Farm Subsidy information
Jefferson County, Illinois
Jefferson County, Illinois Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2014
Total Subsidies, Jefferson County, Illinois, 2014
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, 2014:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2014 |
Subsidy Total 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 600 | $1,550,165 |
| 2 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 156 | $575,402 |
| 3 | Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | 1 | $19,060 |
| 4 | Direct Payment Program | 13 | $4,975 |
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