Farm Subsidy information
California
California Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, California, 1995-2023
California Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- California ranking: 10 of 50 States
- 92 percent of farms in California did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in California, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 19,056 | $1,672,422,334 |
| 2 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 21,262 | $1,410,053,663 |
| 3 | Production Flexibility Program | 16,692 | $1,266,288,870 |
| 4 | Commodity Certificates | 4,608 | $979,852,363 |
| 5 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 1 | 13,834 | $841,011,778 |
| 6 | Counter Cyclical Program | 13,904 | $813,414,450 |
| 7 | Market Loss Assistance Program | 16,566 | $724,878,322 |
| 8 | Dairy Programs | 4,232 | $715,098,367 |
| 9 | Total Emergency Relief Program | 6,558 | $610,678,410 |
| 10 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 16,678 | $530,656,657 |
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