Farm Subsidy information
Santa Cruz County, California
Santa Cruz County, California Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Santa Cruz County, California, 1995-2020‡
Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz County, California, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disaster Payments | 118 | $5,669,149 |
| 2 | Apple Subsidies | 37 | $1,314,178 |
| 3 | Livestock Subsidies | 13 | $671,973 |
| 4 | Env. Quality Incentive Program | 25 | $145,446 |
| 5 | Honey Subsidies | 4 | $52,420 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.


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