Farm Subsidy information
California
USDA Subsidies for farms in California totaled $16.3 billion in subsidies from 1995 through 2021
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| Year | Subsidy Category | Total USDA Subsidies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payments / Recipients |
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| 1995 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $12,112,994 $20,911,608 $204,631,138 $56,967,299 | 1,677 Recipients 2,096 Recipients 10,626 Recipients 36,106 Policies | $294,623,039 13,280 |
| 1996 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $10,670,766 $15,486,282 $267,583,571 $56,543,650 | 1,290 Recipients 1,209 Recipients 13,783 Recipients 34,144 Policies | $350,284,269 15,418 |
| 1997 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $10,600,274 $11,529,632 $194,868,510 $63,221,317 | 1,224 Recipients 1,026 Recipients 12,423 Recipients 34,384 Policies | $280,219,734 13,905 |
| 1998 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $6,791,957 $20,281,092 $328,529,913 $73,076,922 | 825 Recipients 1,968 Recipients 11,840 Recipients 33,379 Policies | $428,679,885 13,925 |
| 1999 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $7,147,434 $187,613,440 $475,668,364 $80,301,638 | 866 Recipients 10,020 Recipients 13,552 Recipients 37,994 Policies | $750,730,876 21,300 |
| 2000 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $7,170,173 $65,345,624 $641,257,526 $85,054,142 | 929 Recipients 5,130 Recipients 14,374 Recipients 35,947 Policies | $798,827,465 18,827 |
| 2001 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $8,251,280 $64,061,366 $795,036,879 $101,505,565 | 1,050 Recipients 3,724 Recipients 14,838 Recipients 36,310 Policies | $968,855,090 18,376 |
| 2002 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $9,647,593 $71,884,879 $584,065,557 $104,331,029 | 1,117 Recipients 6,692 Recipients 14,692 Recipients 35,213 Policies | $769,929,058 19,804 |
| 2003 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $16,157,135 $69,147,585 $589,370,436 $107,528,088 | 1,350 Recipients 5,020 Recipients 15,431 Recipients 34,096 Policies | $782,203,244 19,598 |
| 2004 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $18,961,466 $30,275,653 $407,022,253 $113,376,811 | 1,501 Recipients 2,365 Recipients 14,107 Recipients 33,690 Policies | $569,636,183 16,870 |
| 2005 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $4,872,651 $94,184,070 $526,275,796 $120,893,642 | 553 Recipients 4,864 Recipients 14,724 Recipients 32,930 Policies | $746,226,159 18,256 |
| 2006 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $5,365,915 $14,752,782 $435,938,982 $132,280,673 | 513 Recipients 858 Recipients 13,634 Recipients 32,479 Policies | $588,338,352 14,582 |
| 2007 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $5,093,553 $11,399,045 $378,285,469 $133,156,048 | 455 Recipients 708 Recipients 12,565 Recipients 31,762 Policies | $527,934,115 13,320 |
| 2008 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $6,328,383 $114,759,888 $231,277,359 $141,004,674 | 511 Recipients 6,903 Recipients 10,288 Recipients 31,521 Policies | $493,370,305 15,342 |
| 2009 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $4,916,548 $33,537,764 $407,655,056 $164,812,606 | 459 Recipients 2,217 Recipients 10,617 Recipients 32,992 Policies | $610,921,975 12,659 |
| 2010 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $5,412,263 $60,494,809 $202,699,114 $148,806,292 | 480 Recipients 2,808 Recipients 9,700 Recipients 32,985 Policies | $417,412,478 12,257 |
| 2011 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $5,183,401 $20,199,464 $140,220,653 $168,510,198 | 436 Recipients 1,107 Recipients 8,225 Recipients 32,664 Policies | $334,113,716 9,451 |
| 2012 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $3,974,679 $10,118,303 $154,327,480 $176,752,402 | 374 Recipients 606 Recipients 8,196 Recipients 33,209 Policies | $345,172,864 8,969 |
| 2013 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $6,204,204 $11,845,609 $143,180,843 $192,468,582 | 325 Recipients 758 Recipients 8,047 Recipients 33,289 Policies | $353,699,238 8,931 |
| 2014 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $4,437,946 $131,062,060 $30,932,497 $241,426,596 | 264 Recipients 2,771 Recipients 2,961 Recipients 34,482 Policies | $407,859,099 5,854 |
| 2015 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $5,494,715 $97,554,181 $41,786,013 $252,251,194 | 264 Recipients 3,006 Recipients 2,706 Recipients 33,716 Policies | $397,086,103 5,795 |
| 2016 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $3,731,333 $68,393,417 $65,054,251 $290,055,467 | 246 Recipients 2,824 Recipients 4,635 Recipients 33,341 Policies | $427,234,468 7,286 |
| 2017 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $3,567,598 $29,678,454 $56,184,728 $250,084,100 | 234 Recipients 1,692 Recipients 3,708 Recipients 32,373 Policies | $339,514,880 5,352 |
| 2018 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $2,258,113 $23,076,090 $147,583,510 $251,234,348 | 171 Recipients 1,254 Recipients 5,981 Recipients 32,161 Policies | $424,152,741 7,145 |
| 2019 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $2,485,379 $35,227,660 $286,243,114 $261,656,841 | 171 Recipients 1,163 Recipients 9,657 Recipients 32,583 Policies | $585,706,780 10,692 |
| 2020 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $2,351,547 $21,191,220 $2,067,246,159 $286,569,497 | 141 Recipients 920 Recipients 21,897 Recipients 32,270 Policies | $2,377,424,261 22,148 |
| 2021 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $2,045,479 $82,185,829 $582,722,250 $298,475,413 | 147 Recipients 2,619 Recipients 14,082 Recipients 32,853 Policies | $965,521,932 14,796 |
| Total | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $181,234,780 $1,416,197,809 $10,385,647,421 $4,714,614,348 | 5,977 Recipients 32,928 Recipients 57,645 Recipients 941,928 Policies | $16,335,678,309 77,297 |
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