$57,939 in USDA farm subsidies to county recipients (2025)
$57,939 in USDA farm subsidies to New Hanover County recipients (2025).
Sum of payments to 4 recipients in this county, EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm), 2025 single year.
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. SDRP is part of the Disaster Payments figure, not additional to it. Emergency Commodity Assistance, Specialty Crop Marketing Assistance, Supplemental Disaster Relief are one-time programs funded by the American Relief Act, 2025.
| # | Recipient | 2025 Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregory Farms | $43,165 |
| 2 | Rooks Farm Service Inc | $10,486 |
| 3 | D.H.H. | $3,320 |
| 4 | D.W.T. | $968 |
Top recipients by EWG totalfarm (2025). These named payments sum toward the headline total above.
Source: EWG Farm Subsidy Database.
In New Hanover County, the ground is the headline — farmland is valued near $22,831 an acre (USDA NASS, 2022 Census), among the higher-value cropland in the country. On top of that, farms here are small on average — about 32 acres apiece across roughly 60 operations (USDA NASS, 2022 Census).
New Hanover County has roughly 60 farms working about 1,898 acres of land in farms (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture), averaging ~32 acres per farm.
In New Hanover County, farmland is valued near $22,831/acre (USDA NASS).
New Hanover County is predominantly corn country — a row crop county. Its leading harvested crops are corn (~67% of harvested cropland), soybeans (~21% of harvested cropland), and orchards & fruit (~3% of harvested cropland) (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture).
As a heavily row-crop county, New Hanover County farms growing covered commodities may be eligible for commodity-support programs such as Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC), and for federal crop insurance — eligibility depends on your crops and base acres, so check with your FSA office.
Local signals from public data: Receives below-NC-average USDA $/acre.; Notable veteran population (7.3%).
Your local USDA service center is where farms in New Hanover 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 county has a notable veteran-producer population. These USDA programs carry veteran priority — if that's you, they're worth a look.
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.
Historically, New Hanover County received about $30.53 per acre of farmland in USDA subsidies. That is near the state average for USDA $/acre. That ranks #1,251 of 3,032 U.S. counties for USDA dollars per farmland acre.
2025 USDA subsidy $ (EWG totalfarm) ÷ land-in-farms acres (1,898 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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New Hanover County recipients received about $57,939 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.
As a mainly corn-growing county, New Hanover County farms with covered program crops may be eligible for commodity support (ARC/PLC) and federal crop insurance, alongside conservation programs (CRP, EQIP, CSP), disaster assistance, 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 North Carolina counties.
Farms in New Hanover 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.