FARMGRANT COUNTY PROFILE · PUBLIC USDA DATA

Wasco County, Oregon

$6.9M in USDA farm subsidies to county recipients (2024)

Opportunity Score: 46/100

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USDA Farm Subsidies — Wasco County

$6.9M in USDA farm subsidies to Wasco County recipients (2024).

Sum of payments to 462 recipients in this county, EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm), 2024 single year.

Program Breakdown (selected programs, EWG/USDA 2024)

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $3.5M
Disaster Payments $3.1M
Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) $183,420

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

$11.7M 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 N.H.C. $268,081
2 M.H.C. $233,900
3 N.F. $164,506
4 G.G. $158,701
5 Cooper Family Orchards LLC $130,927
6 E.H.W. $130,097
7 Cherry Valley Orchard Inc $125,000
8 E.S.W. $104,965
9 Denny Canyon Ranch $104,256
10 Tres Amigos Orchard LLC $102,170

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

About Farming in Wasco County

Wasco County has roughly 458 farms working about 978,577 acres of land in farms (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture), averaging ~2,137 acres per farm.

In Wasco County, irrigated cropland rents for roughly $358/acre and farmland is valued near $1,809/acre (USDA NASS).

Local signals from public data: Above-average USDA $/acre — fewer gaps; Rural county — eligible for rural-priority programs.

FarmGrant Opportunity Score

46 out of 100
Below Average
#26 of 36 in Oregon (31st pctile)
40th national percentile
Funding Gap? 5.0/25
Program Eligibility? 19.0/25
Insurance Opportunity? 11.2/25
Economic Need? 11.0/25
What drives this score
  • Above-average USDA $/acre — fewer gaps
  • Rural county — eligible for rural-priority programs
  • Above-average beginning producers (50 per 100 farms)
  • Elevated women-producer presence (78 per 100 farms)
  • High veteran population (10.7%)
  • Above-median loss ratio (2.76)
  • Moderate poverty (13.6%)

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, Wasco County received about $7.04 per acre of farmland in USDA subsidies. That ranks #1,163 of 3,032 U.S. counties for USDA dollars per farmland acre.

2024 USDA subsidy $ (EWG totalfarm) ÷ land-in-farms acres (978,577 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
26,333
(2023, USDA ERS)
Median Income
$65,701
(USDA ERS)
Poverty Rate
13.6%
(USDA ERS)
Unemployment
4.0%
(USDA ERS)
Cropland Rent
$358/ac
(USDA NASS, irrig.)
Land Value
$1,809/ac
(USDA NASS, 2022 Census)
Insurance Policies
397
(USDA RMA)
Acres Insured
602,233
(USDA RMA)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much USDA funding does Wasco County receive?

Wasco County recipients received about $6.9M 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 Wasco 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; 46 for Wasco 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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Could your farm benefit?

Farms in Wasco 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.