Farm Subsidy information
Union County, South Dakota
Union County, South Dakota Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Union County, South Dakota, 1995-2020‡
Union County, 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 Union County, South Dakota, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corn Subsidies | 1,917 | $193,520,480 |
| 2 | Soybean Subsidies | 1,527 | $65,384,922 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 636 | $20,168,770 |
| 4 | Disaster Payments | 768 | $8,267,952 |
| 5 | Livestock Subsidies | 279 | $1,462,170 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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