FARMGRANT COUNTY PROFILE · PUBLIC USDA DATA

Orleans County, Louisiana

$9,128 in USDA farm subsidies to county recipients (2024)

Opportunity Score: 41/100

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USDA Farm Subsidies — Orleans County

$9,128 in USDA farm subsidies to Orleans County recipients (2024).

Sum of payments to 1 recipients in this county, EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm), 2024 single year.

Program Breakdown (selected programs, EWG/USDA 2024)

Disaster Payments $9,128

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

$9,128 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 Fortmayer Farms LLC $9,128

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

About Farming in Orleans County

Orleans County has roughly 48 farms working about 171 acres of land in farms (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture), averaging ~4 acres per farm.

In Orleans County, farmland is valued near $44,661/acre (USDA NASS).

Local signals from public data: Well-funded county (high USDA $/acre) — limited gaps; Elevated beginning-producer presence (144 per 100 farms).

FarmGrant Opportunity Score

41 out of 100
Below Average
#61 of 64 in Louisiana (6th pctile)
26th national percentile
Funding Gap? 2.0/25
Program Eligibility? 13.0/25
Insurance Opportunity? 0.0/25
Economic Need? 16.0/25
What drives this score
  • Well-funded county (high USDA $/acre) — limited gaps
  • Elevated beginning-producer presence (144 per 100 farms)
  • Elevated women-producer presence (90 per 100 farms)
  • Above-average poverty (23.1%)
  • Below-average income ($53,729)

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
364,136
(2023, USDA ERS)
Median Income
$53,729
(USDA ERS)
Poverty Rate
23.1%
(USDA ERS)
Unemployment
4.5%
(USDA ERS)
Land Value
$44,661/ac
(USDA NASS, 2022 Census)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much USDA funding does Orleans County receive?

Orleans County recipients received about $9,128 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 Orleans 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; 41 for Orleans 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 Orleans 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.