Farm Subsidy information
Illinois
Illinois Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Illinois, 1995-2023
Illinois Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Illinois ranking: 3 of 50 States
- 33 percent of farms in Illinois did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Illinois, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 171,195 | $4,575,900,981 |
| 2 | Loan Deficiency | 155,532 | $3,893,219,406 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 119,045 | $3,602,589,324 |
| 4 | Production Flexibility Program | 161,532 | $2,921,517,284 |
| 5 | Market Facilitation Program (MFP) | 87,149 | $2,581,715,101 |
| 6 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 99,167 | $1,767,519,328 |
| 7 | Market Loss Assistance Program | 143,552 | $1,542,740,905 |
| 8 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 75,135 | $1,242,594,121 |
| 9 | Counter Cyclical Program | 119,589 | $846,305,006 |
| 10 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 1 | 44,921 | $512,785,136 |
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