Farm subsidies in Alcona County, Michigan
The Farm Service Agency paid 34 recipients $489.3 thousand through its Alcona office in 2025, across 122 payments — 0.1% of what it paid in Michigan.
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Alcona County in 2025
- $489.3 thousand
- Paid out
- $489,258
- 60 of 81 counties in Michigan by what the office paid.
- 34
- Recipients
- Name and mailing address as published, counted once however many payments.
- 122
- Payments
- One row of USDA’s file is one disbursement, not one recipient.
- $46
- Per resident
- Over the Census Bureau's 10,556 residents. Farm payments go to farms, not to residents — this is a way to compare counties, not a payment anyone received.
FSA calls this office Alcona and numbers it 1 within state 26, which is its own numbering and not the Census Bureau’s. The FIPS code for Alcona County is 26001.
What Michigan was paid for
The state’s programs, largest first. The published file records a program against a payment rather than against a county office, so these are Michigan’s figures and not this office’s.
| Program | Paid out | Recipients |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $167,054,300 | 12,538 |
| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $97,197,079 | 2,812 |
| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Specialty Crops 1 | $63,772,207 | 3,840 |
| Supplemental Disaster Relief Specialty Crops 1 | $20,907,255 | 703 |
| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $13,790,944 | 4,080 |
| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $7,200,602 | 4,048 |
| Non-Insured Assistance Program Regular Web-Based | $1,270,794 | 35 |
| Emergency Assistance Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) | $1,241,403 | 29 |
The largest counties in Michigan
| County | Paid out | Recipients |
|---|---|---|
| Huron County | $21,089,782 | 1,199 |
| Ottawa County | $18,561,240 | 321 |
| Sanilac County | $16,877,540 | 787 |
| Kent County | $14,918,671 | 229 |
| Tuscola County | $14,911,222 | 927 |
| Berrien County | $14,849,461 | 369 |
| Lenawee County | $14,522,208 | 746 |
| Saginaw County | $13,314,434 | 1,217 |
| Monroe County | $11,314,324 | 687 |
| Kalamazoo County | $11,151,820 | 215 |
What the Farm Service Agency paid in Michigan · Federal awards recorded in Alcona County
Sources
- USDA Farm Service Agency — farm program payment files — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 23, 2026
- Census Bureau county population estimates — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work
Data retrieved