FARMGRANT COUNTY PROFILE · PUBLIC USDA DATA

Greene County, Arkansas

$800,712 in USDA farm subsidies to county recipients (2024)

Opportunity Score: 55/100

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USDA Farm Subsidies — Greene County

$800,712 in USDA farm subsidies to Greene County recipients (2024).

Sum of payments to 498 recipients in this county, EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm), 2024 single year.

Program Breakdown (selected programs, EWG/USDA 2024)

Disaster Payments $618,105
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $150,063
Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) $32,538

Selected program components shown individually. These are separate EWG/USDA pulls and are not additive to the headline subsidy total — no combined "total" is shown. Source: EWG Farm Subsidy Database / USDA, 2024.

Crop Insurance Premium Subsidy

$8.2M in federal crop-insurance premium subsidy (RMA, 2024).

This is a separate program total (premium-subsidy dollars only) — it is not part of the subsidy headline above and is shown on its own. Source: USDA RMA via EWG, 2024.

Top Subsidy Recipients

# Recipient 2024 Total
1 B.G.M. $50,078
2 Allen & Tenna Griffin Farms $43,304
3 C.E.C.J. $34,558
4 Blg Farms, LLC $29,879
5 Z.C.C. $23,423
6 E.F.C. $23,423
7 C.R. $23,223
8 King Farms Partnership $16,341
9 Coldstream Fisheries Inc $15,492
10 Kenneth B Phillips Revocable Trust $14,216

Top recipients by EWG totalfarm (2024). These named payments sum toward the headline total above. Source: EWG Farm Subsidy Database.

About Farming in Greene County

Greene County has roughly 496 farms working about 224,286 acres of land in farms (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture), averaging ~452 acres per farm.

In Greene County, irrigated cropland rents for roughly $161/acre and farmland is valued near $4,818/acre (USDA NASS).

Local signals from public data: Moderately below state-average USDA $/acre; Rural county — eligible for rural-priority programs.

FarmGrant Opportunity Score

55 out of 100
Moderate Opportunity
#52 of 75 in Arkansas (32nd pctile)
62nd national percentile
Funding Gap? 15.0/25
Program Eligibility? 17.0/25
Insurance Opportunity? 15.0/25
Economic Need? 8.0/25
What drives this score
  • Moderately below state-average USDA $/acre
  • Rural county — eligible for rural-priority programs
  • Above-average beginning producers (49 per 100 farms)
  • Above-average women producers (56 per 100 farms)
  • High veteran population (9.2%)
  • Very high loss ratio (4.82) — disaster programs likely applicable
  • Moderate poverty (16.2%)

An opportunity-gap indicator (0–100) built from up to four public-data components — not a prediction that any farm will get funding or qualifies for a program. Sources: USDA ERS, NASS, RMA, and EWG subsidy records.

USDA Funding Per Acre

Historically, Greene County received about $3.57 per acre of farmland in USDA subsidies. That ranks #1,848 of 3,032 U.S. counties for USDA dollars per farmland acre.

2024 USDA subsidy $ (EWG totalfarm) ÷ land-in-farms acres (224,286 acres, USDA NASS 2022 Census). A descriptive county-wide statistic — not a prediction of what any individual farm received or will receive.

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County Land Economics & Demographics

Population
46,743
(2023, USDA ERS)
Median Income
$55,444
(USDA ERS)
Poverty Rate
16.2%
(USDA ERS)
Unemployment
3.3%
(USDA ERS)
Cropland Rent
$161/ac
(USDA NASS, irrig.)
Land Value
$4,818/ac
(USDA NASS, 2022 Census)
Insurance Policies
1,753
(USDA RMA)
Acres Insured
173,506
(USDA RMA)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much USDA funding does Greene County receive?

Greene County recipients received about $800,712 in USDA farm subsidies in 2024, per the EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm). This is a single-year county total of recorded payments, not a forecast of future funding.

What USDA programs are available to farmers in Greene County?

Farmers may be eligible for a range of USDA programs — conservation (e.g. CRP, EQIP), commodity support (ARC/PLC), disaster assistance, federal crop insurance, and FSA loans. Eligibility depends on your farm; use the free Subsidy Finder to see programs you could qualify for.

How is the FarmGrant Opportunity Score calculated?

The Opportunity Score (0–100; 55 for Greene County) is an opportunity-gap indicator built from up to four public-data components — funding gap, program eligibility, insurance opportunity, and economic need — using USDA ERS, NASS, RMA, and EWG records. It is not a prediction that any farm will receive funding or qualifies for a specific program.

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Farms in Greene County may qualify for USDA programs based on crop, conservation, and disaster activity. Run the free Subsidy Finder to see which programs you could qualify for, then prep your local USDA office visit.

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Data as of June 02, 2026. Subsidy figures: USDA/EWG 2024 release. Farmland acres: USDA NASS 2022 Census. Opportunity score refreshed monthly. Each figure above carries its own data year; this page is never fresher than its oldest input.