FARMGRANT COUNTY PROFILE · PUBLIC USDA DATA

East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana

$345,306 in USDA farm subsidies to county recipients (2024)

Opportunity Score: 75/100

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USDA Farm Subsidies — East Baton Rouge County

$345,306 in USDA farm subsidies to East Baton Rouge County recipients (2024).

Sum of payments to 48 recipients in this county, EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm), 2024 single year.

Program Breakdown (selected programs, EWG/USDA 2024)

Disaster Payments $343,051
Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) $2,256

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

$377,689 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 P.W.H. $76,902
2 E.K.A. $31,733
3 D.P.M.I. $22,228
4 Wayside Farms, LLC $18,087
5 G.S.W. $13,732
6 J.G.C. $12,824
7 J.S.K. $12,824
8 Deville Land And Cattle Inc $12,598
9 Luckett Farms LLC $12,173
10 C.F.G. $11,105

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

About Farming in East Baton Rouge County

East Baton Rouge County has roughly 435 farms working about 52,399 acres of land in farms (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture), averaging ~120 acres per farm.

In East Baton Rouge County, farmland is valued near $8,027/acre (USDA NASS).

Local signals from public data: Very low USDA $/acre vs. state average — large funding gap; Elevated beginning-producer presence (77 per 100 farms).

FarmGrant Opportunity Score

75 out of 100
High Opportunity
#9 of 64 in Louisiana (88th pctile)
96th national percentile
Funding Gap? 25.0/25
Program Eligibility? 15.0/25
Insurance Opportunity? 25.0/25
Economic Need? 10.0/25
What drives this score
  • Very low USDA $/acre vs. state average — large funding gap
  • Elevated beginning-producer presence (77 per 100 farms)
  • Elevated women-producer presence (67 per 100 farms)
  • Notable veteran population (5.4%)
  • Very high loss ratio (8.66) — disaster programs likely applicable
  • Low insured-policy density (0.1 policies/farm)
  • Above-average poverty (20.0%)

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, East Baton Rouge County received about $6.59 per acre of farmland in USDA subsidies. That ranks #1,225 of 3,032 U.S. counties for USDA dollars per farmland acre.

2024 USDA subsidy $ (EWG totalfarm) ÷ land-in-farms acres (52,399 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
448,467
(2023, USDA ERS)
Median Income
$60,205
(USDA ERS)
Poverty Rate
20.0%
(USDA ERS)
Unemployment
3.4%
(USDA ERS)
Land Value
$8,027/ac
(USDA NASS, 2022 Census)
Insurance Policies
22
(USDA RMA)
Acres Insured
794
(USDA RMA)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much USDA funding does East Baton Rouge County receive?

East Baton Rouge County recipients received about $345,306 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 East Baton Rouge 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; 75 for East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge 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.