Farm Subsidy information
Pennsylvania
USDA subsidies for farms in Pennsylvania totaled $3,362,000,000 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 | $23,458,950 $26,210,429 $26,755,590 $38,533,779 $79,245,441 $110,182,685 $90,376,039 $94,870,964 $134,062,900 $61,671,782 $92,025,271 $91,672,634 $29,718,124 $23,564,770 | $115,979,860 $30,870,752 $21,434,200 $60,287,491 $37,402,214 $143,297 $14,661,823 $30,707,227 $40,490,753 $48,931,637 $121,634,454 $393,652,499 $142,921,300 | $1,981,466,866 |
| Recipients | 11,271 15,201 14,551 12,179 15,980 16,497 15,555 15,873 16,078 14,640 15,192 14,622 13,324 10,615 | 11,426 11,681 9,114 10,675 10,277 144 4,393 6,649 6,210 6,575 8,516 11,474 9,540 | 40,020 | |
| 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 $174,079,755 $7,127,854 | $181,207,609 |
| 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 7,830 4,612 | 7,882 | |
| 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 $179,063,181 $46,654,321 | $225,717,503 |
| 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 9,603 7,324 | 10,178 | |
| 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 $21,239,746 $90,163,100 $22,132,019 $448 | $133,535,313 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,444 7,376 6,971 1 | 7,822 | |
| 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 $14,598,318 $29,028,366 $37,261,760 $3,108,282 $7,237,311 $2,415,588 $4,135,611 | $97,785,236 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,360 5,887 5,553 3,473 4,216 2,625 1,536 | 7,565 | |
| 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 $954 $1,037,449 $3,149,518 $2,900,665 $1,065,774 $5,051,848 $792,909 | $13,999,117 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1,533 1,582 2,059 2,169 3,423 2,451 | 4,844 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $722,790 $1,096,103 $785,073 $783,054 $284,157 $-9,644 $154 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $3,661,687 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 252 270 281 288 127 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 325 | |
| Direct Payment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $149,573 $38,213,314 $25,337,657 $24,464,663 $24,353,052 $23,970,185 $23,515,594 | $20,828,837 $20,804,832 $20,405,998 $20,247,328 $18,670,451 $72,351 $16,220 $-17,338 $60,565 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $261,093,283 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 270 12,453 11,547 11,240 11,168 10,909 10,331 | 9,006 9,057 8,948 8,772 8,389 119 30 31 31 0 0 0 0 | 17,268 | |
| Counter Cyclical Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $669,116 $126,618 $22,231,079 $25,328,120 $116,570 $11,288 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $48,482,791 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 794 927 11,378 11,051 74 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 12,273 | |
| Production Flexibility Program | Payments | $0 $23,058,991 $28,550,118 $22,738,759 $21,747,686 $20,746,700 $15,966,039 $14,658,516 $-1,301,683 $-31,751 $-5,408 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $146,127,966 |
| Recipients | 0 11,982 12,154 12,101 11,517 11,730 11,531 11,540 3,860 71 3 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 15,888 | |
| Market Loss Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $11,839,104 $37,930,993 $69,277,732 $33,303,548 $20,861 $12,261 $1,439 $-11,626 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $37,599 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $152,411,911 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 11,957 15,101 15,387 13,470 35 25 5 1 0 0 0 | 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 18,147 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,588,084 $3,264,456 $492 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $4,853,032 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 3,250 3,383 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 4,025 | |
| Deficiency Payment | Payments | $16,977,672 $-1,840,517 $-2,912,390 $-28,576 $-3,447 $-690 $-2,478 $-2,014 $-447 $-451 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $12,186,663 |
| Recipients | 6,591 3,059 1,974 44 11 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 6,647 | |
| Loan Deficiency | Payments | $181 $0 $0 $3,691,120 $17,043,132 $16,897,704 $32,075,671 $5,848,264 $441,348 $19,221,062 $42,794,817 $5,859,944 $66,858 $27,322 | $73,611 $38,098 $14,798 $377 $369 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $144,094,675 |
| Recipients | 1 0 0 3,250 5,890 6,115 7,407 3,728 928 4,792 7,039 2,761 202 178 | 324 166 64 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 12,399 | |
| Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $104,327 $0 $0 $0 $234,734 $438,079 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $777,140 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 9 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 15 | |
| LDP-like Grazing Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,113 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,113 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 11 | |
| Market Gains | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $290,959 $1,447,834 $1,299,577 $1,399,405 $524,463 $13,930 $139,155 $683,970 $217,711 $0 $0 | $179 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $6,017,182 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 175 349 245 353 202 41 92 194 139 0 0 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 665 | |
| Dairy Programs | Payments | $5,947,699 $4,766,885 $1,156,601 $85 $0 $0 $0 $69,193,575 $91,162,935 $16,629,607 $1,209,036 $35,905,365 $5,553,885 $3,825 | $94,352,514 $5,236,639 $11,732 $38,992,230 $18,351,036 $73,722 $1,559 $0 $0 $0 $22,188,299 $10,798,508 $84,169,964 | $505,705,702 |
| Recipients | 4,421 3,738 3,942 1 0 0 0 5,784 6,394 5,830 4,846 5,286 5,019 3 | 4,837 4,985 36 4,095 4,054 22 1 0 0 0 2,290 836 1,758 | 14,044 | |
| Margin Protection Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $42,063 $596,397 $-1,095 $21,670,205 $941,662 $3,028 $0 | $23,252,260 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 357 5 2,027 2,024 4 0 | 2,231 | |
| Wool and Mohair Programs | Payments | $433,863 $215,644 $178 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $649,686 |
| Recipients | 1,235 1,048 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 | 1,373 | |
| Lamb Meat Adjustment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $237,624 $12,179 $174,102 $92,715 $-72 $134,861 $54 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $651,462 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 425 30 343 241 2 400 1 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 789 | |
| Miscellaneous Farm Programs | Payments | $99,535 $9,426 $-38,918 $2,328 $1,079,244 $31,627 $4,356,108 $4,303,132 $4,759,411 $13,713 $22,005 $8,387 $9,976 $6,742 | $1,929 $858 $22 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $69,587 $8,740 | $14,743,851 |
| Recipients | 165 116 65 201 1,488 2,020 4,127 1,630 2,413 904 1,240 378 361 372 | 86 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 | 8,843 | |
| Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $70 $63,797 $0 $649 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $40,000 $16,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $120,516 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 40 0 1 0 | 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 47 | |
| 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 $8,606 $12,739 $22,443 $38,985 $31,452 | $114,225 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 15 25 65 55 | 121 | |
| Biomass Crop Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $3,694,222 $178,978 $224,502 $80,201 $6,868 $2,555 $62,353 $11,399 $0 $15,864 $0 $0 | $4,276,943 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 53 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 | 56 | |
| Total Conservation Programs | Payments | $9,647,781 $8,179,362 $7,917,053 $6,598,282 $5,219,979 $5,050,793 $8,368,073 $13,769,092 $18,163,061 $21,259,460 $23,541,864 $27,731,103 $27,419,736 $30,304,502 | $27,591,888 $26,135,230 $24,866,089 $23,001,782 $21,725,530 $20,460,798 $19,647,074 $19,269,512 $19,014,530 $18,344,481 $16,420,032 $14,776,351 $13,878,062 | $478,301,498 |
| Recipients | 4,105 3,456 3,064 2,490 2,158 2,279 2,722 3,672 4,378 5,161 6,109 6,759 7,273 7,443 | 7,421 7,551 7,587 7,162 7,036 6,758 6,547 6,302 6,058 5,574 5,111 4,626 4,338 | 17,276 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $5,874,024 $5,815,057 $5,642,433 $4,199,197 $3,346,924 $2,909,090 $6,555,368 $11,843,687 $16,238,052 $18,424,461 $23,368,591 $27,250,562 $27,217,485 $30,192,408 | $27,485,680 $26,000,957 $24,730,135 $22,980,686 $21,073,062 $20,313,489 $19,525,866 $18,937,541 $18,925,365 $18,267,621 $16,353,904 $14,748,427 $13,851,051 | $452,071,121 |
| Recipients | 2,208 2,212 2,143 1,923 1,764 1,731 2,454 3,420 4,161 4,919 6,022 6,633 7,169 7,350 | 7,327 7,428 7,473 7,143 6,909 6,647 6,463 6,233 5,987 5,503 5,051 4,594 4,309 | 13,733 | |
| Environmental Quality Incentives Program | Payments | $0 $233,416 $912,672 $1,937,408 $1,680,051 $1,782,772 $1,633,028 $1,466,316 $1,652,514 $2,644,637 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $13,942,814 |
| Recipients | 0 73 253 406 353 265 249 234 212 247 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,414 | |
| Grasslands Reserve Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $62,205 $92,351 $115,264 $109,526 $112,094 | $106,208 $134,273 $135,954 $21,096 $652,468 $147,309 $121,208 $331,971 $89,165 $76,860 $66,128 $27,924 $27,011 | $2,429,015 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 101 132 135 131 | 129 172 163 24 172 148 110 94 94 92 79 44 38 | 223 | |
| Miscellaneous Conservation Programs | Payments | $3,773,757 $2,130,889 $1,361,948 $461,677 $193,005 $358,931 $161,955 $452,166 $254,465 $119,035 $80,922 $310,992 $92,725 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $9,752,467 |
| Recipients | 1,959 1,244 737 196 60 306 41 51 36 14 18 32 10 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3,335 | |
| Wetlands Reserve Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $17,722 $6,923 $18,030 $9,121 $0 $54,285 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $106,081 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 15 | |
| Total Disaster Programs | Payments | $7,949,523 $2,710,262 $772,345 $475,393 $11,197,384 $32,643,893 $4,581,410 $20,876,311 $30,218,078 $4,441,281 $14,303,279 $589,015 $1,530,788 $15,653,124 | $1,313,358 $1,016,323 $1,227,375 $2,368,298 $2,247,904 $972,686 $563,429 $1,300,785 $716,738 $1,369,188 $1,100,398 $13,481,467 $10,979,873 | $186,599,909 |
| Recipients | 850 867 321 156 2,318 7,650 761 9,503 5,422 1,192 2,934 116 256 4,825 | 104 95 131 220 125 61 54 89 433 63 62 619 565 | 17,966 | |
| Crop Disaster Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $10,065,258 $30,150,049 $4,352,126 $146,523 $27,832,684 $4,100,941 $13,449,600 $195,958 $106,935 $12,662,392 | $1,238,987 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $104,301,454 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 1,805 6,680 656 26 4,258 1,123 2,747 22 29 2,782 | 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 9,865 | |
| Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,737 | $903 $90,874 $299,358 $123,617 $3,962 $49,435 $7,605 $4,275 $0 $144,050 $681 $3,502 $0 | $732,999 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 | 1 10 52 9 4 3 2 1 0 5 1 2 0 | 87 | |
| Non-insured Disaster Assistance | Payments | $0 $264,001 $235,690 $430,898 $307,512 $524,933 $141,723 $313,406 $656,181 $321,545 $120,983 $241,258 $237,188 $108,513 | $72,890 $189,332 $383,510 $563,380 $119,557 $267,316 $88,047 $624,172 $152,278 $391,274 $575,087 $795,190 $219,283 | $8,345,147 |
| Recipients | 0 52 80 136 31 163 88 70 118 69 43 49 31 22 | 26 30 43 24 10 34 13 32 19 15 15 14 5 | 654 | |
| 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 $76,444 $11,748,525 $4,956,306 | $16,781,275 |
| 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 2 567 361 | 658 | |
| Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | Payments | $323,959 $2,025,297 $1,112 $-2,331 $295,599 $1,018,562 $0 $18,790,748 $1,593,507 $-5,940 $0 $0 $52,734 $2,560,489 | $578 $484 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $630,193 | $27,284,992 |
| Recipients | 106 595 2 2 691 3,011 0 9,310 1,183 9 0 0 46 2,864 | 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 | 12,269 | |
| Livestock Forage Disaster Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $1,567 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,581 $159,577 $731 $0 $0 $0 | $164,456 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 381 3 0 0 0 | 395 | |
| Emergency Conservation Program | Payments | $10,132 $316,683 $442,691 $46,076 $511,252 $950,349 $42,968 $537,500 $135,706 $24,735 $717,714 $116,332 $1,133,931 $126,963 | $0 $77,918 $16,717 $785,944 $75,622 $3,105 $0 $0 $55,136 $51,613 $183,811 $11,886 $18,762 | $6,393,546 |
| Recipients | 8 232 240 17 256 513 29 189 55 11 257 37 172 25 | 0 12 7 132 17 2 0 0 4 7 18 6 2 | 1,887 | |
| SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $425,467 $352,864 $593,493 $2,048,763 $33,239 $56,142 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $3,509,968 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 21 22 51 96 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 160 | |
| Miscellaneous Disaster Programs | Payments | $7,583,409 $92,935 $93,613 $0 $0 $0 $44,592 $1,088,134 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $190,030 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $37,097 $17,831 $108,791 $2,915 $0 $0 $0 $4,448,126 | $13,707,472 |
| Recipients | 748 9 1 0 0 0 19 53 0 0 0 0 0 58 | 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 149 | 1,003 | |
| Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $232,248 $173,359 $301,864 $0 $582,494 $258,561 $412,775 $328,656 $758,144 $196,362 $810,347 $629,393 | $4,684,203 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 22 9 12 0 17 17 28 25 33 25 33 51 | 125 | |
| Tree Assistance Program | Payments | $32,023 $11,347 $-761 $750 $17,763 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $14,982 $35,467 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $135,243 $148,191 $18,176 $23,376 $68,013 $112,017 $77,810 | $694,397 |
| Recipients | 20 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 11 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 17 3 1 3 8 8 | 87 |
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