Farm Subsidy information
Mercer County, Illinois
Mercer County, Illinois Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2011
Total Subsidies, Mercer County, Illinois, 2011
Mercer 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 Mercer County, Illinois, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2011 |
Subsidy Total 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 615 | $3,601,922 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 713 | $2,744,883 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 249 | $1,477,115 |
| 4 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 43 | $1,117,678 |
| 5 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 207 | $124,735 |
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