Farm Subsidy information
Connecticut
Connecticut Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Connecticut, 1995-2020‡
Connecticut Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Connecticut ranking: 46 of 50 States
- 96 percent of farms in Connecticut did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Connecticut, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disaster Payments | 802 | $40,885,994 |
| 2 | Corn Subsidies | 694 | $29,124,202 |
| 3 | Dairy Program Subsidies | 483 | $21,330,692 |
| 4 | Env. Quality Incentive Program | 394 | $19,688,565 |
| 5 | Livestock Subsidies | 405 | $2,148,551 |
| 6 | Apple Subsidies | 53 | $724,512 |
| 7 | Conservation Reserve Program | 22 | $301,607 |
| 8 | Tree Subsidies | 17 | $112,126 |
| 9 | Wetlands Reserve Program | 1 | $82,078 |
| 10 | Wool Subsidies | 136 | $49,013 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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