Farm Subsidy information
Williamson County, Illinois
Williamson County, Illinois Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Williamson County, Illinois, 2012
Williamson 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 Williamson County, Illinois, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 350 | $575,593 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 221 | $559,432 |
| 3 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 1 | $22,704 |
| 4 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 3 | $1,190 |
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