FARMGRANT COUNTY PROFILE · PUBLIC USDA DATA

Jefferson County, Mississippi

$246,742 in USDA farm subsidies to county recipients (2024)

Opportunity Score: 70/100

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USDA Farm Subsidies — Jefferson County

$246,742 in USDA farm subsidies to Jefferson County recipients (2024).

Sum of payments to 75 recipients in this county, EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm), 2024 single year.

Program Breakdown (selected programs, EWG/USDA 2024)

Disaster Payments $212,356
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $19,422
Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) $22

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

$599,143 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 Blueskin Cattle LLC $178,921
2 Black Creek Cattle Company $15,527
3 Coles Creek Planting Company LLC $11,875
4 L.E.S. $4,552
5 E.D.N.J. $4,390
6 R.G.N. $4,390
7 Blantonia Farms $3,292
8 3g Brothers Farms LLC $3,176
9 D.T.H. $2,541
10 Grantham Timberland Company LLC $2,107

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

About Farming in Jefferson County

Jefferson County has roughly 174 farms working about 61,569 acres of land in farms (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture), averaging ~354 acres per farm.

In Jefferson County, non-irrigated cropland rents for roughly $52/acre and farmland is valued near $3,384/acre (USDA NASS).

Local signals from public data: Below-average USDA $/acre vs. state; Rural county — eligible for rural-priority programs.

FarmGrant Opportunity Score

70 out of 100
High Opportunity
#11 of 82 in Mississippi (88th pctile)
92nd national percentile
Funding Gap? 20.0/25
Program Eligibility? 11.0/25
Insurance Opportunity? 14.4/25
Economic Need? 25.0/25
What drives this score
  • Below-average USDA $/acre vs. state
  • Rural county — eligible for rural-priority programs
  • Above-average women producers (43 per 100 farms)
  • High loss ratio (2.91) — elevated indemnities
  • High poverty rate (30.2%)
  • High unemployment (11.9%)
  • Low median income ($37,617)

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, Jefferson County received about $4.01 per acre of farmland in USDA subsidies. That ranks #1,743 of 3,032 U.S. counties for USDA dollars per farmland acre.

2024 USDA subsidy $ (EWG totalfarm) ÷ land-in-farms acres (61,569 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
6,941
(2023, USDA ERS)
Median Income
$37,617
(USDA ERS)
Poverty Rate
30.2%
(USDA ERS)
Unemployment
11.9%
(USDA ERS)
Cropland Rent
$52/ac
(USDA NASS, non-irrig.)
Land Value
$3,384/ac
(USDA NASS, 2022 Census)
Insurance Policies
107
(USDA RMA)
Acres Insured
8,649
(USDA RMA)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much USDA funding does Jefferson County receive?

Jefferson County recipients received about $246,742 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 Jefferson 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; 70 for Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.