FARMGRANT COUNTY PROFILE · PUBLIC USDA DATA

Dare County, North Carolina

$402,109 in USDA farm subsidies to county recipients (2024)

Opportunity Score: 44/100

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USDA Farm Subsidies — Dare County

$402,109 in USDA farm subsidies to Dare County recipients (2024).

Sum of payments to 3 recipients in this county, EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm), 2024 single year.

Program Breakdown (selected programs, EWG/USDA 2024)

Disaster Payments $402,109

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

$464,598 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 Kings Point Oysters, LLC $326,444
2 S.B.O.C. $73,856
3 E.W.W. $1,809

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

About Farming in Dare County

Dare County has roughly 18 farms working about 115 acres of land in farms (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture), averaging ~6 acres per farm.

In Dare County, farmland is valued near $13,921/acre (USDA NASS).

Local signals from public data: Well-funded county (high USDA $/acre) — limited gaps; Rural county — eligible for rural-priority programs.

FarmGrant Opportunity Score

44 out of 100
Below Average
#73 of 100 in North Carolina (28th pctile)
35th national percentile
Funding Gap? 2.0/25
Program Eligibility? 21.0/25
Insurance Opportunity? 15.0/25
Economic Need? 6.0/25
What drives this score
  • Well-funded county (high USDA $/acre) — limited gaps
  • Rural county — eligible for rural-priority programs
  • Elevated beginning-producer presence (189 per 100 farms)
  • Elevated women-producer presence (139 per 100 farms)
  • High veteran population (9.3%)
  • Very high loss ratio (7.26) — disaster programs likely applicable

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
38,110
(2023, USDA ERS)
Median Income
$79,646
(USDA ERS)
Poverty Rate
8.9%
(USDA ERS)
Unemployment
4.0%
(USDA ERS)
Land Value
$13,921/ac
(USDA NASS, 2022 Census)
Insurance Policies
19
(USDA RMA)
Acres Insured
820,936
(USDA RMA)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much USDA funding does Dare County receive?

Dare County recipients received about $402,109 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 Dare 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; 44 for Dare 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 Dare 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.