Farm Subsidy information
South Dakota
South Dakota Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, South Dakota, 1995-2023
South Dakota Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- South Dakota ranking: 8 of 50 States
- 28 percent of farms in South Dakota did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in South Dakota, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 41,739 | $2,299,639,210 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 47,819 | $1,570,770,140 |
| 3 | Loan Deficiency | 42,229 | $1,282,601,641 |
| 4 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 31,318 | $1,064,042,719 |
| 5 | Production Flexibility Program | 48,637 | $1,014,727,888 |
| 6 | Market Facilitation Program (MFP) | 23,896 | $962,243,919 |
| 7 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 27,049 | $823,179,955 |
| 8 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 32,095 | $718,680,778 |
| 9 | Total Emergency Relief Program | 16,958 | $690,283,620 |
| 10 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 1 | 20,853 | $569,636,425 |
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