8th District Of Maryland (Rep. Chris Van Hollen)

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• $6.66 million in subsidies 1995-2006.
• Maryland ranking: 36 of 50
• Top Recipients 1995-2006
• Top Recipients in 2006
• 72 percent of all farmers and ranchers do not collect government subsidy payments in Maryland, according to USDA.
• Among subsidy recipients, ten percent collected 60 percent of all subsidies amounting to $3.98 million over 12 years.
• Recipients in the top 10% averaged $30,180 in annual payments between 1995 and 2006. The bottom 80 percent of the recipients saw only $1,111 on average per year.

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Top programs in 8th district of Maryland (Rep. Chris Van Hollen), 1995-2006:

Years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 1995-2006

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Rank Program
(click for top recipients, payment concentration and regional rankings) Number of Recipients
1995-2006 Subsidy Total
1995-2006

1 Corn Subsidies
84      $2,529,110
2 Wheat Subsidies
73      $1,025,487
3 Disaster Payments
53      $985,160
4 Soybean Subsidies
44      $935,282
5 Conservation Reserve Program
30      $689,575

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