Farm Subsidy information
Simpson County, Kentucky
Simpson County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Simpson County, Kentucky, 1995-2020‡
Simpson County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Kentucky ranking: 24 of 50 States
- 78 percent of farms in Kentucky did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Simpson County, Kentucky, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corn Subsidies | 1,454 | $49,450,080 |
| 2 | Wheat Subsidies | 1,397 | $25,305,923 |
| 3 | Soybean Subsidies | 912 | $22,397,566 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 204 | $9,975,445 |
| 5 | Disaster Payments | 529 | $5,167,179 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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