Farm Subsidy information
The United States
The United States Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, the United States, 2012
Top programs in the United States, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 841,445 | $4,125,108,336 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 421,744 | $1,749,740,827 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 93,973 | $533,679,831 |
| 4 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 31,689 | $514,349,928 |
| 5 | Dairy Programs | 42,464 | $448,121,139 |
| 6 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 21,726 | $229,030,049 |
| 7 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 58,506 | $188,776,927 |
| 8 | Emergency Conservation Program | 5,825 | $53,823,785 |
| 9 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 6,377 | $35,573,693 |
| 10 | Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF) | 3,926 | $18,168,173 |
| 11 | Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | 2,180 | $13,785,005 |
| 12 | Biomass Crop Assistance Program | 557 | $10,223,835 |
| 13 | Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) | 721 | $9,350,434 |
| 14 | Tree Assistance Program | 222 | $5,378,314 |
| 15 | Miscellaneous Disaster Programs | 1,268 | $3,821,833 |
| 16 | Grasslands Reserve Program | 365 | $987,131 |
| 17 | Loan Deficiency | 330 | $114,793 |
| 18 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 18 | $89,130 |
| 19 | Market Gains | 49 | $1,043 |
| 20 | Miscellaneous Farm Programs | 24 | $665 |
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