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McIntosh County, Georgia

$2,573 in USDA farm subsidies to county recipients (2024)

Opportunity Score: 60/100

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USDA Farm Subsidies — McIntosh County

$2,573 in USDA farm subsidies to McIntosh County recipients (2024).

Sum of payments to 3 recipients in this county, EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm), 2024 single year.

Program Breakdown (selected programs, EWG/USDA 2024)

Disaster Payments $2,573

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

$128,927 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 One Fail Swoop Farms LLC $2,505
2 B.F.T.J. $34
3 G.T. $34

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

About Farming in McIntosh County

McIntosh County has roughly 52 farms working about 15,559 acres of land in farms (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture), averaging ~299 acres per farm.

In McIntosh County, farmland is valued near $2,056/acre (USDA NASS).

Local signals from public data: Very low USDA $/acre vs. state average — large funding gap; High veteran population (9.5%).

FarmGrant Opportunity Score

60 out of 100
Moderate Opportunity
#68 of 159 in Georgia (58th pctile)
75th national percentile
Funding Gap? 25.0/25
Program Eligibility? 7.0/25
Insurance Opportunity? 18.8/25
Economic Need? 10.0/25
What drives this score
  • Very low USDA $/acre vs. state average — large funding gap
  • High veteran population (9.5%)
  • Above-median loss ratio (2.22)
  • Low insured-policy density (0.1 policies/farm)
  • Above-average poverty (18.7%)

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, McIntosh County received about $0.17 per acre of farmland in USDA subsidies. That ranks #2,921 of 3,032 U.S. counties for USDA dollars per farmland acre.

2024 USDA subsidy $ (EWG totalfarm) ÷ land-in-farms acres (15,559 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
11,501
(2023, USDA ERS)
Median Income
$56,573
(USDA ERS)
Poverty Rate
18.7%
(USDA ERS)
Unemployment
3.0%
(USDA ERS)
Land Value
$2,056/ac
(USDA NASS, 2022 Census)
Insurance Policies
5
(USDA RMA)
Acres Insured
2,073
(USDA RMA)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much USDA funding does McIntosh County receive?

McIntosh County recipients received about $2,573 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 McIntosh 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; 60 for McIntosh 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 McIntosh 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.