Farm Subsidy information
Iowa
Iowa Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Iowa, 1995-2023
Iowa Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Iowa ranking: 2 of 50 States
- 29 percent of farms in Iowa did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Iowa, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 148,394 | $7,413,750,304 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 132,422 | $5,232,001,735 |
| 3 | Loan Deficiency | 118,659 | $3,690,368,688 |
| 4 | Production Flexibility Program | 134,088 | $3,315,045,270 |
| 5 | Market Facilitation Program (MFP) | 67,925 | $2,582,097,279 |
| 6 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 77,990 | $1,924,384,443 |
| 7 | Market Loss Assistance Program | 119,325 | $1,778,560,537 |
| 8 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 63,040 | $1,637,414,528 |
| 9 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 1 | 52,761 | $1,073,458,830 |
| 10 | Counter Cyclical Program | 94,705 | $981,420,701 |
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