Farm Subsidy information
South Dakota
South Dakota Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, South Dakota, 1995-2020‡
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, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corn Subsidies | 63,258 | $6,723,581,076 |
| 2 | Soybean Subsidies | 44,915 | $3,092,490,393 |
| 3 | Wheat Subsidies | 48,474 | $2,411,381,379 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 36,621 | $1,851,974,902 |
| 5 | Disaster Payments | 48,213 | $1,722,666,062 |
| 6 | Livestock Subsidies | 30,975 | $731,672,171 |
| 7 | Sunflower Subsidies | 12,142 | $391,767,059 |
| 8 | Sorghum Subsidies | 17,802 | $182,337,584 |
| 9 | Barley Subsidies | 28,781 | $105,367,562 |
| 10 | Env. Quality Incentive Program | 4,164 | $93,105,804 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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