Farm Subsidy information
Palo Alto County, Iowa
Palo Alto County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Palo Alto County, Iowa, 1995-2020‡
Palo Alto County, Iowa Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Iowa ranking: 2 of 50 States
- 29 percent of farms in Iowa did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Palo Alto County, Iowa, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corn Subsidies | 2,594 | $252,878,713 |
| 2 | Soybean Subsidies | 2,073 | $74,320,294 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 1,808 | $67,250,546 |
| 4 | Disaster Payments | 795 | $4,389,995 |
| 5 | Livestock Subsidies | 352 | $3,591,793 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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