Sorghum Subsidies in 4th District of Texas (Rep. John Ratcliffe) totaled $56.5 million from 1995-2020‡.
States Receiving sorghum subsidies, 1995-2020‡
| Rank | State | Sorghum Subsidies 1995-2020‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | $3,358,817,551 | 37.5% | 37.5% |
| 2 | Texas | $2,667,881,938 | 29.8% | 67.2% |
| 3 | Nebraska | $998,990,611 | 11.1% | 78.4% |
| 4 | Missouri | $453,808,342 | 5.1% | 83.4% |
| 5 | Oklahoma | $263,928,712 | 2.9% | 86.4% |
| 6 | Arkansas | $206,448,558 | 2.3% | 88.7% |
| 7 | Colorado | $193,257,522 | 2.2% | 90.8% |
| 8 | South Dakota | $182,337,584 | 2.0% | 92.9% |
| 9 | New Mexico | $153,317,206 | 1.7% | 94.6% |
| 10 | Louisiana | $118,027,116 | 1.3% | 95.9% |
| 11 | Illinois | $101,810,363 | 1.1% | 97.0% |
| 12 | Mississippi | $82,699,870 | 0.9% | 97.9% |
| 13 | Tennessee | $41,208,643 | 0.5% | 98.4% |
| 14 | Georgia | $26,210,421 | 0.3% | 98.7% |
| 15 | Alabama | $19,226,721 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 16 | Kentucky | $18,679,782 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 17 | North Carolina | $13,679,505 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| 18 | Arizona | $9,893,113 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 19 | California | $9,831,464 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 20 | Indiana | $8,781,756 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 21 | South Carolina | $6,501,517 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 22 | Virginia | $6,266,371 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 23 | Maryland | $5,272,550 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 24 | Florida | $4,541,692 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 25 | Iowa | $3,240,375 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 26 | North Dakota | $2,028,585 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | $1,988,579 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 28 | Delaware | $1,549,168 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 29 | Minnesota | $1,085,303 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 30 | Ohio | $675,285 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 31 | Wisconsin | $542,285 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 32 | Michigan | $531,068 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 33 | Utah | $517,859 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 34 | New Jersey | $516,544 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 35 | Montana | $391,400 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 36 | Oregon | $263,484 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 37 | Idaho | $255,551 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 38 | West Virginia | $142,267 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 39 | Nevada | $135,150 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 40 | Wyoming | $106,684 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 41 | New York | $71,742 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 42 | Washington | $42,738 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 43 | Vermont | $15,270 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 44 | Connecticut | $11,354 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 45 | New Hampshire | $9,486 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 46 | Massachusetts | $7,751 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 47 | Rhode Island | $2,176 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 48 | Maine | $413 | 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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