Farm subsidies in Maine
The Farm Service Agency paid 897 recipients in Maine $23.3 million in 2025, across 2,055 payments through 18 county offices — 0.1% of what it paid nationally.
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Maine in 2025
- $23.3 million
- Paid out
- $23,312,962
- 0.1% of the national total, which was $24.4 billion.
- 897
- Recipients
- Name and mailing address as published, counted once however many payments.
- 2,055
- Payments
- One row is one disbursement, not one recipient and not one year.
- 18
- County offices
- The offices that administered the payments, not a count of farming counties.
What the payments were for
| Program | Paid out | Recipients | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $18,080,948 | 596 | 1,158 |
| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $2,881,843 | 195 | 374 |
| EFRP Cost Share Stafford DISTR-Obligation Framework | $1,173,535 | 48 | 53 |
| ECPCOF | $637,258 | 39 | 45 |
| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $120,443 | 60 | 248 |
| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $115,854 | 73 | 100 |
| Livestock Forage Disaster Program (COF) | $99,678 | 45 | 46 |
| Emergency Assistance Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) | $63,736 | 3 | 3 |
| Non-Insured Assistance Program Regular Web-Based | $61,398 | 1 | 1 |
| Tree Assistance Program | $34,319 | 4 | 4 |
Every county office
| County | Paid out | Recipients | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aroostook County | $9,275,063 | 121 | 519 |
| Houlton | $3,055,409 | 78 | 175 |
| Fort Kent | $1,853,641 | 73 | 155 |
| York County | $1,477,630 | 71 | 141 |
| Penobscot County | $1,352,352 | 49 | 103 |
| Somerset County | $937,057 | 56 | 98 |
| Oxford County | $881,404 | 45 | 84 |
| Washington County | $767,699 | 61 | 117 |
| Kennebec County | $560,754 | 41 | 72 |
| Franklin County | $536,705 | 57 | 111 |
| Cumberland County | $449,854 | 50 | 101 |
| Androscoggin County | $387,301 | 34 | 69 |
| Lincoln County | $367,611 | 15 | 29 |
| Waldo County | $334,093 | 50 | 89 |
| Piscataquis County | $317,501 | 22 | 47 |
| Hancock County | $312,100 | 38 | 68 |
| Sagadahoc County | $288,408 | 15 | 25 |
| Knox County | $158,382 | 26 | 52 |
The largest recipients in Maine
| Recipient | Where | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crane Brothers Inc | Exeter | $659,974 | 4 |
| Guerrette Farms Corporation | Caribou | $530,135 | 12 |
| Winding Brook Turf Farm, Inc | Wethersfield | $474,123 | 2 |
| Bd Grass & Sons, Llc | Blaine | $471,953 | 20 |
| Irving Farms Inc | Caribou | $383,605 | 4 |
| Lajoie Growers Llc | Van Buren | $377,418 | 4 |
| Kingsbury Family Farm, Llc | Mars Hill | $376,104 | 3 |
| Porter Farms Llc | Mapleton | $363,278 | 4 |
| Double G Farms Inc | Blaine | $320,853 | 14 |
| Hagan Farms, Llc | Houlton | $282,863 | 4 |
Counties in Maine, side by side
The closest pairs among the state’s largest county offices. Any two counties compare on demand; these are the ones in the sitemap, because a page a crawler is offered has to be a page something links to.
- Aroostook County and York County
- York County and Penobscot County
- Penobscot County and Somerset County
- Somerset County and Oxford County
- Oxford County and Washington County
- Washington County and Kennebec County
- Kennebec County and Franklin County
- Franklin County and Cumberland County
- Cumberland County and Androscoggin County
- Androscoggin County and Lincoln County
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Sources
- USDA Farm Service Agency — farm program payment files — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 23, 2026
- Census Bureau county population estimates — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work
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