Farm Subsidy information
Jefferson County, Illinois
Jefferson County, Illinois Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2011
Total Subsidies, Jefferson County, Illinois, 2011
Jefferson County, 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 Jefferson County, Illinois, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2011 |
Subsidy Total 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 1,226 | $1,894,933 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 696 | $1,747,617 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 29 | $232,004 |
| 4 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 38 | $109,802 |
| 5 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 294 | $101,392 |
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