Farm subsidies in Washington County, Kentucky
The Farm Service Agency paid 378 recipients $2.4 million through its Washington office in 2025, across 832 payments — 0.8% of what it paid in Kentucky.
Washington County in 2025
- $2.4 million
- Paid out
- $2,384,890
- 39 of 116 counties in Kentucky by what the office paid.
- 378
- Recipients
- Name and mailing address as published, counted once however many payments.
- 832
- Payments
- One row of USDA’s file is one disbursement, not one recipient.
- $193
- Per resident
- Over the Census Bureau's 12,368 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 Washington and numbers it 229 within state 21, which is its own numbering and not the Census Bureau’s. The FIPS code for Washington County is 21229.
What Kentucky 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 Kentucky’s figures and not this office’s.
| Program | Paid out | Recipients |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $129,922,674 | 12,716 |
| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Specialty Crops 1 | $66,620,771 | 3,213 |
| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $42,515,135 | 9,748 |
| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $22,234,104 | 4,906 |
| Emergency Grain Storage Facility Assistance | $6,360,027 | 81 |
| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $5,841,726 | 713 |
| Supplemental Disaster Relief Specialty Crops 1 | $5,468,582 | 359 |
| Livestock Forage Program | $3,483,358 | 925 |
The largest counties in Kentucky
| County | Paid out | Recipients |
|---|---|---|
| Christian County | $23,284,787 | 712 |
| Logan County | $15,237,838 | 679 |
| Graves County | $12,239,255 | 1,084 |
| Union County | $11,134,613 | 427 |
| Calloway County | $10,170,398 | 1,120 |
| Todd County | $9,830,619 | 431 |
| McLean County | $9,676,872 | 663 |
| Daviess County | $9,142,138 | 1,324 |
| Webster County | $7,476,675 | 668 |
| Ohio County | $7,261,030 | 654 |
What the Farm Service Agency paid in Kentucky · Federal awards recorded in Washington 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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