Farm Subsidy information
Kentucky
USDA Subsidies for farms in Kentucky totaled $6.45 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 | $28,227,595 $1,085,553 $38,045,748 $11,514,881 | 9,716 Recipients 417 Recipients 18,624 Recipients 105,548 Policies | $78,873,777 26,172 |
| 1996 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $25,068,706 $382,967 $49,214,324 $11,685,925 | 8,595 Recipients 118 Recipients 50,358 Recipients 61,108 Policies | $86,351,922 53,373 |
| 1997 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $22,660,254 $975,006 $59,405,445 $9,568,863 | 7,527 Recipients 684 Recipients 50,733 Recipients 38,886 Policies | $92,609,567 53,504 |
| 1998 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $19,651,194 $1,032,847 $119,776,284 $8,690,503 | 6,019 Recipients 655 Recipients 50,938 Recipients 27,434 Policies | $149,150,827 52,813 |
| 1999 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $19,598,456 $32,829,868 $179,391,795 $10,070,899 | 5,754 Recipients 17,109 Recipients 52,056 Recipients 32,734 Policies | $241,891,018 62,737 |
| 2000 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $33,310,594 $63,391,372 $354,565,359 $9,575,574 | 14,379 Recipients 36,745 Recipients 134,194 Recipients 37,586 Policies | $460,842,899 139,362 |
| 2001 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $29,457,991 $9,953,038 $254,558,135 $16,644,022 | 7,398 Recipients 3,881 Recipients 136,246 Recipients 33,955 Policies | $310,613,186 137,736 |
| 2002 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $30,684,739 $36,175,321 $71,445,817 $15,820,672 | 7,860 Recipients 36,428 Recipients 53,419 Recipients 29,859 Policies | $154,126,550 74,154 |
| 2003 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $31,216,882 $11,077,179 $102,973,482 $17,959,123 | 8,392 Recipients 3,634 Recipients 120,221 Recipients 27,234 Policies | $163,226,666 122,059 |
| 2004 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $33,457,314 $5,648,981 $101,758,551 $22,103,969 | 8,980 Recipients 2,205 Recipients 46,441 Recipients 25,208 Policies | $162,968,816 50,421 |
| 2005 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $30,556,921 $17,540,664 $167,046,486 $20,513,755 | 8,972 Recipients 4,510 Recipients 50,355 Recipients 21,894 Policies | $235,657,826 54,565 |
| 2006 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $30,311,980 $1,297,763 $111,048,475 $22,974,259 | 9,355 Recipients 402 Recipients 49,978 Recipients 19,677 Policies | $165,632,477 52,952 |
| 2007 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $34,721,399 $5,475,211 $55,219,487 $34,930,047 | 9,937 Recipients 5,711 Recipients 43,378 Recipients 18,712 Policies | $130,346,144 49,061 |
| 2008 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $51,802,916 $49,507,255 $100,750,105 $61,471,467 | 10,068 Recipients 19,441 Recipients 59,212 Recipients 20,800 Policies | $263,531,744 68,681 |
| 2009 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $48,840,091 $25,874,458 $107,122,884 $63,761,545 | 9,910 Recipients 6,476 Recipients 54,037 Recipients 21,425 Policies | $245,598,978 60,315 |
| 2010 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $45,864,930 $36,608,732 $102,580,739 $58,261,387 | 9,912 Recipients 6,591 Recipients 53,492 Recipients 20,477 Policies | $243,315,788 59,991 |
| 2011 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $44,861,497 $10,143,895 $93,403,392 $98,577,932 | 9,537 Recipients 1,700 Recipients 53,514 Recipients 23,099 Policies | $246,986,717 57,779 |
| 2012 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $41,681,553 $30,698,504 $94,725,465 $93,763,920 | 8,999 Recipients 1,744 Recipients 52,518 Recipients 24,684 Policies | $260,869,442 56,481 |
| 2013 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $40,435,522 $7,272,200 $110,296,654 $105,357,926 | 8,467 Recipients 682 Recipients 51,663 Recipients 28,194 Policies | $263,362,301 55,265 |
| 2014 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $40,516,758 $26,190,997 $41,054,121 $93,974,767 | 8,007 Recipients 5,041 Recipients 30,932 Recipients 29,144 Policies | $201,736,642 40,788 |
| 2015 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $41,592,038 $15,315,346 $50,078,276 $92,187,992 | 7,731 Recipients 3,831 Recipients 13,626 Recipients 29,713 Policies | $199,173,652 21,506 |
| 2016 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $43,040,640 $5,607,524 $62,828,262 $91,451,225 | 7,556 Recipients 1,827 Recipients 18,802 Recipients 29,263 Policies | $202,927,651 24,466 |
| 2017 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $43,279,228 $2,677,812 $95,017,966 $100,904,465 | 7,455 Recipients 1,114 Recipients 21,351 Recipients 29,580 Policies | $241,879,471 26,147 |
| 2018 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $41,475,469 $2,949,198 $98,265,894 $93,861,745 | 7,028 Recipients 1,237 Recipients 16,062 Recipients 28,996 Policies | $236,551,755 21,419 |
| 2019 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $32,962,249 $1,800,985 $264,141,540 $100,280,086 | 6,470 Recipients 789 Recipients 21,117 Recipients 29,154 Policies | $399,197,375 25,325 |
| 2020 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $31,508,098 $44,678,434 $502,887,135 $96,608,587 | 6,146 Recipients 2,729 Recipients 41,162 Recipients 29,754 Policies | $675,682,104 44,410 |
| 2021 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $31,431,288 $36,866,654 $130,941,478 $133,286,484 | 5,921 Recipients 2,556 Recipients 34,510 Recipients 30,378 Policies | $332,560,042 38,289 |
| Total | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $948,216,303 $483,057,763 $3,518,543,298 $1,663,317,784 | 34,955 Recipients 70,221 Recipients 209,099 Recipients 884,555 Policies | $6,445,665,337 223,938 |
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