Farm subsidies in Benton County, Oregon
The Farm Service Agency paid 89 recipients $3.8 million through its Benton office in 2025, across 177 payments — 1.5% of what it paid in Oregon.
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Benton County in 2025
- $3.8 million
- Paid out
- $3,780,759
- 20 of 36 counties in Oregon by what the office paid.
- 89
- Recipients
- Name and mailing address as published, counted once however many payments.
- 177
- Payments
- One row of USDA’s file is one disbursement, not one recipient.
- $39
- Per resident
- Over the Census Bureau's 97,728 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 Benton and numbers it 3 within state 41, which is its own numbering and not the Census Bureau’s. The FIPS code for Benton County is 41003.
What Oregon 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 Oregon’s figures and not this office’s.
| Program | Paid out | Recipients |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $95,744,660 | 1,764 |
| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $31,470,569 | 2,178 |
| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Specialty Crops 1 | $26,418,178 | 1,301 |
| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $25,969,101 | 2,499 |
| WECPCSCOF | $13,479,080 | 115 |
| Emergency Livestock Relief Program-2023-24 | $12,199,028 | 1,845 |
| Supplemental Disaster Relief Specialty Crops 1 | $10,833,792 | 256 |
| Emergency Assistance Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) | $7,996,740 | 200 |
The largest counties in Oregon
| County | Paid out | Recipients |
|---|---|---|
| Umatilla County | $34,105,972 | 1,172 |
| Marion County | $26,373,375 | 387 |
| Wasco County | $18,057,060 | 486 |
| Morrow County | $16,177,958 | 480 |
| Malheur County | $12,462,925 | 363 |
| Sherman County | $11,666,034 | 539 |
| Hood River County | $11,103,815 | 147 |
| Klamath County | $10,462,152 | 225 |
| Gilliam County | $9,680,603 | 297 |
| Yamhill County | $8,176,331 | 202 |
What the Farm Service Agency paid in Oregon · Federal awards recorded in Benton County
Sources
- USDA Farm Service Agency — farm program payment files — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 24, 2026
- Census Bureau county population estimates — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 23, 2026
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