Farm Subsidy information
California
California Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, California, 1995-2017
California Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- California ranking: 12 of 50 States
- 91 percent of farms in California did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in California, 1995-2017:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2017 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cotton Subsidies | 14,257 | $3,263,854,474 |
| 2 | Rice Subsidies | 8,152 | $2,730,209,753 |
| 3 | Disaster Payments | 29,150 | $1,187,705,832 |
| 4 | Wheat Subsidies | 18,008 | $660,376,258 |
| 5 | Dairy Program Subsidies | 4,630 | $498,580,615 |
| 6 | Livestock Subsidies | 11,596 | $398,151,053 |
| 7 | Corn Subsidies | 13,225 | $359,856,854 |
| 8 | Env. Quality Incentive Program | 8,549 | $258,509,302 |
| 9 | Conservation Reserve Program | 1,273 | $111,294,226 |
| 10 | Barley Subsidies | 9,671 | $78,270,953 |
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