Farm Subsidy information
2nd District of Mississippi
(Rep. Bennie Thompson)
2nd District Of Mississippi (Rep. Bennie Thompson) Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, 2nd District of Mississippi (Rep. Bennie Thompson), 1995-2023
2nd District Of Mississippi (Rep. Bennie Thompson) Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Mississippi ranking: 16 of 50 States
- 59 percent of farms in Mississippi did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in 2nd District of Mississippi (Rep. Bennie Thompson), 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 7,842 | $1,073,390,292 |
| 2 | Counter Cyclical Program | 6,511 | $712,327,338 |
| 3 | Production Flexibility Program | 7,202 | $658,580,311 |
| 4 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 3,433 | $558,386,892 |
| 5 | Conservation Reserve Program | 7,449 | $431,723,632 |
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