FARMGRANT COUNTY PROFILE · PUBLIC USDA DATA

Richmond County, North Carolina

$30,166 in USDA farm subsidies to county recipients (2024)

Opportunity Score: 72/100

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USDA Farm Subsidies — Richmond County

$30,166 in USDA farm subsidies to Richmond County recipients (2024).

Sum of payments to 25 recipients in this county, EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm), 2024 single year.

Program Breakdown (selected programs, EWG/USDA 2024)

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $17,451
Disaster Payments $9,085
Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) $3,631

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

$474,126 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 J.M. $6,912
2 R.H.C.J. $5,471
3 E.W.K.J. $2,274
4 J.D.K. $2,274
5 R.K.L. $1,986
6 L.P.C. $1,695
7 M.J.W.C.I. $1,695
8 C.E.C. $1,347
9 Sedberry Farms LLC $1,119
10 L.H. $784

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

About Farming in Richmond County

Richmond County has roughly 261 farms working about 57,946 acres of land in farms (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture), averaging ~222 acres per farm.

In Richmond County, non-irrigated cropland rents for roughly $48/acre and farmland is valued near $4,944/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

72 out of 100
High Opportunity
#2 of 100 in North Carolina (99th pctile)
94th national percentile
Funding Gap? 25.0/25
Program Eligibility? 17.0/25
Insurance Opportunity? 14.4/25
Economic Need? 16.0/25
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 (62 per 100 farms)
  • Above-average women producers (57 per 100 farms)
  • Notable veteran population (6.6%)
  • High loss ratio (3.44) — elevated indemnities
  • Above-average poverty (22.6%)
  • Below-average income ($50,242)

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, Richmond County received about $0.52 per acre of farmland in USDA subsidies. That ranks #2,784 of 3,032 U.S. counties for USDA dollars per farmland acre.

2024 USDA subsidy $ (EWG totalfarm) ÷ land-in-farms acres (57,946 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
42,324
(2023, USDA ERS)
Median Income
$50,242
(USDA ERS)
Poverty Rate
22.6%
(USDA ERS)
Unemployment
4.6%
(USDA ERS)
Cropland Rent
$48/ac
(USDA NASS, non-irrig.)
Land Value
$4,944/ac
(USDA NASS, 2022 Census)
Insurance Policies
186
(USDA RMA)
Acres Insured
7,158
(USDA RMA)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much USDA funding does Richmond County receive?

Richmond County recipients received about $30,166 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 Richmond 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; 72 for Richmond 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 Richmond 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.