Farm Subsidy information
4th District of Massachusetts
(Rep. Joseph Kennedy)
4th District Of Massachusetts (Rep. Joseph Kennedy) Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, 4th District of Massachusetts (Rep. Joseph Kennedy), 1995-2020‡
4th District Of Massachusetts (Rep. Joseph Kennedy) Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Massachusetts ranking: 45 of 50 States
- 93 percent of farms in Massachusetts did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in 4th District of Massachusetts (Rep. Joseph Kennedy), 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disaster Payments | 222 | $4,320,125 |
| 2 | Corn Subsidies | 98 | $868,243 |
| 3 | Dairy Program Subsidies | 34 | $780,174 |
| 4 | Livestock Subsidies | 103 | $179,228 |
| 5 | Env. Quality Incentive Program | 39 | $140,905 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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