Farm subsidies in Washington County, Rhode Island
The Farm Service Agency paid 36 recipients $2.4 million through its Washington office in 2025, across 58 payments — 70.5% of what it paid in Rhode Island.
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Washington County in 2025
- $2.4 million
- Paid out
- $2,448,067
- 1 of 5 counties in Rhode Island by what the office paid.
- 36
- Recipients
- Name and mailing address as published, counted once however many payments.
- 58
- Payments
- One row of USDA’s file is one disbursement, not one recipient.
- $19
- Per resident
- Over the Census Bureau's 129,795 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 9 within state 44, which is its own numbering and not the Census Bureau’s. The FIPS code for Washington County is 44009.
What Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island’s figures and not this office’s.
| Program | Paid out | Recipients |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency Assistance Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) | $1,990,101 | 24 |
| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $1,003,874 | 52 |
| Non-Insured Assistance Program | $248,487 | 8 |
| Supplemental Disaster Relief Specialty Crops 1 | $113,854 | 5 |
| WECPCSCOF | $75,548 | 3 |
| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $28,241 | 20 |
| Tree Assistance Program | $7,349 | 2 |
| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Specialty Crops 1 | $5,728 | 2 |
The largest counties in Rhode Island
| County | Paid out | Recipients |
|---|---|---|
| Washington County | $2,448,067 | 36 |
| Newport County | $603,644 | 24 |
| Providence County | $297,796 | 31 |
| Kent County | $108,542 | 11 |
| Bristol County | $15,133 | 5 |
What the Farm Service Agency paid in Rhode Island · 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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