Farm subsidies in Van Buren County, Michigan
The Farm Service Agency paid 250 recipients $10.2 million through its Van Buren office in 2025, across 639 payments — 2.7% of what it paid in Michigan.
Van Buren County in 2025
- $10.2 million
- Paid out
- $10,194,570
- 12 of 81 counties in Michigan by what the office paid.
- 250
- Recipients
- Name and mailing address as published, counted once however many payments.
- 639
- Payments
- One row of USDA’s file is one disbursement, not one recipient.
- $134
- Per resident
- Over the Census Bureau's 76,071 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 Van Buren and numbers it 159 within state 26, which is its own numbering and not the Census Bureau’s. The FIPS code for Van Buren County is 26159.
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 Van Buren 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
Data retrieved