Farm Subsidy information
Jefferson County, Illinois
Jefferson County, Illinois Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Jefferson County, Illinois, 2012
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, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 1,208 | $1,897,375 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 687 | $1,676,133 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 27 | $121,754 |
| 4 | Dairy Programs | 3 | $10,451 |
| 5 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 3 | $718 |
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