Sunflower Subsidies in South Dakota totaled $392 million from 1995-2020‡.
States Receiving sunflower subsidies, 1995-2020‡
| Rank | State | Sunflower Subsidies 1995-2020‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota | $697,004,542 | 51.1% | 51.1% |
| 2 | South Dakota | $391,767,059 | 28.7% | 79.8% |
| 3 | Kansas | $82,035,721 | 6.0% | 85.8% |
| 4 | Colorado | $74,013,208 | 5.4% | 91.2% |
| 5 | Minnesota | $56,858,105 | 4.2% | 95.4% |
| 6 | Nebraska | $29,656,351 | 2.2% | 97.6% |
| 7 | Texas | $19,515,769 | 1.4% | 99.0% |
| 8 | Wyoming | $3,939,505 | 0.3% | 99.3% |
| 9 | California | $2,633,877 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 10 | Oklahoma | $2,411,206 | 0.2% | 99.7% |
| 11 | Montana | $1,121,258 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 12 | Illinois | $573,028 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 13 | Wisconsin | $570,608 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 14 | Michigan | $370,361 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 15 | Missouri | $283,433 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 16 | Georgia | $236,578 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 17 | New Mexico | $166,294 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 18 | Mississippi | $142,073 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 19 | Ohio | $135,950 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | $108,753 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 21 | Iowa | $100,667 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 22 | New York | $88,667 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 23 | Louisiana | $71,773 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 24 | South Carolina | $68,857 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 25 | Washington | $64,121 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 26 | North Carolina | $58,571 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 27 | Arkansas | $42,746 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 28 | Maryland | $36,216 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 29 | Indiana | $28,451 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 30 | Kentucky | $24,864 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 31 | Virginia | $21,775 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 32 | Utah | $21,177 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 33 | Oregon | $18,845 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 34 | Tennessee | $18,780 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 35 | Alabama | $18,503 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 36 | Delaware | $7,592 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 37 | Vermont | $4,609 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 38 | Florida | $1,708 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 39 | Massachusetts | $1,226 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 40 | Arizona | $926 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 41 | New Jersey | $882 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 42 | Idaho | $830 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 43 | Maine | $803 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 44 | Nevada | $538 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 45 | West Virginia | $495 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 46 | Connecticut | $72 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 47 | Rhode Island | $31 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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