Opportunity Score: 69/100
We have no recorded EWG farm-subsidy payments for Lake County in the 2024 data. This is common for counties with little program-crop acreage, urban counties, and Alaska boroughs — it does not mean a farm here cannot apply for USDA programs.
Source: EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm), 2024. Absence of a
county recipient row only means no payments were attributed to this county in that release.
Lake County has roughly 34 farms working about 1,422 acres of land in farms (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture), averaging ~42 acres per farm.
In Lake County, farmland is valued near $7,964/acre (USDA NASS).
Local signals from public data: Very low USDA $/acre vs. state average — large funding gap; Rural county — eligible for rural-priority programs.
No 2024 EWG farm-subsidy recipient payments are recorded for this county — common for counties with little program-crop acreage or largely non-farm land use — but the Opportunity Score below still draws on USDA program-eligibility, insurance, and economic-need data, and farms here may still apply for USDA programs.
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.
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No EWG farm-subsidy recipient payments are recorded for Lake County in the 2024 data. That is common for counties with little program-crop acreage or largely non-farm land, and does not mean farms here cannot apply for USDA programs.
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.
The Opportunity Score (0–100; 69 for Lake 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.
Compare USDA subsidy data and Opportunity Scores for nearby Minnesota counties.
Farms in Lake 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.
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.