Farm subsidies in Ottawa County, Ohio
The Farm Service Agency paid 734 recipients $12.2 million through its Ottawa office in 2025, across 3,163 payments — 1.8% of what it paid in Ohio.
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Ottawa County in 2025
- $12.2 million
- Paid out
- $12,167,585
- 24 of 87 counties in Ohio by what the office paid.
- 734
- Recipients
- Name and mailing address as published, counted once however many payments.
- 3,163
- Payments
- One row of USDA’s file is one disbursement, not one recipient.
- $308
- Per resident
- Over the Census Bureau's 39,481 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 Ottawa and numbers it 123 within state 39, which is its own numbering and not the Census Bureau’s. The FIPS code for Ottawa County is 39123.
What Ohio 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 Ohio’s figures and not this office’s.
| Program | Paid out | Recipients |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $301,894,555 | 28,514 |
| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $138,416,729 | 22,116 |
| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Specialty Crops 1 | $118,839,186 | 8,619 |
| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $51,707,683 | 16,685 |
| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $20,242,077 | 675 |
| Emergency Livestock Relief Program-2023-24 | $11,494,581 | 6,025 |
| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based - COF | $6,089,140 | 721 |
| CRP - Continuous PIP | $5,749,610 | 1,180 |
The largest counties in Ohio
| County | Paid out | Recipients |
|---|---|---|
| Pickaway County | $31,566,246 | 827 |
| Fayette County | $22,958,837 | 671 |
| Mercer County | $22,316,455 | 1,369 |
| Ross County | $19,954,340 | 793 |
| Highland County | $19,505,987 | 967 |
| Wood County | $19,409,041 | 1,676 |
| Union County | $17,695,341 | 774 |
| Madison County | $17,204,813 | 697 |
| Logan County | $16,649,316 | 743 |
| Wyandot County | $16,556,482 | 870 |
What the Farm Service Agency paid in Ohio · Federal awards recorded in Ottawa County
Sources
- 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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