FARMGRANT COUNTY PROFILE · PUBLIC USDA DATA

Oregon County, Missouri

$197,462 in USDA farm subsidies to county recipients (2024)

Opportunity Score: 77/100

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USDA Farm Subsidies — Oregon County

$197,462 in USDA farm subsidies to Oregon County recipients (2024).

Sum of payments to 424 recipients in this county, EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm), 2024 single year.

Program Breakdown (selected programs, EWG/USDA 2024)

Disaster Payments $193,410
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $3,594
Dairy Programs $457

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

$211,893 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 S.M.L. $9,749
2 M.W.C. $8,171
3 C.C. $6,549
4 H.S. $5,731
5 L.D.G. $5,727
6 M.A.H. $4,824
7 R.M. $3,675
8 R.C.R. $3,653
9 W.E.S. $3,273
10 Eleven Point Ranch Inc $3,240

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

About Farming in Oregon County

Oregon County has roughly 678 farms working about 272,656 acres of land in farms (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture), averaging ~402 acres per farm.

In Oregon County, non-irrigated cropland rents for roughly $35/acre and farmland is valued near $2,560/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.

FarmGrant Opportunity Score

77 out of 100
High Opportunity
#9 of 115 in Missouri (93rd pctile)
98th national percentile
Funding Gap? 25.0/25
Program Eligibility? 21.0/25
Insurance Opportunity? 18.8/25
Economic Need? 13.0/25
What drives this score
  • Very low USDA $/acre vs. state average — large funding gap
  • Rural county — eligible for rural-priority programs
  • Elevated beginning-producer presence (56 per 100 farms)
  • Elevated women-producer presence (73 per 100 farms)
  • High veteran population (10.5%)
  • Above-median loss ratio (2.42)
  • Low insured-policy density (0.0 policies/farm)
  • Above-average poverty (18.9%)
  • Below-average income ($41,462)

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, Oregon County received about $0.72 per acre of farmland in USDA subsidies. That ranks #2,720 of 3,032 U.S. counties for USDA dollars per farmland acre.

2024 USDA subsidy $ (EWG totalfarm) ÷ land-in-farms acres (272,656 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
8,720
(2023, USDA ERS)
Median Income
$41,462
(USDA ERS)
Poverty Rate
18.9%
(USDA ERS)
Unemployment
3.5%
(USDA ERS)
Cropland Rent
$35/ac
(USDA NASS, non-irrig.)
Land Value
$2,560/ac
(USDA NASS, 2022 Census)
Insurance Policies
10
(USDA RMA)
Acres Insured
2,155
(USDA RMA)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much USDA funding does Oregon County receive?

Oregon County recipients received about $197,462 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 Oregon 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; 77 for Oregon 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 Oregon 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.