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Wakulla County, Florida

$289,139 in USDA farm subsidies to county recipients (2024)

Opportunity Score: 54/100

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USDA Farm Subsidies — Wakulla County

$289,139 in USDA farm subsidies to Wakulla County recipients (2024).

Sum of payments to 14 recipients in this county, EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm), 2024 single year.

Program Breakdown (selected programs, EWG/USDA 2024)

Disaster Payments $288,068

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

$313,067 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 Fat Bottom Oysters, LLC $59,579
2 Bb's Apiaries Inc $49,874
3 R.H.M. $43,877
4 Linda's Apiaries Inc $30,048
5 Langston's Honey Inc $28,129
6 S.H.C. $24,842
7 W.S.W. $11,455
8 S.A.S.J. $8,158
9 S.T.W. $7,957
10 S.G.W. $7,603

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

About Farming in Wakulla County

Wakulla County has roughly 255 farms (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture).

In Wakulla County, farmland is valued near $9,146/acre (USDA NASS).

Local signals from public data: Elevated beginning-producer presence (104 per 100 farms); Elevated women-producer presence (81 per 100 farms).

FarmGrant Opportunity Score

54 out of 100
Moderate Opportunity
#34 of 67 in Florida (51st pctile)
60th national percentile
Funding Gap? 0.0/25
Program Eligibility? 17.0/25
Insurance Opportunity? 18.8/25
Economic Need? 5.0/25
What drives this score
  • Elevated beginning-producer presence (104 per 100 farms)
  • Elevated women-producer presence (81 per 100 farms)
  • High veteran population (10.7%)
  • Above-median loss ratio (2.60)
  • Low insured-policy density (0.1 policies/farm)

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.

County Land Economics & Demographics

Population
36,449
(2023, USDA ERS)
Median Income
$72,916
(USDA ERS)
Poverty Rate
10.4%
(USDA ERS)
Unemployment
2.7%
(USDA ERS)
Land Value
$9,146/ac
(USDA NASS, 2022 Census)
Insurance Policies
18
(USDA RMA)
Acres Insured
2,100,804
(USDA RMA)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much USDA funding does Wakulla County receive?

Wakulla County recipients received about $289,139 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 Wakulla 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; 54 for Wakulla 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 Wakulla 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.