Farm Subsidy information
California
California Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, California, 1995-2020‡
California Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- California ranking: 12 of 50 States
- 92 percent of farms in California did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in California, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cotton Subsidies | 14,283 | $3,284,020,263 |
| 2 | Rice Subsidies | 8,351 | $2,811,037,735 |
| 3 | Disaster Payments | 29,862 | $1,252,338,521 |
| 4 | Wheat Subsidies | 18,149 | $684,645,045 |
| 5 | Dairy Program Subsidies | 4,914 | $575,655,330 |
| 6 | Livestock Subsidies | 12,299 | $493,121,439 |
| 7 | Corn Subsidies | 13,338 | $372,452,757 |
| 8 | Env. Quality Incentive Program | 8,549 | $258,509,302 |
| 9 | Conservation Reserve Program | 1,299 | $115,631,945 |
| 10 | Barley Subsidies | 9,843 | $81,091,092 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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