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Corn Subsidies in United States

Corn Subsidies in United States totaled $56.2 billion from 1995-2006.


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States Receiving corn subsidies, 1995-2006

Rank State Corn Subsidies
1995-2006
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Illinois$9,014,983,90316.0%16.0%
2Nebraska$6,447,605,99011.5%27.5%
3Minnesota$5,403,333,6959.6%37.1%
4Indiana$4,376,330,6267.8%44.9%
5Ohio$2,602,769,6604.6%49.6%
6Wisconsin$2,405,193,6134.3%53.9%
7South Dakota$2,105,737,4293.7%57.6%
8Kansas$1,828,768,3513.3%60.9%
9Missouri$1,742,113,0763.1%64.0%
10Michigan$1,597,914,0642.8%66.8%
11Texas$1,213,424,4282.2%69.0%
12Colorado$786,675,3741.4%70.4%
13North Dakota$550,376,1461.0%71.3%
14New York$543,127,5921.0%72.3%
15North Carolina$521,312,3820.9%73.2%
16Pennsylvania$445,718,0200.8%74.0%
17Tennessee$390,904,4350.7%74.7%
18Maryland$275,371,0170.5%75.2%
19Virginia$256,375,0710.5%75.7%
20Georgia$252,591,0160.4%76.1%
21California$246,867,5150.4%76.6%
22South Carolina$176,285,0550.3%76.9%
23Louisiana$136,982,9880.2%77.1%
24Mississippi$123,118,8660.2%77.3%
25Oklahoma$116,551,4010.2%77.5%
26Alabama$107,636,2700.2%77.7%
27New Mexico$89,735,8040.2%77.9%
28Delaware$84,078,0650.1%78.1%
29Idaho$78,401,4260.1%78.2%
30Washington$67,033,3250.1%78.3%
31Arkansas$63,621,2850.1%78.4%
32Vermont$46,653,2640.1%78.5%
33New Jersey$41,833,0650.1%78.6%
34Wyoming$40,916,4820.1%78.7%
35Florida$38,935,6310.1%78.7%
36West Virginia$35,183,0610.1%78.8%
37Montana$34,314,5210.1%78.8%
38Arizona$30,533,6330.1%78.9%
39Utah$26,873,7430.0%78.9%
40Oregon$25,729,8910.0%79.0%
41Connecticut$20,673,8150.0%79.0%
42Maine$20,639,6590.0%79.1%
43Massachusetts$13,844,6260.0%79.1%
44New Hampshire$10,909,5450.0%79.1%
45Nevada$725,5340.0%79.1%
46Rhode Island$695,7260.0%79.1%
47Iowa$6,8300.0%79.1%
48Kentucky$1900.0%79.1%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.



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