Farm Subsidy information
Illinois
USDA subsidies for farms in Illinois totaled $32,722,000,000 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 | $469,137,082 $321,827,844 $488,139,618 $879,850,714 $1,701,110,273 $1,852,881,756 $1,727,703,451 $477,517,578 $682,283,121 $1,038,080,457 $1,587,742,214 $898,653,011 $456,858,329 $458,862,942 | $429,074,423 $488,828,909 $415,667,356 $410,501,047 $387,897,152 $2,512,604 $231,693,122 $931,457,781 $387,922,546 $836,699,608 $1,464,405,042 $2,052,678,090 $502,683,042 | $21,582,669,113 |
| Recipients | 106,095 129,179 130,417 126,727 132,263 135,470 132,562 119,549 126,047 117,726 121,218 116,362 105,087 102,410 | 93,451 94,032 91,597 87,995 87,232 3,108 30,964 81,601 71,992 64,738 82,124 88,273 76,666 | 279,127 | |
| 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 $490,333,679 $21,577,380 | $511,911,059 |
| 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 44,682 10,380 | 44,917 | |
| 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 $790,726,365 $435,411,256 | $1,226,137,621 |
| 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 70,277 70,300 | 74,467 | |
| 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 $765,664,095 $1,444,241,510 $370,717,098 $1,050,810 | $2,581,673,513 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51,470 79,816 76,200 277 | 87,148 | |
| 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 $230,387,107 $919,867,731 $355,316,853 $43,412,356 $6,046,273 $204,955,271 $6,355,264 | $1,766,340,855 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 30,733 79,323 68,959 25,558 9,085 54,859 5,917 | 99,004 | |
| 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 $84,201 $10,869,896 $31,685,220 $21,689,997 $8,393,917 $192,715,560 $14,933,595 | $280,372,386 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 9,626 10,227 10,517 10,947 61,030 27,427 | 67,999 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $83,137,538 $158,140,497 $91,422,622 $85,124,568 $41,276,157 $-124,039 $239,480 $66,956 $218,020 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $459,501,799 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 17,957 19,800 19,068 18,369 9,648 555 73 26 90 0 0 0 0 | 22,949 | |
| Direct Payment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $28,336,501 $608,887,690 $461,913,573 $461,923,184 $458,710,078 $453,837,257 $458,737,709 | $326,339,524 $329,456,708 $324,155,219 $316,822,523 $342,372,365 $2,581,398 $918,934 $279,442 $628,877 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $4,575,900,981 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20,026 124,579 115,168 111,588 108,063 104,180 101,937 | 81,478 80,774 79,589 76,914 81,641 2,705 229 101 430 0 0 0 0 | 171,195 | |
| Counter Cyclical Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $50,405,467 $46,726,938 $379,833,000 $368,953,395 $323,511 $62,694 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $846,305,006 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35,008 39,547 113,444 108,609 196 15 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 119,589 | |
| Production Flexibility Program | Payments | $0 $395,716,130 $569,227,737 $499,200,675 $425,413,347 $415,478,841 $330,573,586 $297,415,731 $-11,387,387 $-103,402 $-17,973 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $2,921,517,284 |
| Recipients | 0 126,104 127,040 125,660 115,870 117,664 113,645 110,432 42,067 87 58 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 161,532 | |
| Market Loss Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $233,023,405 $457,118,539 $465,703,346 $386,702,504 $155,578 $9,015 $-1,524 $-9,882 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $39,924 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,542,740,905 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 123,430 122,231 120,318 117,606 95 11 14 29 0 0 0 | 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 143,552 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $69,144,568 $135,181,411 $19,776 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $204,345,755 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 104,633 101,700 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 119,862 | |
| Deficiency Payment | Payments | $462,574,744 $-75,060,697 $-81,291,659 $-378,386 $-135,635 $-32,157 $-9,339 $-20,955 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $305,645,916 |
| Recipients | 104,701 41,700 41,393 428 118 49 18 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 105,085 | |
| Loan Deficiency | Payments | $44,028 $21 $0 $136,179,165 $713,251,235 $816,579,045 $822,274,102 $109,040,352 $14,208,317 $514,035,251 $708,753,545 $57,645,347 $1,068,723 $32,446 | $43,681 $44,619 $18,662 $866 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $3,893,219,406 |
| Recipients | 388 17 0 55,296 111,738 111,037 109,824 48,611 22,392 82,805 87,280 20,906 2,157 342 | 282 290 143 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 155,532 | |
| Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $52,584 $383,668 $9,873,952 $1,569,924 $8,049 $1,000 $6,474,026 $15,119,254 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $33,482,458 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 4 36 381 44 4 1 307 485 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 963 | |
| LDP-like Grazing Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $12,513 $125 $176 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $12,813 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 42 | |
| Market Gains | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $11,646,691 $89,891,556 $75,067,350 $50,512,575 $27,044,337 $1,564,904 $5,501,486 $21,760,257 $5,871,779 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,511 $7,295 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $288,873,742 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 3,621 11,209 9,337 6,739 4,998 1,849 1,503 3,593 2,619 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 | 16,551 | |
| Dairy Programs | Payments | $1,188,896 $993,507 $243,340 $16,977 $2,680 $0 $12,177 $14,963,801 $18,144,676 $3,441,049 $142,727 $7,447,759 $1,591,165 $2,326 | $19,549,049 $1,181,212 $28,650 $8,553,090 $4,248,630 $55,245 $33,449 $0 $0 $3,091 $5,325,995 $3,144,663 $23,236,403 | $113,550,556 |
| Recipients | 1,127 914 952 8 1 0 12 1,493 1,530 1,331 1,039 1,241 1,155 9 | 1,038 1,053 36 867 859 20 12 0 0 1 585 284 529 | 3,220 | |
| Margin Protection Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $24,441 $360,470 $1,087 $5,814,650 $257,035 $4,393 $0 | $6,462,076 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 187 3 588 593 1 0 | 658 | |
| Wool and Mohair Programs | Payments | $383,658 $196,047 $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 | $579,705 |
| Recipients | 1,775 1,441 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 | 2,038 | |
| Lamb Meat Adjustment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $431,171 $43,925 $185,529 $90,389 $0 $142,426 $198 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $893,639 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 818 140 463 320 0 542 1 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,275 | |
| Miscellaneous Farm Programs | Payments | $4,945,756 $-17,163 $-39,800 $109,602 $15,184,882 $635,639 $830,071 $368,754 $358,876 $92,184 $95,676 $24,454 $37,673 $27,766 | $4,630 $5,873 $2,280 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $13,994 | $22,681,150 |
| Recipients | 1,827 194 130 10,560 49,225 23,767 16,559 6,106 2,012 8,035 4,285 823 1,266 944 | 146 40 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 73,917 | |
| 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 $5,991 $0 $5,628 $0 $0 $0 | $11,619 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 | 9 | |
| Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $875 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $875 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 | |
| CCC Organic Programs | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $72,490 $109,791 $140,312 $81,062 $104,340 | $507,995 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 137 173 162 192 | 318 | |
| Total Conservation Programs | Payments | $64,676,366 $63,565,187 $62,199,670 $64,822,618 $70,053,884 $86,046,179 $110,394,436 $126,977,846 $120,268,238 $119,947,666 $120,417,734 $116,758,230 $120,752,253 $119,340,456 | $116,374,789 $120,962,534 $129,846,112 $126,722,998 $129,830,257 $134,017,613 $144,057,786 $163,665,941 $176,497,878 $175,709,533 $165,894,648 $163,656,997 $166,483,863 | $3,279,941,710 |
| Recipients | 21,110 21,297 22,770 25,678 27,844 33,032 37,574 40,157 41,914 43,838 45,275 46,582 47,605 47,719 | 47,302 47,943 48,524 47,013 47,105 45,237 44,884 45,617 45,683 44,477 43,377 42,462 41,943 | 114,660 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $60,390,383 $60,308,556 $59,502,217 $62,361,398 $67,173,853 $83,670,377 $108,261,864 $124,223,307 $116,485,969 $116,793,529 $120,250,599 $116,365,860 $120,682,665 $119,309,650 | $116,345,642 $120,933,387 $129,814,319 $126,722,998 $129,291,710 $133,837,262 $143,738,681 $163,574,514 $176,397,707 $175,616,431 $165,851,291 $163,615,291 $166,443,683 | $3,247,963,142 |
| Recipients | 19,112 19,746 21,840 24,976 27,251 32,630 37,260 39,818 41,570 43,446 45,253 46,556 47,598 47,711 | 47,294 47,935 48,513 47,013 47,090 45,216 44,862 45,599 45,663 44,459 43,364 42,448 41,928 | 111,366 | |
| Environmental Quality Incentives Program | Payments | $0 $497,818 $1,575,292 $1,870,051 $2,461,405 $2,220,823 $1,835,626 $2,186,122 $3,319,310 $2,853,341 $-450 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $18,819,338 |
| Recipients | 0 236 517 695 746 630 581 591 658 682 1 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3,337 | |
| Grasslands Reserve Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $26,952 $19,487 $47,690 $27,488 $30,806 | $29,147 $29,147 $31,793 $0 $538,547 $180,351 $319,105 $91,427 $100,171 $93,102 $43,357 $41,706 $40,180 | $1,690,456 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 11 16 15 17 | 17 17 21 0 24 33 31 29 29 30 25 25 22 | 43 | |
| Miscellaneous Conservation Programs | Payments | $4,285,983 $2,758,814 $1,122,162 $591,169 $418,626 $154,978 $23,029 $135,401 $59,319 $51,547 $41,083 $58,410 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $9,700,520 |
| Recipients | 2,372 1,629 619 321 191 77 9 26 16 13 11 18 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 4,096 | |
| Wetlands Reserve Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $273,917 $433,015 $403,641 $222,297 $107,014 $286,270 $42,100 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,768,254 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 32 23 13 10 10 1 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 71 | |
| Total Disaster Programs | Payments | $10,187,124 $1,304,032 $2,082,647 $230,811 $27,817,616 $13,810,176 $12,631,321 $10,262,659 $51,438,004 $2,877,868 $42,087,473 $259,339 $2,463,892 $39,280,478 | $4,837,575 $61,526,753 $46,721,055 $39,443,390 $56,008,204 $20,936,259 $4,837,412 $692,635 $-307,079 $318,881 $319,641 $78,788,475 $151,272,931 | $682,129,572 |
| Recipients | 7,922 778 1,448 105 6,858 8,074 3,743 9,598 18,176 1,299 11,587 80 1,010 15,450 | 730 14,214 13,980 2,412 3,901 5,090 1,406 121 85 46 28 11,161 15,827 | 68,873 | |
| Crop Disaster Assistance Program | Payments | $-706 $0 $0 $0 $27,630,510 $12,775,785 $12,355,588 $234,664 $42,091,380 $2,683,503 $41,987,700 $19,614 $2,406,252 $35,751,046 | $1,108,827 $15,340,081 $5,432,175 $1,239 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $199,817,659 |
| Recipients | 3 0 0 0 6,725 6,035 3,735 100 10,811 1,218 11,552 9 971 11,860 | 417 12,443 12,595 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 37,456 | |
| Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | Payments | $0 $0 $3,998 $93 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $12,465 | $0 $56,590 $361,938 $265,402 $-4 $131,271 $381,995 $71,493 $25,906 $13,692 $43,371 $22,202 $21,408 | $1,411,820 |
| Recipients | 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 | 0 6 53 39 3 24 47 7 3 5 13 7 24 | 196 | |
| Non-insured Disaster Assistance | Payments | $0 $481,381 $629,183 $19,630 $0 $0 $259,288 $224,668 $132,336 $39,955 $32,179 $38,963 $11,449 $68,874 | $46,459 $125,606 $26,486 $66,082 $46,119 $66,887 $196,403 $423,138 $63,064 $26,098 $190,742 $351,546 $402,658 | $3,969,194 |
| Recipients | 0 324 633 9 0 0 39 69 40 18 13 6 8 17 | 10 8 6 8 12 15 13 11 6 4 4 11 10 | 1,104 | |
| 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 $2,153 $78,204,465 $143,097,045 | $221,303,662 |
| 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 1 11,129 15,657 | 15,999 | |
| Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $688,877 $0 $9,547,425 $8,620,608 $-724 $0 $0 $45,574 $3,225,548 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,737,796 | $27,865,104 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 2,267 0 9,375 7,597 13 0 0 64 4,695 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 | 18,389 | |
| Livestock Forage Disaster Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $16,166,774 $3,329,743 $17,642 $14,189 $5,532 $0 $1 $0 | $19,533,881 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 4,781 1,213 3 45 3 0 1 0 | 5,885 | |
| Emergency Conservation Program | Payments | $1,368,080 $811,485 $1,439,330 $209,544 $221,031 $346,699 $6,817 $224,918 $593,680 $155,134 $67,594 $200,762 $617 $45,329 | $3,682,289 $518,103 $17,225 $194,936 $175,116 $174,575 $233,705 $90,519 $79,295 $137,267 $0 $193,896 $153,783 | $11,341,729 |
| Recipients | 328 428 803 87 152 201 7 88 288 53 31 65 2 5 | 307 42 1 6 43 18 4 24 17 21 0 17 39 | 2,713 | |
| SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $45,449,201 $40,871,837 $38,883,870 $55,786,973 $4,195,161 $535,618 $583 $-498,880 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $185,224,363 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 2,405 1,905 2,356 3,847 245 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 | 8,475 | |
| Miscellaneous Disaster Programs | Payments | $8,805,771 $-3,430 $10,136 $1,544 $-33,925 $-1,185 $9,628 $30,984 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $177,216 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,852,186 | $10,848,925 |
| Recipients | 7,653 29 15 5 2 2 3 13 0 0 0 0 0 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 146 | 7,844 | |
| Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $37,172 $4,608 $20,624 $0 $201,591 $123,573 $81,804 $6,921 $106,884 $43,030 $8,249 $6,253 | $640,709 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 5 1 3 0 42 121 72 11 11 9 5 7 | 167 | |
| Tree Assistance Program | Payments | $13,979 $14,596 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $6,786 $11,237 $0 $0 $36,375 $7,456 $2,426 $29,408 $40,345 $8,116 $1,802 | $172,526 |
| Recipients | 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 1 4 0 0 5 3 2 2 1 3 2 | 27 |
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