Farm Subsidy information
Polk County, Iowa
USDA subsidies for farms in Polk County, Iowa totaled $228,596,000 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 | $4,506,644 $2,244,614 $4,263,772 $7,809,442 $13,911,815 $16,404,512 $12,947,699 $3,149,581 $5,103,628 $7,449,134 $13,707,163 $6,529,800 $3,432,535 $3,393,113 | $3,106,868 $3,074,412 $3,053,597 $2,942,938 $2,825,757 $319,992 $1,646,899 $2,348,458 $88,757 $4,103,562 $10,745,321 $13,536,572 $3,471,029 | $156,117,616 |
| Recipients | 1,115 1,303 1,265 1,227 1,260 1,285 1,261 1,097 1,131 1,019 1,063 1,010 895 883 | 784 782 758 739 729 52 677 707 118 299 540 683 498 | 2,726 | |
| 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 $3,390,456 $142,966 | $3,533,421 |
| 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 0 285 57 | 285 | |
| 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 $5,852,169 $3,323,516 | $9,175,686 |
| 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 0 475 475 | 503 | |
| 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 $4,019,878 $10,717,231 $2,781,355 $548 | $17,519,012 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 271 514 483 1 | 546 | |
| 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 $1,646,899 $2,327,647 $5,815 $345 $2,757 $41,928 $625 | $4,026,016 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 677 689 84 13 86 517 3 | 832 | |
| 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 $20,231 $79,847 $81,087 $22,624 $1,468,911 $374 | $1,673,074 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 31 32 35 571 12 | 588 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $432,610 $467,883 $453,236 $447,929 $184,615 $303,485 $0 $1 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $2,289,759 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 114 120 117 120 45 42 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 164 | |
| Direct Payment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $264,803 $4,669,401 $3,483,155 $3,466,304 $3,309,631 $3,422,652 $3,392,655 | $2,673,633 $2,604,874 $2,588,330 $2,495,009 $2,641,142 $16,507 $0 $579 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $35,028,675 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 163 1,120 997 970 924 892 882 | 704 704 682 670 702 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,586 | |
| Counter Cyclical Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $352,503 $409,530 $3,183,806 $2,840,200 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $6,786,039 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 295 380 991 931 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,054 | |
| Production Flexibility Program | Payments | $0 $3,101,341 $4,937,402 $4,315,744 $3,463,143 $3,480,215 $2,819,881 $2,352,608 $-17,495 $-1,634 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $24,451,206 |
| Recipients | 0 1,241 1,237 1,220 1,146 1,137 1,082 1,052 273 1 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,631 | |
| Market Loss Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $1,952,900 $3,804,337 $3,772,674 $3,220,565 $-6,302 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $12,744,173 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 1,202 1,179 1,152 1,117 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,428 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $650,546 $1,233,281 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,883,827 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 828 849 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,006 | |
| Deficiency Payment | Payments | $4,480,264 $-851,066 $-673,728 $-1,430 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $2,954,040 |
| Recipients | 1,096 454 356 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,101 | |
| Loan Deficiency | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $1,369,460 $5,343,720 $7,122,882 $5,175,758 $211,369 $20,513 $3,503,698 $6,409,965 $256,681 $8,747 $439 | $586 $449 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $29,424,266 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 551 958 980 870 241 69 618 655 142 22 5 | 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,358 | |
| Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $13,553 $103,170 $0 $0 $0 $1,237 $197,120 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $315,080 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 9 | |
| Market Gains | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $172,666 $1,181,588 $1,268,459 $491,161 $284,399 $31,675 $36,985 $445,203 $112,641 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $4,024,778 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 36 114 120 61 64 40 25 60 45 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 199 | |
| Dairy Programs | Payments | $1,514 $714 $98 $0 $0 $0 $0 $31,468 $37,700 $16,053 $208 $10,572 $339 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $98,666 |
| Recipients | 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 2 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 7 | |
| Wool and Mohair Programs | Payments | $6,729 $3,552 $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 | $10,281 |
| Recipients | 27 24 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 | 35 | |
| Lamb Meat Adjustment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,158 $1,104 $7,317 $4,377 $0 $4,410 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $23,366 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 12 7 11 9 0 7 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 18 | |
| Miscellaneous Farm Programs | Payments | $18,137 $-9,927 $0 $102 $105,474 $409 $5,949 $3,919 $4,955 $110 $146 $75 $797 $20 | $39 $1,206 $31 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $131,442 |
| Recipients | 7 8 1 20 79 47 29 6 26 19 12 15 52 8 | 8 17 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 291 | |
| Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $12,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $12,000 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 1 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 $3,095 $2,252 $2,710 $1,754 $3,000 | $12,810 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 5 5 6 | 12 | |
| Total Conservation Programs | Payments | $619,217 $611,769 $520,445 $400,754 $427,298 $475,724 $543,103 $589,922 $592,967 $647,283 $733,515 $704,789 $676,159 $688,357 | $737,052 $766,616 $1,061,985 $787,053 $863,888 $905,366 $999,783 $1,066,499 $1,091,340 $1,096,639 $1,003,256 $951,040 $930,335 | $20,492,154 |
| Recipients | 211 215 177 145 135 161 174 201 218 222 235 238 243 244 | 245 242 249 235 252 242 247 251 256 243 221 202 208 | 702 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $596,233 $577,926 $519,362 $400,754 $427,298 $475,724 $543,103 $589,922 $592,967 $646,707 $733,515 $704,789 $676,159 $688,357 | $737,052 $766,616 $1,061,985 $787,053 $863,888 $905,366 $999,783 $1,066,499 $1,091,340 $1,096,639 $1,003,256 $951,040 $930,335 | $20,433,668 |
| Recipients | 201 198 176 145 135 161 174 201 218 221 235 238 243 244 | 245 242 249 235 252 242 247 251 256 243 221 202 208 | 681 | |
| Environmental Quality Incentives Program | Payments | $0 $6,336 $1,083 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $576 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $7,995 |
| Recipients | 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 4 | |
| Miscellaneous Conservation Programs | Payments | $20,212 $27,507 $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 | $47,719 |
| Recipients | 9 19 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 | 27 | |
| Wetlands Reserve Program | Payments | $2,772 $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 | $2,772 |
| Recipients | 1 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 | 1 | |
| Total Disaster Programs | Payments | $-68,979 $-1,824 $-199 $0 $405,192 $65,612 $25,414 $0 $110,632 $38,443 $491,840 $0 $3,559 $54,447 | $2,507 $3,610,712 $110,201 $1,967,878 $270,938 $175,733 $5,191 $219 $0 $24,144 $0 $175,307 $440,667 | $7,907,634 |
| Recipients | 30 3 1 0 75 40 14 0 29 8 159 0 4 27 | 1 124 10 88 10 49 4 1 0 4 0 24 66 | 422 | |
| Crop Disaster Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $405,192 $65,612 $25,414 $0 $110,632 $38,443 $491,840 $0 $3,559 $52,155 | $2,507 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,195,354 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 75 40 14 0 29 8 159 0 4 23 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 234 | |
| Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,743 $0 $0 $0 | $4,743 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 | 1 | |
| 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 $175,307 $375,021 | $550,328 |
| 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 24 52 | 61 | |
| Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,292 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $2,292 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 4 | |
| Livestock Forage Disaster Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $174,716 $5,191 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $29,858 | $209,765 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 48 4 0 0 0 0 0 14 | 57 | |
| Emergency Conservation Program | Payments | $1,340 $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 | $1,340 |
| Recipients | 1 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 | 1 | |
| SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $3,610,712 $84,278 $1,967,878 $270,938 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $5,933,806 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 124 9 88 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 163 | |
| Miscellaneous Disaster Programs | Payments | $-70,319 $-1,824 $-199 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $34,798 | $-37,544 |
| Recipients | 29 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 | 33 | |
| Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,017 $0 $219 $0 $19,401 $0 $0 $990 | $21,627 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 | 4 | |
| Tree Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $25,923 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $25,923 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 |
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