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Bolivar County, Mississippi

$2.8M in USDA farm subsidies to county recipients (2024)

Underserved Score: 50/100

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USDA Farm Subsidies — Bolivar County

$2.8M in USDA farm subsidies to Bolivar County recipients (2024).

Sum of payments to 234 recipients in this county, EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm), 2024 single year.

Program Breakdown (selected programs, EWG/USDA 2024)

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $2.1M
Disaster Payments $646,679

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

$13.2M 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 Riverside Crp Management Partnership $800,041
2 Allendale Planting Co $385,141
3 Dixie Place Farms $63,344
4 Red Fox Farms Partnership $49,702
5 Wrights Crossing Partnership $46,940
6 Huntington Point Land Co Lp $41,440
7 L.P.E. $39,250
8 Quack Enterprises, LLC $37,671
9 N.A.T. $36,717
10 J.A. $36,717

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

About Farming in Bolivar County

Economics color the picture in Bolivar County — about 39% 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, farms here are large on average — about 1,154 acres apiece across roughly 394 operations (USDA NASS, 2022 Census).

Bolivar County has roughly 394 farms working about 454,619 acres of land in farms (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture), averaging ~1,154 acres per farm.

In Bolivar County, irrigated cropland rents for roughly $177/acre and farmland is valued near $4,310/acre (USDA NASS).

Bolivar County is predominantly soybeans country — a row crop county. Its leading harvested crops are soybeans (~83% of harvested cropland), rice (~7% of harvested cropland), and corn (~5% of harvested cropland) (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture).

Cattle run at roughly 1 head per 100 farmland acres (about 1,610 head of beef cows in inventory) here (USDA NASS, 2022 Census).

Recorded payments in Bolivar County are fairly concentrated: the top 5 recipients accounted for about 48% of the county's recorded USDA farm-subsidy dollars across 234 recipients (EWG Farm Subsidy Database, totalfarm, 2024). A descriptive split of recorded payments, not a measure of need.

Among the nearby Mississippi counties listed below, Bolivar County's Underserved Score (50/100) is higher (less USDA support per acre) than the local average (~45/100), ranking above 2 of 6 of them (higher = historically less USDA $/acre than peers).

As a heavily row-crop county, Bolivar 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-MS-average USDA $/acre.; Rural (non-metro) county.

Local USDA Offices for Bolivar County

Your local USDA service center is where farms in Bolivar 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
Bolivar County Farm Service Agency
123 South Court Street, Cleveland, MS
(662) 846-1448
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Cleveland Service Center
123 South Court Street, Cleveland, MS
(662) 846-1448

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

50 out of 100
Moderately Underserved
#42 of 80 most underserved in Mississippi (49th pctile)
53rd national percentile
USDA Support Gap? 17.8/25
Producer Priority? 2.6/25
Insurance Coverage Gap? 12.0/25
What drives this score
  • Receives below-MS-average USDA $/acre.
  • Rural (non-metro) county
  • Elevated insured loss ratio (3.42) — higher recorded crop-loss claims

The Underserved Score (0–100) is a descriptive, relative measure of how little USDA farm-program support this county has historically received per acre compared with other counties — built from up to three public-data components (USDA support per acre, producer-priority composition, and crop-insurance coverage). Lower USDA $/acre often reflects pasture, specialty, or non-commodity land use, not unclaimed funding. This is not a measure of need, deservedness, or eligibility, and it does not predict that any farm will receive funding. Sources: USDA NASS, RMA, ERS, and EWG subsidy records.

Programs to look at in Bolivar 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) →
Rural / farming-dependent priority

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.

REAP (Rural Energy for America Program) →VAPG (Value-Added Producer Grant) →
Disaster & loss-protection programs

This county shows an elevated insured loss history. These disaster and risk-protection programs are commonly relevant — coverage and eligibility depend on your operation.

LFP (Livestock Forage Disaster Program) →
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) →
See the full set of USDA programs you could qualify for → free Subsidy Finder

USDA Funding Per Acre

Historically, Bolivar County received about $6.13 per acre of farmland in USDA subsidies. That is near the state average for USDA $/acre. That ranks #1,300 of 3,032 U.S. counties for USDA dollars per farmland acre.

2024 USDA subsidy $ (EWG totalfarm) ÷ land-in-farms acres (454,619 acres, USDA NASS 2022 Census). A descriptive county-wide statistic — not a prediction of what any individual farm received or will receive. This is the same axis as the Underserved Score above (less $/acre → higher Underserved Score, currently 50).

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

County Land Economics & Demographics

Population
28,968
(2023, USDA ERS)
Median Income
$39,920
(USDA ERS)
Poverty Rate
38.7%
(USDA ERS)
Unemployment
3.6%
(USDA ERS)
Cropland Rent
$177/ac
(USDA NASS, irrig.)
Land Value
$4,310/ac
(USDA NASS, 2022 Census)
Insurance Policies
2,074
(USDA RMA)
Acres Insured
384,770
(USDA RMA)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much USDA funding does Bolivar County receive?

Bolivar County recipients received about $2.8M 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 Bolivar County?

As a mainly soybeans-growing county, Bolivar 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.

How is the FarmGrant Underserved Score calculated?

The Underserved Score (0–100; 50 for Bolivar County — Moderately Underserved) is a descriptive, relative measure of how little USDA farm-program support this county has historically received per acre compared with other counties, built from three public-data components — USDA support per acre, producer-priority composition, and crop-insurance coverage (USDA NASS, RMA, ERS, and EWG records). Lower USDA support per acre often reflects pasture, specialty, or non-commodity land use rather than unclaimed funding. It is not a measure of need or eligibility and does not predict that any farm will receive funding.

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Farms in Bolivar 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 08, 2026. Subsidy figures: USDA/EWG 2024 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.