Farm Subsidy information
5th District of Virginia
(Rep. Denver Riggleman)
5th District Of Virginia (Rep. Denver Riggleman) Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, 5th District of Virginia (Rep. Denver Riggleman), 1995-2020‡
5th District Of Virginia (Rep. Denver Riggleman) Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Virginia ranking: 32 of 50 States
- 86 percent of farms in Virginia did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in 5th District of Virginia (Rep. Denver Riggleman), 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Subsidies | 9,889 | $99,972,238 |
| 2 | Disaster Payments | 5,835 | $52,840,458 |
| 3 | Corn Subsidies | 8,343 | $44,944,306 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 2,888 | $44,623,761 |
| 5 | Dairy Program Subsidies | 387 | $23,600,185 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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