Farm Subsidy information
Macoupin County, Illinois
Macoupin County, Illinois Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2011
Total Subsidies, Macoupin County, Illinois, 2011
Macoupin 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 Macoupin County, Illinois, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2011 |
Subsidy Total 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 1,359 | $5,699,803 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 847 | $1,834,418 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 136 | $668,761 |
| 4 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 40 | $571,978 |
| 5 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 253 | $106,669 |
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