Farm Subsidy information
Benton County, Indiana
Benton County, Indiana Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Benton County, Indiana, 1995-2020‡
Benton County, Indiana Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Indiana ranking: 10 of 50 States
- 52 percent of farms in Indiana did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Benton County, Indiana, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corn Subsidies | 2,302 | $177,706,853 |
| 2 | Soybean Subsidies | 1,869 | $63,100,672 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 1,078 | $17,579,693 |
| 4 | Wheat Subsidies | 695 | $2,307,276 |
| 5 | Disaster Payments | 312 | $875,319 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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