Crop Insurance
The United States
| Farmer Premiums | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Crop | Farmer Premiums 1995-2017 | Policies | |
| Corn | $21,299,591,734 | 11,622,764 | |
| Soybeans | $12,123,908,636 | 10,859,753 | |
| Wheat | $8,348,048,486 | 7,351,065 | |
| Cotton | $4,037,989,334 | 1,996,901 | |
| Grain Sorghum | $1,120,284,456 | 3,629,820 | |
| Pasture, Rangeland, Forage | $746,470,182 | 196,826 | |
| Miscellaneous Crops | $694,968,872 | 452,277 | |
| Potatoes | $524,341,748 | 104,030 | |
| Peanuts | $489,454,242 | 488,000 | |
| Dry Beans | $474,785,848 | 610,347 | |
| Sunflowers | $418,280,475 | 1,388,863 | |
| Sugar Beets | $415,090,970 | 296,039 | |
| Barley | $393,087,346 | 1,366,750 | |
| Almonds | $389,888,587 | 79,581 | |
| Flue Cured Tobacco | $341,948,606 | 212,493 | |
| Rice | $313,381,019 | 391,060 | |
| Apples | $304,185,326 | 72,197 | |
| Canola | $297,585,725 | 367,339 | |
| Grapes | $247,274,926 | 138,709 | |
| Forage Production | $208,757,857 | 482,471 | |
| Dry Peas | $187,666,349 | 278,449 | |
| Burley Tobacco | $186,811,961 | 331,684 | |
| Hybrid Corn Seed | $175,866,016 | 167,732 | |
| Cherries | $171,985,179 | 33,630 | |
| Nursery (FG&C) | $153,611,724 | 35,459 | |
| Onions | $137,343,175 | 26,820 | |
| Prunes | $100,927,451 | 18,198 | |
| Tomatoes | $98,754,357 | 30,336 | |
| Cotton Ex Long Staple | $98,103,320 | 29,528 | |
| Raisins | $92,920,750 | 45,468 | |
| Fresh Market Tomatoes | $90,573,783 | 11,101 | |
| Revenue Coverage Corn | $80,683,503 | 53,085 | |
| Orange Trees | $67,841,602 | 49,641 | |
| Whole Farm Revenue Protection | $66,110,039 | 4,479 | |
| Adjusted Gross Revenue | $65,309,110 | 7,186 | |
| Pecans | $60,816,204 | 19,844 | |
| Peaches | $60,049,348 | 17,470 | |
| Oats | $57,922,262 | 1,240,301 | |
| Navel Oranges | $56,412,862 | 31,193 | |
| Popcorn | $52,556,407 | 98,677 | |
| Green Peas | $48,134,815 | 106,221 | |
| Flax | $45,121,932 | 352,820 | |
| Sweet Corn | $39,412,485 | 96,309 | |
| Millet | $39,212,839 | 190,303 | |
| Pistachios | $37,704,763 | 3,025 | |
| Oranges | $37,483,656 | 16,504 | |
| Tobacco | $36,309,260 | 235,148 | |
| Peppers | $33,355,619 | 2,591 | |
| Table Grapes | $33,191,376 | 11,803 | |
| Sugarcane | $30,742,730 | 23,604 | |
| Apiculture | $30,599,218 | 5,138 | |
| Rangeland | $29,583,888 | 24,642 | |
| Blueberries | $26,561,479 | 12,295 | |
| Processing Beans | $25,186,230 | 38,899 | |
| Cigar Binder Tobacco | $24,621,481 | 8,766 | |
| Walnuts | $24,129,324 | 26,614 | |
| Annual Forage | $24,097,357 | 10,785 | |
| Lemons | $22,531,590 | 13,172 | |
| Revenue Coverage Soybeans | $22,404,626 | 39,282 | |
| Cranberries | $21,938,954 | 12,059 | |
| Forage Seeding | $21,690,997 | 228,889 | |
| Mandarines/Tangerines | $21,295,949 | 2,522 | |
| Fresh Market Sweet Corn | $21,265,110 | 12,300 | |
| Valencia Oranges | $21,115,645 | 20,386 | |
| Grapefruit Trees | $17,039,017 | 13,663 | |
| Citrus II | $16,887,557 | 25,287 | |
| Plums | $16,500,600 | 10,448 | |
| Fire Cured Tobacco | $14,754,314 | 28,306 | |
| Nursery (container) | $14,304,383 | 7,061 | |
| Citrus VII | $13,707,131 | 14,956 | |
| Avocados | $13,459,728 | 20,702 | |
| Adjusted Gross Revenue-lite | $12,912,749 | 3,017 | |
| Citrus Trees IV | $12,687,813 | 5,914 | |
| Mandarins | $12,598,661 | 2,599 | |
| Processing Cling Peaches | $11,615,333 | 8,193 | |
| Hybrid Sorghum Seed | $10,779,997 | 49,186 | |
| Fresh Nectarines | $10,729,746 | 9,598 | |
| Safflower | $10,164,520 | 77,366 | |
| Alfalfa Seed | $9,073,432 | 2,263 | |
| Pears | $8,859,375 | 18,062 | |
| GRP Corn | $8,114,053 | 10,251 | |
| Citrus I | $7,808,861 | 31,933 | |
| Silage Sorghum | $7,706,214 | 58,599 | |
| Cigar Wrapper Tobacco | $7,374,740 | 479 | |
| Olives | $6,953,785 | 2,904 | |
| Grapefruit | $6,860,289 | 5,048 | |
| Sweetpotatoes | $6,469,859 | 4,154 | |
| Fresh Apricots | $6,404,847 | 3,175 | |
| Clams | $6,089,230 | 4,306 | |
| Mustard | $6,085,929 | 41,410 | |
| Strawberries | $6,018,319 | 2,002 | |
| Cabbage | $5,844,617 | 4,093 | |
| Fresh Market Beans | $5,733,354 | 1,296 | |
| Processing Apricots | $5,719,329 | 1,421 | |
| Citrus Trees | $5,671,229 | 2,106 | |
| Rio Red & Star Ruby | $5,670,299 | 5,961 | |
| Citrus | $5,566,299 | 14,043 | |
| Watermelons | $5,398,363 | 505 | |
| Macadamia Trees | $5,027,665 | 712 | |
| Citrus Trees I | $4,737,369 | 4,650 | |
| Fresh Freestone Peaches | $4,670,785 | 9,496 | |
| All Other Citrus Trees | $4,361,846 | 12,447 | |
| Mint | $4,029,479 | 1,807 | |
| Citrus V | $3,751,471 | 5,504 | |
| Cultivated Wild Rice | $3,629,491 | 1,057 | |
| Avocado Trees | $3,435,787 | 3,854 | |
| Dark Air Tobacco | $3,425,702 | 18,038 | |
| Figs | $3,055,321 | 1,016 | |
| Minneola Tangelos | $3,045,381 | 2,551 | |
| Citrus Trees V | $2,727,777 | 1,957 | |
| Macadamia Nuts | $2,684,671 | 637 | |
| Rye | $2,525,791 | 16,852 | |
| Sesame | $2,247,202 | 28,939 | |
| GRP Soybeans | $2,172,616 | 6,311 | |
| Stonefruit | $2,060,608 | 2,476 | |
| Cucumbers | $1,756,452 | 774 | |
| Citrus IV | $1,674,544 | 12,012 | |
| Tangelos | $1,669,804 | 1,373 | |
| Processing Cucumbers | $1,591,580 | 1,681 | |
| Pumpkins | $1,418,206 | 1,667 | |
| Processing Freestone | $1,350,336 | 1,802 | |
| Fresh Plum | $1,336,084 | 2,529 | |
| cifp_0080 | $1,225,390 | 122 | |
| Buckwheat | $1,017,995 | 2,772 | |
| Citrus Trees II | $924,987 | 1,073 | |
| Clary Sage | $902,860 | 196 | |
| Income Protection Wheat | $892,380 | 476 | |
| Tangors | $833,248 | 767 | |
| Chile Peppers | $820,613 | 845 | |
| Income Protection Corn | $818,412 | 1,059 | |
| Early & Midseason Oranges | $757,336 | 4,353 | |
| Grass Seed | $714,311 | 875 | |
| Late Oranges | $685,709 | 1,066 | |
| Ruby Red Grapefruit | $659,537 | 1,882 | |
| Sweet Potatoes | $638,076 | 217 | |
| Lemons | $598,538 | 60 | |
| GRP Forage Production | $571,177 | 7,381 | |
| Income Protection Cotton | $543,804 | 83 | |
| Citrus VIII | $377,774 | 1,361 | |
| Lime Trees | $333,511 | 427 | |
| Crambe | $206,702 | 2,177 | |
| Sweet Oranges | $199,679 | 676 | |
| Coffee | $155,128 | 582 | |
| Winter Squash | $147,920 | 1,090 | |
| Coffee Tree | $81,710 | 220 | |
| Carambola Trees | $66,447 | 290 | |
| Citrus III | $64,382 | 1,210 | |
| Mango Trees | $63,997 | 622 | |
| GRP Peanuts | $57,247 | 10 | |
| Grp Wheat | $49,307 | 118 | |
| Cigar Filler Tobacco | $48,878 | 405 | |
| Papaya | $34,794 | 68 | |
| Maryland Tobacco | $32,512 | 419 | |
| Tangerine Trees | $30,032 | 50 | |
| Raspberry And Blackberry | $23,948 | 148 | |
| Citrus Trees III | $22,174 | 110 | |
| Orlando Tangelos | $10,683 | 116 | |
| GRP Grain Sorghum | $8,873 | 10 | |
| Papaya Tree | $6,658 | 78 | |
| Camelina | $2,832 | 195 | |
| GRP Cotton | $1,727 | 4 | |
| Banana | $1,384 | 32 | |
| All Other Grapefruit | $349 | 57 | |
| Kinnow Mandarins | $0 | 13 | |
| 1995-2017 | $56,373,864,061 | 46,795,807 | |
METHODOLOGY: EWG obtained county level crop insurance information from USDA Risk Management Agency which shows premium subsidies, indemnities and farmer premiums at the county/crop level by crop year. Administrative and Operating Expense Reimbursements to crop insurance companies (A+O), Other program fund costs, Other administrative and operating fund costs expenses, and Government earned interest were allocated to the crop/county level by using the national expenditures/revenue of the Crop Insurance program (available here for 2008-2017 and from RMA previous to 2008) in each category and attributing them the crop/county level by total premiums. EWG was unable to attribute underwriting gains to the county/crop level. Underwriting gains (or losses) are paid to insurance companies when the insurance companies collect more in total subsidies than are paid out in indemnities. Since underwriting gains are paid by company on the basis of all of their policies, EWG was unable to allocate underwriting gains by crop or by region. The total underwriting gains for 1995-2017 is $14.6 billion.
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