Farm Subsidy information

The United States

USDA Subsidies for farms in The United States totaled $477.9 billion in subsidies from 1995 through 2021

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Year Subsidy Category Total USDA Subsidies
Payments /
Recipients
1995 Conservation
Disaster
Commodity
Crop Insurance
$1,879,709,039
$682,717,287
$4,679,764,533
$889,372,304
427,676 Recipients
150,935 Recipients
1,035,809 Recipients
2,454,932 Policies
$8,131,563,163
1,343,705
1996 Conservation
Disaster
Commodity
Crop Insurance
$1,779,339,609
$172,305,548
$5,322,161,233
$982,062,670
409,179 Recipients
60,323 Recipients
1,353,317 Recipients
2,231,091 Policies
$8,255,869,060
1,571,524
1997 Conservation
Disaster
Commodity
Crop Insurance
$1,699,537,753
$188,966,467
$5,566,596,886
$902,794,419
376,708 Recipients
74,343 Recipients
1,338,221 Recipients
1,847,715 Policies
$8,357,895,525
1,532,348
1998 Conservation
Disaster
Commodity
Crop Insurance
$1,523,597,667
$75,043,032
$10,758,991,511
$946,312,180
339,390 Recipients
34,829 Recipients
1,308,900 Recipients
1,744,944 Policies
$13,303,944,390
1,459,998
1999 Conservation
Disaster
Commodity
Crop Insurance
$1,554,352,888
$2,294,164,306
$17,723,768,279
$954,871,616
334,693 Recipients
379,106 Recipients
1,373,380 Recipients
1,798,333 Policies
$22,527,157,088
1,635,620
2000 Conservation
Disaster
Commodity
Crop Insurance
$1,672,770,341
$1,497,105,807
$20,222,466,801
$951,191,720
377,739 Recipients
406,068 Recipients
1,656,298 Recipients
1,938,026 Policies
$24,343,534,669
1,902,938
2001 Conservation
Disaster
Commodity
Crop Insurance
$1,915,387,591
$2,436,113,838
$18,121,815,413
$1,771,322,123
407,903 Recipients
397,488 Recipients
1,622,549 Recipients
1,909,850 Policies
$24,244,638,965
1,881,114
2002 Conservation
Disaster
Commodity
Crop Insurance
$1,952,154,579
$1,400,457,049
$8,974,351,521
$1,741,028,146
418,903 Recipients
475,167 Recipients
1,319,443 Recipients
1,888,143 Policies
$14,067,991,295
1,707,249
2003 Conservation
Disaster
Commodity
Crop Insurance
$1,989,219,347
$2,982,935,854
$11,102,036,870
$2,041,658,284
435,128 Recipients
498,735 Recipients
1,558,687 Recipients
1,922,526 Policies
$18,115,850,355
1,838,305
2004 Conservation
Disaster
Commodity
Crop Insurance
$2,059,972,576
$570,949,443
$10,233,589,674
$2,472,282,045
454,985 Recipients
90,852 Recipients
1,234,412 Recipients
1,988,947 Policies
$15,336,793,738
1,461,912
2005 Conservation
Disaster
Commodity
Crop Insurance
$1,837,214,646
$3,139,508,425
$16,249,563,259
$2,337,101,124
444,545 Recipients
366,357 Recipients
1,272,525 Recipients
1,969,461 Policies
$23,563,387,454
1,522,174
2006 Conservation
Disaster
Commodity
Crop Insurance
$1,920,943,126
$280,524,987
$11,203,657,521
$2,682,005,761
458,580 Recipients
41,310 Recipients
1,222,246 Recipients
1,952,696 Policies
$16,087,131,396
1,446,401
2007 Conservation
Disaster
Commodity
Crop Insurance
$1,965,367,565
$519,269,348
$7,133,215,928
$3,823,353,312
467,196 Recipients
97,957 Recipients
1,111,232 Recipients
1,933,719 Policies
$13,441,206,152
1,352,229
2008 Conservation
Disaster
Commodity
Crop Insurance
$1,905,137,986
$2,122,823,279
$6,179,917,946
$5,690,909,798
457,781 Recipients
415,929 Recipients
1,088,102 Recipients
1,956,111 Policies
$15,898,789,009
1,415,312
2009 Conservation
Disaster
Commodity
Crop Insurance
$1,871,518,910
$385,603,053
$7,715,394,534
$5,427,410,680
450,074 Recipients
58,606 Recipients
1,030,000 Recipients
2,047,521 Policies
$15,399,927,176
1,285,892
2010 Conservation
Disaster
Commodity
Crop Insurance
$1,826,081,187
$2,648,230,378
$6,085,072,611
$4,711,924,795
444,713 Recipients
193,271 Recipients
1,013,416 Recipients
2,029,345 Policies
$15,271,308,971
1,278,571
2011 Conservation
Disaster
Commodity
Crop Insurance
$1,893,001,653
$1,285,734,280
$5,046,126,215
$7,463,376,557
442,903 Recipients
154,250 Recipients
974,254 Recipients
2,065,655 Policies
$15,688,238,704
1,247,889
2012 Conservation
Disaster
Commodity
Crop Insurance
$1,750,727,958
$865,202,171
$5,323,278,458
$6,979,362,265
422,030 Recipients
66,052 Recipients
952,295 Recipients
2,104,992 Policies
$14,918,570,852
1,200,099
2013 Conservation
Disaster
Commodity
Crop Insurance
$1,752,296,474
$1,916,560,870
$4,983,711,418
$7,296,878,721
411,339 Recipients
113,974 Recipients
928,884 Recipients
2,192,098 Policies
$15,949,447,483
1,173,226
2014 Conservation
Disaster
Commodity
Crop Insurance
$1,762,661,589
$4,737,401,913
$1,050,982,255
$6,215,212,765
393,523 Recipients
232,969 Recipients
195,403 Recipients
2,211,652 Policies
$13,766,258,522
748,407
2015 Conservation
Disaster
Commodity
Crop Insurance
$1,755,236,149
$1,503,343,153
$5,659,174,460
$6,089,771,252
386,480 Recipients
105,516 Recipients
509,798 Recipients
2,237,451 Policies
$15,007,525,014
865,564
2016 Conservation
Disaster
Commodity
Crop Insurance
$1,931,928,623
$638,734,743
$8,785,496,541
$5,866,427,028
384,788 Recipients
72,461 Recipients
764,104 Recipients
2,206,846 Policies
$17,222,586,935
1,037,658
2017 Conservation
Disaster
Commodity
Crop Insurance
$1,976,748,126
$686,171,570
$7,177,631,536
$6,355,171,789
379,986 Recipients
91,276 Recipients
715,730 Recipients
2,182,992 Policies
$16,195,723,020
1,004,707
2018 Conservation
Disaster
Commodity
Crop Insurance
$1,953,726,388
$932,544,623
$8,921,543,492
$6,266,053,850
361,971 Recipients
101,738 Recipients
684,906 Recipients
2,162,029 Policies
$18,073,861,474
964,392
2019 Conservation
Disaster
Commodity
Crop Insurance
$1,802,483,720
$1,025,601,614
$17,151,435,686
$6,370,137,861
346,656 Recipients
73,462 Recipients
783,357 Recipients
2,159,165 Policies
$26,349,932,661
1,027,525
2020 Conservation
Disaster
Commodity
Crop Insurance
$1,781,107,945
$2,016,167,579
$34,015,426,583
$6,317,406,676
337,762 Recipients
155,982 Recipients
1,095,270 Recipients
2,185,728 Policies
$44,132,348,487
1,292,702
2021 Conservation
Disaster
Commodity
Crop Insurance
$1,708,557,170
$3,168,072,680
$10,727,423,432
$8,608,981,267
323,262 Recipients
218,047 Recipients
963,827 Recipients
2,237,020 Policies
$24,211,779,647
1,181,459
Total Conservation
Disaster
Commodity
Crop Insurance
$49,420,780,606
$40,172,253,296
$276,114,594,592
$123,784,169,781
1,339,581 Recipients
1,692,868 Recipients
3,573,084 Recipients
57,841,468 Policies
$477,863,261,206
4,386,188

 

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