Farm Subsidy information
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Rhode Island, 1995-2020‡
Rhode Island Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Rhode Island ranking: 50 of 50 States
- 93 percent of farms in Rhode Island did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Rhode Island, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Env. Quality Incentive Program | 272 | $8,000,436 |
| 2 | Disaster Payments | 202 | $5,108,255 |
| 3 | Dairy Program Subsidies | 58 | $1,335,217 |
| 4 | Corn Subsidies | 92 | $946,077 |
| 5 | Livestock Subsidies | 120 | $185,923 |
| 6 | Wetlands Reserve Program | 3 | $180,858 |
| 7 | Conservation Reserve Program | 1 | $98,618 |
| 8 | Apple Subsidies | 24 | $88,895 |
| 9 | Tree Subsidies | 10 | $28,718 |
| 10 | Wool Subsidies | 56 | $10,792 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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