FARMGRANT COUNTY PROFILE · PUBLIC USDA DATA

Barrow County, Georgia

$24,865 in USDA farm subsidies to county recipients (2024)

Opportunity Score: 54/100

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USDA Farm Subsidies — Barrow County

$24,865 in USDA farm subsidies to Barrow County recipients (2024).

Sum of payments to 18 recipients in this county, EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm), 2024 single year.

Program Breakdown (selected programs, EWG/USDA 2024)

Disaster Payments $24,719
Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) $146

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

$24,865 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 Mclocklin Cattle LLC $6,138
2 J.T.H.J. $3,957
3 R.W. $3,194
4 A.K. $3,116
5 Luke Cattle And Land LLC $2,201
6 C.R.S. $1,628
7 P.A.P. $1,548
8 G.H.G. $1,185
9 M.J.E. $1,099
10 F.E.C. $506

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

About Farming in Barrow County

Barrow County has roughly 256 farms working about 21,238 acres of land in farms (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture), averaging ~83 acres per farm.

In Barrow County, farmland is valued near $10,026/acre (USDA NASS).

Local signals from public data: Very low USDA $/acre vs. state average — large funding gap; Above-average beginning producers (41 per 100 farms).

FarmGrant Opportunity Score

54 out of 100
Moderate Opportunity
#102 of 159 in Georgia (36th pctile)
60th national percentile
Funding Gap? 25.0/25
Program Eligibility? 11.0/25
Insurance Opportunity? 0.0/25
Economic Need? 5.0/25
What drives this score
  • Very low USDA $/acre vs. state average — large funding gap
  • Above-average beginning producers (41 per 100 farms)
  • Above-average women producers (55 per 100 farms)
  • Notable veteran population (6.2%)

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, Barrow County received about $1.17 per acre of farmland in USDA subsidies. That ranks #2,569 of 3,032 U.S. counties for USDA dollars per farmland acre.

2024 USDA subsidy $ (EWG totalfarm) ÷ land-in-farms acres (21,238 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
92,792
(2023, USDA ERS)
Median Income
$72,075
(USDA ERS)
Poverty Rate
11.2%
(USDA ERS)
Unemployment
2.8%
(USDA ERS)
Land Value
$10,026/ac
(USDA NASS, 2022 Census)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much USDA funding does Barrow County receive?

Barrow County recipients received about $24,865 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 Barrow 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 Barrow 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 Barrow 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.