Farm Subsidy information
15th District of Illinois
(Rep. John Shimkus)
15th District Of Illinois (Rep. John Shimkus) Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2011
Total Subsidies, 15th District of Illinois (Rep. John Shimkus), 2011
15th District Of Illinois (Rep. John Shimkus) Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Illinois ranking: 3 of 50 States
- 33 percent of farms in Illinois did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in 15th District of Illinois (Rep. John Shimkus), 2011:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2011 |
Subsidy Total 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 13,387 | $37,468,934 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 8,096 | $18,890,934 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 2,250 | $9,447,437 |
| 4 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 223 | $2,161,610 |
| 5 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 4,843 | $1,847,562 |
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