Farm Subsidy information
Rensselaer County, New York
Rensselaer County, New York Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Rensselaer County, New York, 1995-2020‡
Rensselaer County, New York Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- New York ranking: 33 of 50 States
- 81 percent of farms in New York did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Rensselaer County, New York, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corn Subsidies | 398 | $16,373,274 |
| 2 | Dairy Program Subsidies | 149 | $5,327,697 |
| 3 | Disaster Payments | 225 | $4,544,982 |
| 4 | Livestock Subsidies | 187 | $737,517 |
| 5 | Env. Quality Incentive Program | 79 | $623,366 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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