Farm Subsidy information
Benton County, Missouri
Benton County, Missouri Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Benton County, Missouri, 1995-2020‡
Benton County, Missouri Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Missouri ranking: 9 of 50 States
- 67 percent of farms in Missouri did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Benton County, Missouri, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soybean Subsidies | 477 | $10,829,438 |
| 2 | Corn Subsidies | 492 | $10,178,778 |
| 3 | Disaster Payments | 872 | $6,487,565 |
| 4 | Wheat Subsidies | 600 | $6,297,055 |
| 5 | Livestock Subsidies | 748 | $5,222,395 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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