Farm Subsidy information
Contra Costa County, California
Contra Costa County, California Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Contra Costa County, California, 1995-2020‡
Contra Costa County, 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 Contra Costa County, California, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disaster Payments | 175 | $9,897,059 |
| 2 | Livestock Subsidies | 116 | $5,339,615 |
| 3 | Wheat Subsidies | 73 | $4,224,956 |
| 4 | Corn Subsidies | 67 | $3,061,148 |
| 5 | Env. Quality Incentive Program | 41 | $426,127 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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