We have no recorded EWG farm-subsidy payments for Martin County in the 2025 data. This is common for counties with little program-crop acreage, urban counties, and Alaska boroughs — it does not mean a farm here cannot apply for USDA programs.
Source: EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm), 2025. Absence of a
county recipient row only means no payments were attributed to this county in that release.
Economics color the picture in Martin County — about 48% of residents live below the poverty line (USDA ERS), a level at which USDA's beginning-farmer and limited-resource provisions may be relevant. Alongside that, farmland here is comparatively low-cost at about $2,372 an acre (USDA NASS, 2022 Census).
Martin County has roughly 21 farms working about 9,488 acres of land in farms (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture), averaging ~452 acres per farm.
In Martin County, farmland is valued near $2,372/acre (USDA NASS).
Cattle run at roughly 2 head per 100 farmland acres (about 105 head of beef cows in inventory) here (USDA NASS, 2022 Census).
Local signals from public data: Receives less USDA $/acre than most KY counties — often reflects pasture, specialty, or non-commodity land, not unclaimed funding.; Rural (non-metro) county.
No 2025 EWG farm-subsidy recipient payments are recorded for this county — common for counties with little program-crop acreage or largely non-farm land use. Lower USDA $/acre often reflects pasture, specialty, or non-commodity land use, not unclaimed funding, and farms here may still apply for USDA programs.
Your local USDA service center is where farms in Martin County apply for FSA and NRCS programs and get free, in-person help — they handle program sign-ups, conservation plans, and loan applications.
Source: USDA Service Center locator (Farmers.gov). Office details can change — confirm current hours and appointments via farmers.gov/service-center-locator.
Not enough public data to score this county.
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.
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.
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.
This is a rural, farming-dependent county. These programs target rural energy and value-added projects — you may be eligible; check with your local USDA office.
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No EWG farm-subsidy recipient payments are recorded for Martin County in the 2025 data. That is common for counties with little program-crop acreage or largely non-farm land, and does not mean farms here cannot apply for USDA programs.
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, then confirm with your local FSA or NRCS office.
Compare USDA subsidy data and Underserved Scores for nearby Kentucky counties.
Farms in Martin 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.
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.