Farm Subsidy information
Alexander County, Illinois
Alexander County, Illinois Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Alexander County, Illinois, 1995-2020‡
Alexander County, Illinois Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Illinois ranking: 3 of 50 States
- 33 percent of farms in Illinois did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Alexander County, Illinois, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soybean Subsidies | 551 | $29,968,454 |
| 2 | Corn Subsidies | 558 | $19,694,843 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 146 | $5,636,615 |
| 4 | Wheat Subsidies | 423 | $3,178,921 |
| 5 | Disaster Payments | 198 | $2,018,350 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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