Farm Subsidy information
Merced County, California
USDA subsidies for farms in Merced County, California totaled $839,159,000 from 1995 through 2021.
| Subsidy Category | Type | 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 | 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 | TOTAL 1995-2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Commodity Programs | Payments | $3,526,489 $10,717,433 $7,488,796 $13,666,269 $20,039,249 $28,510,714 $20,317,202 $22,582,495 $32,526,502 $22,419,825 $23,824,236 $28,733,986 $16,127,720 $12,777,167 | $34,603,673 $10,035,130 $6,460,355 $9,886,019 $10,420,849 $655,132 $4,514,393 $6,811,783 $4,167,327 $12,638,845 $32,227,323 $177,686,597 $34,713,180 | $608,078,690 |
| Recipients | 453 648 628 531 897 949 845 950 1,012 963 930 907 828 658 | 757 743 504 621 632 97 211 366 266 434 832 1,397 742 | 3,474 | |
| Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 1 | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $69,801,985 $2,116,234 | $71,918,219 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,022 123 | 1,026 | |
| Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $78,778,930 $11,501,876 | $90,280,806 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 989 482 | 1,187 | |
| Market Facilitation Program (MFP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,433,719 $26,388,791 $19,032,963 $543,072 | $51,398,545 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 189 756 940 19 | 1,095 | |
| Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,291,202 $2,774,355 $1,886,555 $1,246,361 $112,177 $664,504 $0 | $7,975,154 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 93 148 123 106 16 70 0 | 211 | |
| Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $978,263 $2,244,560 $1,701,937 $821,223 $5,821,362 $2,546,792 | $14,114,137 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 188 165 152 200 280 234 | 409 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $3,814 $3,748 $6,462 $-391 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $13,633 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 4 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5 | |
| Direct Payment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,135,995 $10,794,338 $8,126,766 $7,701,992 $8,220,312 $6,620,791 $7,948,358 | $6,033,603 $6,603,886 $6,423,661 $4,031,884 $5,881,083 $-140,897 $76,518 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $79,458,290 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 199 828 760 681 685 602 624 | 556 562 500 521 558 41 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,286 | |
| Counter Cyclical Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $927,166 $11,992,718 $5,418,078 $12,461,112 $12,148,740 $6,626,008 $4,754,790 | $7,832,848 $1,172,810 $24,764 $-11,447 $286 $-1,468 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $63,346,405 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 687 718 763 697 418 373 | 362 333 9 11 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 999 | |
| Production Flexibility Program | Payments | $0 $9,082,805 $7,390,458 $7,818,863 $6,576,121 $6,809,201 $5,319,851 $4,925,884 $-367,152 $-47,057 $-140,095 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $47,368,878 |
| Recipients | 0 522 536 525 481 501 504 512 180 6 1 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 815 | |
| Market Loss Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $3,678,385 $8,742,475 $15,043,187 $6,681,488 $71,911 $-234 $-64,720 $-157,943 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $33,994,550 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 514 867 901 557 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,072 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,673 $3,292 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $5,965 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 10 | |
| Deficiency Payment | Payments | $2,283,677 $-558,266 $-136,776 $-154 $-4,397 $-4,397 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,579,687 |
| Recipients | 373 251 49 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 382 | |
| Loan Deficiency | Payments | $-44 $0 $0 $2,169,175 $4,356,462 $4,805,301 $6,064,533 $3,096,053 $1,025,228 $1,901,726 $3,610,981 $582,968 $59,634 $22,140 | $36,205 $45,632 $3,091 $0 $0 $0 $0 $31,572 $31,993 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $27,842,651 |
| Recipients | 1 0 0 177 287 277 502 361 373 327 343 94 33 5 | 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 11 11 0 0 0 0 | 949 | |
| Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $330,429 $0 $1,207,633 $1,625,480 $655,930 $2,974,748 $81,723 $94,525 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $6,970,468 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 5 0 18 40 5 42 4 10 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 70 | |
| LDP-like Grazing Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $128 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $128 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 | |
| Market Gains | Payments | $395 $0 $0 $0 $36,115 $1,249,196 $656,228 $5,031 $0 $3,664 $25,438 $32,160 $1,242,123 $49,187 | $515,534 $0 $0 $0 $0 $92,827 $1,392,871 $432,884 $291 $54,700 $0 $0 $0 | $5,788,644 |
| Recipients | 2 0 0 0 2 26 36 1 0 2 1 3 26 9 | 15 0 0 0 0 13 68 35 1 1 0 0 0 | 159 | |
| Dairy Programs | Payments | $738,350 $1,939,586 $235,114 $0 $0 $0 $0 $10,351,391 $8,283,659 $4,076,846 $173,838 $7,643,368 $1,578,275 $0 | $20,110,986 $2,185,333 $2,377 $5,865,973 $4,539,480 $4,357 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,812,447 $3,586,853 $18,005,206 | $94,133,438 |
| Recipients | 59 111 104 0 0 0 0 328 322 315 254 326 290 0 | 302 306 1 230 227 1 0 0 0 0 167 107 152 | 729 | |
| Margin Protection Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $91,710 $0 $2,460,167 $92,686 $0 $0 | $2,644,563 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 89 90 0 0 | 95 | |
| Wool and Mohair Programs | Payments | $504,111 $253,308 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $757,419 |
| Recipients | 21 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 25 | |
| Lamb Meat Adjustment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $18,263 $34,976 $122,500 $76,556 $0 $47,358 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $299,653 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 10 8 0 10 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 18 | |
| Miscellaneous Farm Programs | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,044 $587,290 $349,072 $321,084 $13,675 $849 $1,525 $2,281 $888 $2,691 | $0 $62 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,281,461 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 3 31 166 91 161 50 31 14 6 9 | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 413 | |
| Cotton Ginning Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,264,527 $0 $1,741,961 $0 $0 $0 | $4,006,488 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 133 0 143 0 0 0 | 157 | |
| Hard Winter Wheat Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $51,786 $28,926 $18,308 $9,632 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $108,651 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 16 8 2 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 38 | |
| Cotton Transistion Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $700,313 $1,753,802 $187,741 $3,928 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $2,645,784 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 46 136 34 2 0 0 0 0 | 205 | |
| Biomass Crop Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $70,683 $23,659 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $50,731 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $145,073 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 4 | |
| Total Conservation Programs | Payments | $384,085 $194,561 $80,802 $199,856 $387,457 $408,975 $413,429 $543,658 $720,742 $830,123 $300,348 $267,483 $260,568 $258,089 | $198,767 $376,048 $844,910 $110,544 $89,741 $680,705 $44,635 $44,639 $44,639 $53,005 $55,949 $55,949 $55,945 | $7,905,653 |
| Recipients | 154 76 31 19 29 43 41 48 46 57 41 40 39 38 | 37 40 39 16 16 4 2 2 2 4 3 3 3 | 359 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $8,116 $8,116 $8,116 $119,668 $159,592 $137,064 $153,492 $152,896 $147,417 $176,201 $249,234 $221,117 $214,202 $211,723 | $152,401 $295,107 $197,822 $110,544 $91,403 $10,060 $10,060 $10,064 $10,064 $18,430 $21,374 $21,374 $21,370 | $2,937,028 |
| Recipients | 2 2 2 9 7 14 18 18 18 24 38 38 37 36 | 35 37 36 16 13 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 | 45 | |
| Environmental Quality Incentives Program | Payments | $0 $37,367 $45,323 $76,688 $226,348 $271,911 $181,157 $312,649 $555,325 $523,983 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $2,230,751 |
| Recipients | 0 10 10 9 21 29 20 28 27 30 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 144 | |
| Grasslands Reserve Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $46,367 $46,365 $46,366 $46,366 $46,366 | $46,366 $80,941 $647,088 $0 $-1,662 $670,645 $34,575 $34,575 $34,575 $34,575 $34,575 $34,575 $34,575 | $1,917,233 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 3 3 0 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 4 | |
| Miscellaneous Conservation Programs | Payments | $164,294 $149,078 $27,363 $3,500 $1,517 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $345,752 |
| Recipients | 110 64 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 162 | |
| Wetlands Reserve Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $78,780 $78,113 $18,000 $83,572 $4,749 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $263,214 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 6 | |
| Water Bank Program | Payments | $211,675 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $211,675 |
| Recipients | 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 43 | |
| Total Disaster Programs | Payments | $602,398 $118 $211,012 $1,264,652 $8,282,184 $1,621,460 $2,307,137 $7,620,938 $2,293,920 $175,195 $2,452,873 $187,430 $16,543 $6,145,908 | $321,243 $1,064,232 $794,969 $304,792 $507,529 $5,198,253 $3,827,028 $2,997,905 $1,429,338 $159,212 $0 $8,270 $2,351,889 | $52,146,428 |
| Recipients | 75 4 37 138 555 225 221 565 146 21 175 9 1 442 | 33 67 47 28 33 85 103 91 60 14 0 1 58 | 1,761 | |
| Crop Disaster Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,146,685 $1,389,725 $2,214,759 $8,563 $1,407,386 $120,100 $2,043,967 $98,763 $0 $2,581,047 | $6,186 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $18,017,181 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 538 128 218 2 58 14 115 4 0 181 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 838 | |
| Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | Payments | $0 $0 $124,252 $499,438 $4,522 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,606,284 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $3,234,496 |
| Recipients | 0 0 26 112 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 179 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 260 | |
| Non-insured Disaster Assistance | Payments | $0 $10,449 $21,432 $158,704 $88,077 $0 $0 $145,760 $279,435 $1,515 $129,264 $88,265 $16,543 $377,766 | $109,948 $148,474 $181 $16,324 $453,011 $556,515 $1,297,310 $1,347,971 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $5,246,944 |
| Recipients | 0 3 1 10 4 0 0 8 23 2 2 4 1 40 | 16 19 1 2 30 40 43 45 0 0 0 0 0 | 125 | |
| Wildfires and Hurricane Indemnity Program Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $767,907 | $767,907 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 | 4 | |
| Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | Payments | $284,779 $-10,331 $22,088 $0 $-9,833 $231,735 $0 $7,465,971 $583,700 $5,208 $279,642 $402 $0 $580,811 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $9,434,173 |
| Recipients | 49 1 7 0 1 97 0 553 68 4 58 1 0 82 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 670 | |
| Livestock Forage Disaster Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $205,109 $518,403 $0 $376 $-968 $4,631,808 $2,217,116 $1,491,670 $1,337,594 $92,794 $0 $0 $1,223,997 | $11,717,899 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 23 54 0 1 1 73 86 76 56 12 0 0 50 | 151 | |
| Emergency Conservation Program | Payments | $24,387 $0 $32,259 $57,877 $60,836 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $35,756 $25,858 $65,047 $14,147 $0 $0 $0 | $316,167 |
| Recipients | 7 0 3 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 | 29 | |
| SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $261,563 $794,788 $288,092 $55,486 $9,930 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,409,859 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 8 46 25 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 63 | |
| Miscellaneous Disaster Programs | Payments | $293,232 $0 $0 $548,633 $-15,058 $0 $92,378 $644 $23,399 $48,372 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $991,600 |
| Recipients | 19 0 0 49 2 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 78 | |
| Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $135,792 $0 $0 $0 $0 $276,846 $132,406 $26,697 $52,271 $0 $0 $228,508 | $852,520 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 11 4 1 0 0 3 | 19 | |
| Tree Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $10,981 $0 $6,956 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,270 $131,477 | $157,683 |
| Recipients | 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 | 4 |
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