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Clayton County, Georgia

$61,753 in USDA farm subsidies to county recipients (2025)

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USDA Farm Subsidies — Clayton County

$61,753 in USDA farm subsidies to Clayton County recipients (2025).

Sum of payments to 4 recipients in this county, EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm), 2025 single year.

Program Breakdown (selected programs, EWG/USDA 2025)

Specialty Crop Marketing Assistance (MASC, one-time) $61,372
Disaster Payments $381

Selected USDA programs recorded in this county for 2025, each shown as its own figure. This is not a breakdown of the headline total above and the rows are not meant to be added up: the list is not exhaustive, and where one program sits inside another the same dollars appear on two lines, so a total of these rows can come out higher than the headline. Source: EWG Farm Subsidy Database / USDA, 2025. Specialty Crop Marketing Assistance is a one-time program funded by the American Relief Act, 2025.

Top Subsidy Recipients

# Recipient 2025 Total
1 Go Value Networks LLC $43,604
2 L.S. $13,176
3 Atlanta Harvest LLC $4,592
4 S.C. $381

Top recipients by EWG totalfarm (2025). These named payments sum toward the headline total above. Source: EWG Farm Subsidy Database.

About Farming in Clayton County

The economic backdrop frames farming in Clayton County: about 17% of residents live below the poverty line (USDA ERS), a level at which USDA's beginning-farmer and limited-resource provisions may be relevant. On a separate note, veterans make up about 8% of the adult population (USDA ERS) — a community where veteran-and-beginning-farmer USDA programs may be especially worth a look.

Clayton County has roughly 23 farms working about 3,294 acres of land in farms (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture), averaging ~143 acres per farm.

In Clayton County, farmland is valued near $6,922/acre (USDA NASS).

Clayton County is predominantly hay country — a forage county. Its leading harvested crops are hay (~31% of harvested cropland) (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture).

With grazing and forage a large part of the land use in Clayton County, conservation and grazing-oriented USDA programs — such as the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), and grassland options under CRP — may be worth asking your local NRCS office about. This is signposting from county land-use patterns, not an eligibility determination.

Local signals from public data: Receives near or above the GA-average USDA $/acre.; Notable veteran population (7.6%).

Local USDA Offices for Clayton County

Your local USDA service center is where farms in Clayton County apply for FSA and NRCS programs and get free, in-person help — they handle program sign-ups, conservation plans, and loan applications.

Farm Service Agency
Lamar County Farm Service Agency
231 Highway 41 N, Barnesville, GA
(770) 358-0787
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Mcdonough Service Center
2025 Pennsylvania Avenue, Box F10, Mcdonough, GA
(770) 957-5705

Source: USDA Service Center locator (Farmers.gov). Office details can change — confirm current hours and appointments via farmers.gov/service-center-locator.

FarmGrant Underserved Score

Not enough public data to score this county.

USDA Support Gap? 11.9/25
Producer Priority? 4.0/25
What drives this score
  • Receives near or above the GA-average USDA $/acre.
  • Notable veteran population (7.6%)

We don't have enough public data to publish a single Underserved Score for this county yet — the score is published only when all three components (USDA support per acre, producer-priority composition, and crop-insurance coverage) have data. The available components are shown above. Lower USDA $/acre often reflects pasture, specialty, or non-commodity land use, not unclaimed funding.

Programs to look at in Clayton County

These are USDA programs commonly relevant to counties like this one, based on public county patterns. They are not a determination that you qualify — you may be eligible; check with your local FSA or NRCS office.

Conservation programs most farms can use

Counties receiving below-average USDA dollars per acre are often under-enrolled in conservation programs open to most land. You may be eligible — these are worth asking your NRCS or FSA office about.

CRP (Conservation Reserve Program) →EQIP (Environmental Quality Incentives Program) →
Priority for veteran producers

This county has a notable veteran-producer population. These USDA programs carry veteran priority — if that's you, they're worth a look.

FSA Microloan →FSA Direct Operating Loan →
Commodity support (if you grow program crops)

If you grow covered program crops, these commodity-support programs may apply. Eligibility depends on your crops and base acres — check with your FSA office.

ARC-CO (Agriculture Risk Coverage — County) →PLC (Price Loss Coverage) →
See the full set of USDA programs you could qualify for → free Subsidy Finder

USDA Funding Per Acre

Historically, Clayton County received about $18.75 per acre of farmland in USDA subsidies. That is near the state average for USDA $/acre. That ranks #1,661 of 3,032 U.S. counties for USDA dollars per farmland acre.

2025 USDA subsidy $ (EWG totalfarm) ÷ land-in-farms acres (3,294 acres, USDA NASS 2022 Census). A descriptive county-wide statistic — not a prediction of what any individual farm received or will receive.

See how Clayton County ranks against all U.S. counties →

County Land Economics & Demographics

Population
298,300
(2023, USDA ERS)
Median Income
$57,974
(USDA ERS)
Poverty Rate
17.3%
(USDA ERS)
Unemployment
4.1%
(USDA ERS)
Land Value
$6,922/ac
(USDA NASS, 2022 Census)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much USDA funding does Clayton County receive?

Clayton County recipients received about $61,753 in USDA farm subsidies in 2025, 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 Clayton County?

In Clayton County — where hay leads the harvested cropland — farmers may be eligible for conservation (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, then confirm with your local FSA or NRCS office.

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Programs your farm could qualify for

Farms in Clayton 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 August 27, 2026. Subsidy figures: USDA/EWG 2025 release. Farmland acres: USDA NASS 2022 Census. Underserved Score refreshed monthly. Each figure above carries its own data year; this page is never fresher than its oldest input.