 |
| 57 | Pender County | $35M | $35.77 | 4,987 | 153 | 2010–2025 |
| 58 | Warren County | $33M | $102.48 | 642 | 179 | 2010–2025 |
| 59 | Richmond County | $33M | $46.60 | 2,523 | 177 | 2010–2025 |
| 60 | Tyrrell County | $31M | $530.99 | 3,386 | 63 | 2010–2025 |
| 61 | Randolph County | $31M | $13.54 | 5,890 | 168 | 2010–2025 |
| 62 | Hyde County | $29M | $355.21 | 2,502 | 193 | 2010–2025 |
| 63 | Chowan County | $29M | $127.89 | 3,586 | 332 | 2010–2025 |
| 64 | Henderson County | $29M | $15.65 | 1,733 | 174 | 2010–2025 |
| 65 | Pamlico County | $29M | $143.59 | 3,794 | 155 | 2010–2025 |
| 66 | Wilkes County | $28M | $26.23 | 2,170 | 139 | 2010–2025 |
| 67 | Caldwell County | $28M | $21.64 | 352 | 135 | 2010–2025 |
| 68 | Chatham County | $27M | $23.37 | 3,101 | 281 | 2010–2025 |
| 69 | Brunswick County | $27M | $13.41 | 3,532 | 228 | 2010–2025 |
| 70 | Orange County | $27M | $11.71 | 3,372 | 291 | 2010–2025 |
| 71 | Cleveland County | $25M | $15.44 | 3,841 | 219 | 2010–2025 |
| 72 | Camden County | $24M | $151.37 | 6,051 | 129 | 2010–2025 |
| 73 | Carteret County | $23M | $21.00 | 995 | 134 | 2010–2025 |
| 74 | Williamsburg County | $22M | — | 133 | 121 | 2010–2025 |
| 75 | Davidson County | $21M | $7.88 | 4,284 | 176 | 2010–2025 |
| 76 | Ashe County | $21M | $48.28 | 1,790 | 107 | 2010–2025 |
| 77 | Dillon County | $20M | — | 123 | 113 | 2010–2025 |
| 78 | Montgomery County | $20M | $46.93 | 432 | 162 | 2010–2025 |
| 79 | Tazewell County | $20M | — | 65 | 64 | 2010–2025 |
| 80 | Watauga County | $19M | $22.11 | 1,403 | 152 | 2010–2025 |
| 81 | Darlington County | $19M | — | 77 | 66 | 2010–2025 |
| 82 | Catawba County | $18M | $7.04 | 1,077 | 158 | 2010–2025 |
| 83 | Rutherford County | $17M | $16.09 | 2,196 | 98 | 2010–2025 |
| 84 | Haywood County | $17M | $17.03 | 2,337 | 246 | 2010–2025 |
| 85 | Durham County | $17M | $3.75 | 1,258 | 198 | 2010–2025 |
| 86 | Alexander County | $16M | $26.49 | 643 | 94 | 2010–2025 |
| 87 | Transylvania County | $15M | $27.35 | 399 | 108 | 2010–2025 |
| 88 | Horry County | $14M | — | 79 | 70 | 2010–2025 |
| 89 | Florence County | $14M | — | 85 | 81 | 2010–2025 |
| 90 | Yancey County | $13M | $45.35 | 418 | 118 | 2010–2025 |
| 91 | York County | $13M | — | 75 | 68 | 2010–2025 |
| 92 | Madison County | $13M | $37.70 | 992 | 61 | 2010–2025 |
| 93 | Cabarrus County | $12M | $3.69 | 3,177 | 160 | 2010–2025 |
| 94 | Henry County | $12M | — | 67 | 62 | 2010–2025 |
| 95 | Chesterfield County | $12M | — | 74 | 55 | 2010–2025 |
| 96 | New Hanover County | $11M | $5.33 | 716 | 164 | 2010–2025 |
| 97 | Marion County | $11M | — | 60 | 54 | 2010–2025 |
| 98 | Marlboro County | $11M | — | 71 | 52 | 2010–2025 |
| 99 | Jackson County | $11M | $16.37 | 393 | 91 | 2010–2025 |
| 100 | Lincoln County | $11M | $7.98 | 636 | 129 | 2010–2025 |
| 101 | Mcdowell County | $10M | $14.36 | 894 | 61 | 2010–2025 |
| 102 | Oconee County | $10M | — | 48 | 43 | 2010–2025 |
| 103 | Davie County | $9M | $13.59 | 941 | 114 | 2010–2025 |
| 104 | Clarendon County | $9M | — | 45 | 43 | 2010–2025 |
| 105 | Carroll County | $9M | — | 53 | 49 | 2010–2025 |
| 106 | Alleghany County | $8M | $47.87 | 610 | 111 | 2010–2025 |
| 107 | Mitchell County | $8M | $34.01 | 682 | 69 | 2010–2025 |
| 108 | Wythe County | $8M | — | 59 | 52 | 2010–2025 |
| 109 | Newberry County | $8M | — | 23 | 21 | 2010–2025 |
| 110 | Abbeville County | $7M | — | 46 | 39 | 2010–2025 |
| 111 | Currituck County | $7M | $25.66 | 1,712 | 98 | 2010–2025 |
| 112 | Avery County | $7M | $23.43 | 281 | 70 | 2010–2025 |
| 113 | Swain County | $6M | $28.73 | 542 | 43 | 2010–2025 |
| 114 | Bedford County | $6M | — | 57 | 39 | 2010–2025 |
| 115 | Greenwood County | $6M | — | 32 | 28 | 2010–2025 |
| 116 | Lancaster County | $6M | — | 35 | 30 | 2010–2025 |
| 117 | Laurens County | $6M | — | 18 | 17 | 2010–2025 |
| 118 | Russell County | $5M | — | 29 | 26 | 2010–2025 |
| 119 | Macon County | $5M | $8.55 | 816 | 85 | 2010–2025 |
| 120 | Knox County | $5M | — | 32 | 29 | 2010–2025 |
| 121 | Wise County | $4M | — | 28 | 27 | 2010–2025 |
| 122 | Mercer County | $4M | — | 19 | 19 | 2010–2024 |
| 123 | Kershaw County | $4M | — | 18 | 14 | 2010–2025 |
| 124 | Barbour County | $4M | — | 44 | 38 | 2010–2025 |
| 125 | Hancock County | $4M | — | 17 | 14 | 2010–2024 |
| 126 | Anderson County | $4M | — | 29 | 26 | 2010–2025 |
| 127 | Lexington County | $4M | — | 11 | 10 | 2012–2024 |
| 128 | Marshall County | $4M | — | 15 | 13 | 2010–2024 |
| 129 | Lawrence County | $4M | — | 15 | 13 | 2010–2024 |
| 130 | Meigs County | $4M | — | 36 | 33 | 2010–2025 |
| 131 | Greenville County | $3M | — | 32 | 26 | 2010–2025 |
| 132 | Dekalb County | $3M | — | 33 | 28 | 2010–2025 |
| 133 | Whitley County | $3M | — | 34 | 30 | 2010–2025 |
| 134 | Cocke County | $3M | — | 16 | 14 | 2010–2025 |
| 135 | Prince Edward County | $3M | — | 29 | 26 | 2010–2025 |
| 136 | Clay County | $3M | $18.31 | 170 | 39 | 2010–2025 |
| 137 | Graham County | $3M | $23.95 | 168 | 42 | 2010–2025 |
| 138 | Bibb County | $3M | — | 15 | 13 | 2010–2025 |
| 139 | Nelson County | $3M | — | 12 | 12 | 2010–2025 |
| 140 | Logan County | $3M | — | 17 | 14 | 2010–2025 |
| 141 | Pittsylvania County | $3M | — | 23 | 21 | 2010–2025 |
| 142 | Allendale County | $3M | — | 16 | 14 | 2010–2025 |
| 143 | Patrick County | $3M | — | 13 | 13 | 2010–2025 |
| 144 | Charlotte County | $2M | — | 14 | 13 | 2010–2024 |
| 145 | Etowah County | $2M | — | 14 | 13 | 2010–2025 |
| 146 | Page County | $2M | — | 14 | 13 | 2010–2025 |
| 147 | Dorchester County | $2M | — | 17 | 16 | 2010–2025 |
| 148 | Bell County | $2M | — | 14 | 13 | 2010–2025 |
| 149 | Bamberg County | $2M | — | 34 | 28 | 2010–2025 |
| 150 | Georgetown County | $2M | — | 8 | 8 | 2014–2025 |
| 151 | Elliott County | $2M | — | 23 | 15 | 2010–2025 |
| 152 | Gloucester County | $2M | — | 15 | 15 | 2010–2025 |
| 153 | Ballard County | $2M | — | 34 | 28 | 2010–2025 |
| 154 | King George County | $2M | — | 16 | 13 | 2011–2025 |
| 155 | Appomattox County | $2M | — | 17 | 14 | 2010–2025 |
| 156 | Colleton County | $2M | — | 35 | 29 | 2010–2025 |
| 157 | Lunenburg County | $2M | — | 17 | 15 | 2010–2024 |
| 158 | Saluda County | $2M | — | 16 | 14 | 2010–2025 |
| 159 | Lamar County | $2M | — | 17 | 14 | 2010–2025 |
| 160 | Unicoi County | $2M | — | 16 | 11 | 2010–2025 |
| 161 | Pulaski County | $2M | — | 15 | 13 | 2010–2024 |
| 162 | Aiken County | $2M | — | 16 | 15 | 2010–2025 |
| 163 | King William County | $2M | — | 18 | 13 | 2010–2025 |
| 164 | Scott County | $2M | — | 15 | 14 | 2010–2025 |
| 165 | Nottoway County | $2M | — | 15 | 13 | 2010–2025 |
| 166 | Giles County | $2M | — | 13 | 13 | 2010–2025 |
| 167 | Campbell County | $2M | — | 15 | 13 | 2010–2024 |
| 168 | Upshur County | $2M | — | 14 | 13 | 2010–2024 |
| 169 | Rockbridge County | $2M | — | 13 | 12 | 2011–2025 |
| 170 | Escambia County | $2M | — | 16 | 12 | 2010–2024 |
| 171 | Bullock County | $2M | — | 14 | 13 | 2010–2025 |
| 172 | Polk County | $2M | $7.70 | 252 | 19 | 2010–2025 |
| 173 | Muhlenberg County | $1M | — | 11 | 11 | 2011–2024 |
| 174 | Green County | $1M | — | 11 | 11 | 2013–2025 |
| 175 | Hanover County | $1M | — | 13 | 12 | 2010–2025 |
| 176 | Orangeburg County | $1M | — | 15 | 14 | 2010–2024 |
| 177 | Greensville County | $1M | — | 9 | 7 | 2010–2025 |
| 178 | Fairfield County | $1M | — | 14 | 13 | 2010–2025 |
| 179 | Winston County | $1M | — | 15 | 14 | 2010–2025 |
| 180 | Putnam County | $1M | — | 15 | 14 | 2010–2025 |
| 181 | Barton County | $1M | — | 4 | 2 | 2022–2024 |
| 182 | Crittenden County | $1M | — | 14 | 12 | 2010–2025 |
| 183 | Dade County | $1M | — | 15 | 13 | 2010–2025 |
| 184 | Blount County | $1M | — | 2 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| 185 | West Baton Rouge County | $1M | — | 3 | 3 | 2010–2012 |
| 186 | Meriwether County | $1M | — | 10 | 9 | 2010–2025 |
| 187 | Seminole County | $1M | — | 6 | 4 | 2010–2023 |
| 188 | Amelia County | $1M | — | 14 | 13 | 2010–2025 |
| 189 | Crockett County | $1M | — | 16 | 14 | 2010–2025 |
| 190 | Spartanburg County | $1M | — | 20 | 16 | 2010–2025 |
| 191 | Carlisle County | $1M | — | 15 | 15 | 2010–2025 |
| 192 | Amherst County | $1M | — | 7 | 4 | 2021–2025 |
| 193 | Chester County | $1M | — | 19 | 14 | 2010–2025 |
| 194 | Dooly County | $1M | — | 6 | 6 | 2010–2023 |
| 195 | Mccormick County | $1M | — | 6 | 6 | 2010–2021 |
| 196 | Webster County | $1M | — | 12 | 11 | 2011–2025 |
| 197 | Pickens County | $0M | — | 4 | 4 | 2021–2025 |
| 198 | Crisp County | $0M | — | 4 | 4 | 2010–2011 |
| 199 | Houston County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2023–2025 |
| 200 | Butts County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2023–2025 |
| 201 | Gallia County | $0M | — | 4 | 3 | 2010–2012 |
| 202 | Trumbull County | $0M | — | 4 | 3 | 2010–2012 |
| 203 | Wood County | $0M | — | 4 | 4 | 2010–2013 |
| 204 | Gibson County | $0M | — | 7 | 4 | 2021–2025 |
| 205 | Taylor County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| 206 | Walker County | $0M | — | 4 | 3 | 2013–2023 |
| 207 | Vinton County | $0M | — | 4 | 3 | 2010–2012 |
| 208 | Grayson County | $0M | — | 2 | 1 | 2010–2010 |
| 209 | Jenkins County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| 210 | Jefferson County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 211 | Trimble County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| 212 | Somerset County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2010–2011 |
| 213 | Butte County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 214 | Lynn County | $0M | — | 3 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| 215 | Weakley County | $0M | — | 3 | 3 | 2011–2013 |
| 216 | Oglethorpe County | $0M | — | 3 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 217 | Suffolk (city) County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 218 | Nacogdoches County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 219 | Gilmer County | $0M | — | 3 | 2 | 2014–2015 |
| 220 | Sherman County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 221 | Corson County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 222 | Dallas County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 223 | Monroe County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 224 | Frontier County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 225 | Beauregard County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 226 | Coosa County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2010–2012 |
| 227 | Covington County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 228 | Leflore County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| 229 | Hampton County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 230 | Livingston County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 231 | Ellsworth County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 232 | Benton County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 233 | Catoosa County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 234 | Cook County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 235 | Rabun County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 236 | Sussex County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 237 | Keokuk County | $0M | — | 3 | 3 | 2010–2012 |
| 238 | Ravalli County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 239 | Red River County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 240 | Craighead County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 241 | Los Angeles County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| 242 | San Francisco County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| 243 | New Castle County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |