FARMGRANT COUNTY PROFILE · PUBLIC USDA DATA

Augusta County, Virginia

$4.0M in USDA farm subsidies to county recipients (2024)

Opportunity Score: 43/100

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USDA Farm Subsidies — Augusta County

$4.0M in USDA farm subsidies to Augusta County recipients (2024).

Sum of payments to 527 recipients in this county, EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm), 2024 single year.

Program Breakdown (selected programs, EWG/USDA 2024)

Disaster Payments $3.5M
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $192,784
Dairy Programs $141,555
Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) $119,790

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

$5.2M 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 Middlebrook Farms LLC $96,832
2 Patterson Millstone Farms LLC $80,172
3 T.C.K. $79,524
4 L & W Land Management LLC $76,861
5 B.L.H. $75,182
6 Martin Angus LLC $67,988
7 R.B.F. $67,014
8 P & A Livestock, LLC $63,277
9 J.A.S. $58,711
10 North Point Farm Inc $58,526

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

About Farming in Augusta County

Augusta County has roughly 1,460 farms working about 243,974 acres of land in farms (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture), averaging ~167 acres per farm.

In Augusta County, non-irrigated cropland rents for roughly $107/acre and farmland is valued near $7,594/acre (USDA NASS).

Local signals from public data: Well-funded county (high USDA $/acre) — limited gaps; Above-average beginning producers (54 per 100 farms).

FarmGrant Opportunity Score

43 out of 100
Below Average
#91 of 134 in Virginia (33rd pctile)
35th national percentile
Funding Gap? 2.0/25
Program Eligibility? 15.0/25
Insurance Opportunity? 21.9/25
Economic Need? 5.0/25
What drives this score
  • Well-funded county (high USDA $/acre) — limited gaps
  • Above-average beginning producers (54 per 100 farms)
  • Elevated women-producer presence (67 per 100 farms)
  • High veteran population (8.4%)
  • High loss ratio (2.99) — elevated indemnities
  • Low insured-policy density (0.2 policies/farm)

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, Augusta County received about $16.52 per acre of farmland in USDA subsidies. That ranks #333 of 3,032 U.S. counties for USDA dollars per farmland acre.

2024 USDA subsidy $ (EWG totalfarm) ÷ land-in-farms acres (243,974 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
78,247
(2023, USDA ERS)
Median Income
$72,831
(USDA ERS)
Poverty Rate
8.2%
(USDA ERS)
Unemployment
2.5%
(USDA ERS)
Cropland Rent
$107/ac
(USDA NASS, non-irrig.)
Land Value
$7,594/ac
(USDA NASS, 2022 Census)
Insurance Policies
316
(USDA RMA)
Acres Insured
56,649
(USDA RMA)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much USDA funding does Augusta County receive?

Augusta County recipients received about $4.0M 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 Augusta 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; 43 for Augusta 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 Augusta 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.