Farm Subsidy information
Macoupin County, Illinois
Macoupin County, Illinois Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Macoupin County, Illinois, 2012
Macoupin 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 Macoupin County, Illinois, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 1,365 | $5,492,822 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 821 | $1,902,346 |
| 3 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 41 | $1,588,860 |
| 4 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 137 | $650,374 |
| 5 | Dairy Programs | 9 | $81,179 |
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