Farm Subsidy information
Knox County, Illinois
Knox County, Illinois Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Knox County, Illinois, 1995-2023
Knox 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 Knox County, Illinois, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 2,143 | $65,038,856 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 1,391 | $54,102,696 |
| 3 | Loan Deficiency | 1,847 | $51,255,686 |
| 4 | Production Flexibility Program | 2,012 | $46,147,584 |
| 5 | Market Facilitation Program (MFP) | 887 | $37,925,566 |
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