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Tucker County, West Virginia

$157,593 in USDA farm subsidies to county recipients (2025)

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USDA Farm Subsidies — Tucker County

$157,593 in USDA farm subsidies to Tucker County recipients (2025).

Sum of payments to 50 recipients in this county, EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm), 2025 single year.

Program Breakdown (selected programs, EWG/USDA 2025)

Disaster Payments $145,637
Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) $6,829
Emergency Commodity Assistance (ECAP, one-time) $4,015
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $1,112

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. Emergency Commodity Assistance is a one-time program funded by the American Relief Act, 2025.

Top Subsidy Recipients

# Recipient 2025 Total
1 Bonner Farms Ltd $30,582
2 T.P.K. $12,170
3 S.A.M. $11,726
4 N.B.B. $10,442
5 D.K.A. $10,277
6 D.J.C. $8,198
7 J.L.H. $6,837
8 Stoneridge Farms & Company LLC $5,395
9 J.B. $5,321
10 M.L.C. $4,406

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

About Farming in Tucker County

What stands out about Tucker County is its people: veterans make up about 10% of the adult population (USDA ERS) — a community where veteran-and-beginning-farmer USDA programs may be especially worth a look. On a separate note, about 18% of residents live below the poverty line (USDA ERS), a level at which USDA's beginning-farmer and limited-resource provisions may be relevant.

Tucker County has roughly 136 farms working about 23,571 acres of land in farms (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture), averaging ~173 acres per farm.

In Tucker County, non-irrigated cropland rents for roughly $38/acre and farmland is valued near $3,965/acre (USDA NASS).

Tucker County is predominantly hay country — a forage county. Its leading harvested crops are hay (~57% of harvested cropland) and corn (~3% of harvested cropland) (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture).

Cattle run at roughly 8 head per 100 farmland acres (about 1,267 head of beef cows in inventory) here (USDA NASS, 2022 Census).

Recorded payments in Tucker County are fairly concentrated: the top 5 recipients accounted for about 48% of the county's recorded USDA farm-subsidy dollars across 50 recipients (EWG Farm Subsidy Database, totalfarm, 2025). A descriptive split of recorded payments, not a measure of need.

With grazing and forage a large part of the land use in Tucker 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 below-WV-average USDA $/acre.; Rural (non-metro) county.

Local USDA Offices for Tucker County

Your local USDA service center is where farms in Tucker 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
Randolph County Farm Service Agency
200 Sycamore St, Elkins, WV
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Elkins Service Center
200 Sycamore St, Elkins, WV
(304) 636-6703

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? 12.5/25
Producer Priority? 19.1/25
What drives this score
  • Receives below-WV-average USDA $/acre.
  • Rural (non-metro) county
  • High veteran population (9.8%)

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 Tucker 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, Tucker County received about $6.69 per acre of farmland in USDA subsidies. That is near the state average for USDA $/acre. That ranks #2,369 of 3,032 U.S. counties for USDA dollars per farmland acre.

2025 USDA subsidy $ (EWG totalfarm) ÷ land-in-farms acres (23,571 acres, USDA NASS 2022 Census). A descriptive county-wide statistic — not a prediction of what any individual farm received or will receive.

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

County Land Economics & Demographics

Population
6,604
(2023, USDA ERS)
Median Income
$55,563
(USDA ERS)
Poverty Rate
17.6%
(USDA ERS)
Unemployment
3.4%
(USDA ERS)
Cropland Rent
$38/ac
(USDA NASS, non-irrig.)
Land Value
$3,965/ac
(USDA NASS, 2022 Census)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much USDA funding does Tucker County receive?

Tucker County recipients received about $157,593 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 Tucker County?

With grazing and forage prominent in Tucker County, conservation and working-lands programs (EQIP, CSP, grassland CRP) and disaster/livestock assistance may be especially relevant, alongside 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.

Nearby Counties in West Virginia

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Programs your farm could qualify for

Farms in Tucker 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.