Farm Subsidy information
Kern County, California
USDA subsidies for farms in Kern County, California totaled $1,466,000,000 from 1995 through 2021.
| Subsidy Category | Type | 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 | 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 | TOTAL 1995-2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Commodity Programs | Payments | $4,318,166 $23,475,773 $18,980,679 $33,980,511 $43,938,319 $47,296,914 $39,603,081 $25,839,957 $49,285,228 $31,741,934 $44,723,955 $40,897,764 $27,983,885 $24,130,567 | $33,478,022 $15,183,645 $8,943,282 $7,682,239 $7,671,871 $4,728,375 $1,196,596 $3,246,300 $2,982,816 $5,065,977 $22,025,954 $150,647,072 $30,996,808 | $750,045,690 |
| Recipients | 735 795 757 700 749 754 763 707 738 708 691 639 572 568 | 522 465 372 352 324 243 74 211 157 188 337 806 517 | 2,562 | |
| Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 1 | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $46,937,564 $2,561,244 | $49,498,808 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 605 161 | 621 | |
| Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $77,800,892 $18,704,623 | $96,505,515 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 620 325 | 790 | |
| Market Facilitation Program (MFP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,614,391 $18,776,891 $19,094,002 $1,186,080 | $41,671,365 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 307 446 28 | 485 | |
| Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $24,348 $117,540 $57,561 $24,778 $412 $0 $0 | $224,639 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 9 12 2 0 0 | 18 | |
| Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,185,843 $2,642,842 $1,746,917 $2,181,155 $5,652,987 $3,475,331 | $16,885,075 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 160 141 129 126 135 120 | 227 | |
| Direct Payment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $924,310 $18,027,502 $16,457,392 $13,873,109 $13,844,361 $12,334,770 $12,319,426 | $8,999,109 $9,311,949 $8,752,752 $6,366,225 $6,603,233 $178,193 $188,450 $149,964 $83,762 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $128,414,507 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 193 667 585 590 500 454 457 | 370 372 359 334 303 47 9 7 9 0 0 0 0 | 1,020 | |
| Counter Cyclical Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,896,377 $28,823,502 $13,208,415 $29,472,407 $25,513,578 $14,934,073 $11,544,341 | $19,892,949 $2,587,437 $7,641 $-104,116 $19,087 $1,638 $17,988 $-12,181 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $149,803,136 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 177 667 636 616 578 476 454 | 439 378 9 30 5 12 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 | 923 | |
| Production Flexibility Program | Payments | $0 $25,980,697 $19,392,827 $21,391,128 $16,325,393 $17,297,717 $14,617,430 $12,669,368 $-457,885 $-60,050 $-21,142 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $127,135,483 |
| Recipients | 0 727 728 694 637 649 660 600 136 6 4 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,111 | |
| Market Loss Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $9,867,095 $18,551,637 $19,549,697 $16,562,319 $-611 $-53,494 $-20,267 $-1,503 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $53,326 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $64,508,199 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 683 693 710 693 2 3 1 4 0 0 0 | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 955 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $48,919 $69,729 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $118,648 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 39 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 52 | |
| Deficiency Payment | Payments | $2,523,549 $-4,251,735 $-450,546 $-97,337 $-18,172 $-90,554 $-3,572 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $-2,388,368 |
| Recipients | 699 511 73 5 18 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 742 | |
| Loan Deficiency | Payments | $30,922 $-722 $0 $2,833,131 $7,881,355 $7,291,928 $5,119,414 $2,329,120 $632,202 $1,038,382 $1,036,832 $441,318 $216,802 $146,007 | $235,658 $346,169 $129,563 $4,579 $0 $0 $0 $0 $192,876 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $29,905,538 |
| Recipients | 6 2 0 203 284 279 275 119 92 65 75 35 19 19 | 18 22 19 2 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 | 536 | |
| Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $769,014 $97,618 $1,317,341 $20,062 $0 $199,103 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $2,403,139 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 8 2 14 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 29 | |
| LDP-like Grazing Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,273 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $3,273 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5 | |
| Market Gains | Payments | $0 $0 $280 $0 $421,566 $2,891,062 $1,367,638 $1,293,619 $875,767 $28,738 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $278,221 $35,908 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $7,192,797 |
| Recipients | 0 0 2 0 40 54 29 35 48 18 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 7 0 0 0 0 0 | 137 | |
| Dairy Programs | Payments | $76,040 $805,277 $38,081 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,797,454 $880,884 $850,501 $18,134 $1,050,413 $492,201 $69,595 | $3,982,557 $595,131 $0 $1,415,551 $1,049,551 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,066,975 $1,161,627 $5,069,529 | $20,419,501 |
| Recipients | 4 20 8 0 0 0 0 38 24 41 27 45 36 4 | 48 49 0 45 47 0 0 0 0 0 40 34 40 | 99 | |
| Margin Protection Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $67,469 $0 $24,982 $521 $0 $0 | $92,972 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 | 2 | |
| Wool and Mohair Programs | Payments | $1,682,153 $996,743 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $2,678,896 |
| Recipients | 35 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 37 | |
| Lamb Meat Adjustment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $48,277 $211,760 $736,374 $408,579 $0 $314,676 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,719,666 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 22 17 28 21 0 22 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 36 | |
| Miscellaneous Farm Programs | Payments | $5,502 $-54,487 $38 $-13,507 $7,526 $162,250 $337,749 $2,173,884 $138,846 $2,250 $1,101 $13,364 $6,038 $51,197 | $0 $5,624 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $2,837,375 |
| Recipients | 27 5 25 6 11 111 205 63 31 7 4 44 19 256 | 0 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 583 | |
| Cotton Ginning Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,382,777 $16,757 $654,909 $0 $0 $0 | $2,054,443 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 1 72 0 0 0 | 91 | |
| Hard Winter Wheat Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,326 $37,471 $30,340 $34,730 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $111,868 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 18 19 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 39 | |
| Cotton Transistion Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,548,544 $687,589 $112,500 $-10,982 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $5,337,651 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 209 45 14 5 0 0 0 0 | 247 | |
| Biomass Crop Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $367,749 $2,337,336 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $206,480 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $2,911,565 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 | |
| Total Conservation Programs | Payments | $389,997 $291,078 $394,081 $69,269 $216,542 $137,647 $124,758 $158,602 $253,616 $701,503 $33,985 $34,154 $34,154 $18,758 | $18,535 $18,757 $46,597 $46,597 $46,597 $46,597 $46,597 $46,597 $46,597 $46,597 $46,597 $46,597 $35,175 | $3,396,581 |
| Recipients | 38 22 42 14 26 17 18 20 31 28 2 2 3 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 155 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $247,081 $247,081 $247,081 $26,225 $35,192 $35,192 $35,192 $35,192 $18,758 $49,212 $33,985 $34,154 $34,154 $18,758 | $18,535 $18,757 $46,597 $46,597 $46,597 $46,597 $46,597 $46,597 $46,597 $46,597 $46,597 $46,597 $35,175 | $1,635,694 |
| Recipients | 9 9 9 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 3 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 11 | |
| Environmental Quality Incentives Program | Payments | $0 $5,847 $70,000 $36,044 $143,350 $102,455 $82,596 $123,410 $234,858 $652,291 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,450,851 |
| Recipients | 0 2 20 9 15 14 14 17 30 26 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 105 | |
| Miscellaneous Conservation Programs | Payments | $142,916 $38,150 $77,000 $7,000 $38,000 $0 $6,970 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $310,036 |
| Recipients | 31 11 14 2 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 54 | |
| Total Disaster Programs | Payments | $1,397,890 $59,723 $-3,945 $638,604 $17,194,437 $5,606,680 $4,816,437 $4,460,173 $5,415,570 $2,810,356 $7,163,102 $413,611 $434,451 $7,991,531 | $3,376,017 $3,360,493 $271,968 $83,231 $580,445 $6,435,564 $9,429,554 $5,919,688 $3,347,408 $1,340,892 $846,481 $2,285 $4,357,875 | $97,750,522 |
| Recipients | 115 9 1 55 507 153 175 262 264 158 211 16 12 217 | 93 103 11 7 15 102 146 143 119 118 38 1 78 | 1,428 | |
| Crop Disaster Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $16,834,112 $5,403,713 $4,454,590 $1,822,234 $3,258,263 $2,038,032 $6,352,894 $314,323 $0 $3,002,152 | $1,833,915 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $45,314,226 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 489 146 133 44 89 66 158 9 0 80 | 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 780 | |
| Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $79,474 $9,359 $11,639 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,131,557 | $80,000 $11,268 $0 $3,659 $0 $3,376 $0 $34,987 $4,862 $394,262 $48,888 $0 $0 | $3,813,331 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 23 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 | 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 7 1 0 0 | 123 | |
| Non-insured Disaster Assistance | Payments | $0 $15,601 $0 $0 $0 $80,795 $0 $305,048 $1,231,247 $341,028 $232,527 $99,288 $434,451 $1,028,380 | $1,460,842 $743,567 $14,964 $0 $511,445 $2,080,335 $2,925,369 $2,480,207 $724,290 $-47,376 $177,244 $0 $0 | $14,839,252 |
| Recipients | 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 23 49 23 4 7 12 35 | 45 35 2 0 14 70 81 97 30 3 7 0 0 | 200 | |
| Wildfires and Hurricane Indemnity Program Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,065,996 | $1,065,996 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 | 7 | |
| Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | Payments | $401,518 $0 $-3,945 $0 $-10 $0 $0 $1,922,525 $914,500 $431,297 $577,681 $0 $0 $829,442 | $1,260 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $5,074,268 |
| Recipients | 75 0 1 0 1 0 0 170 133 76 52 0 0 90 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 405 | |
| Livestock Forage Disaster Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $1,646,364 $13,279 $8,713 $0 $4,358,098 $6,365,551 $3,283,910 $2,550,008 $537,706 $120,193 $2,285 $1,290,865 | $20,176,972 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 81 2 1 0 86 116 121 111 104 22 1 62 | 203 | |
| Emergency Conservation Program | Payments | $453,391 $33,518 $0 $343,847 $350,977 $72,160 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,253,893 |
| Recipients | 25 4 0 28 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 79 | |
| SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $865,130 $148,806 $0 $69,000 $-4,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,078,936 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 12 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 14 | |
| Miscellaneous Disaster Programs | Payments | $542,981 $10,604 $0 $215,283 $0 $0 $361,847 $410,366 $11,560 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,001,014 | $3,553,655 |
| Recipients | 19 3 0 21 0 0 52 51 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 | 145 | |
| Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $94,164 $19,981 $70,859 $0 $-2,245 $63,340 $13,460 $68,248 $119,897 $0 $0 $0 | $447,704 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 3 2 6 0 1 9 4 3 2 0 0 0 | 19 | |
| Tree Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $38,373 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $74,938 $0 $0 $0 $75,294 $107,124 $0 $336,403 $500,156 $0 $0 | $1,132,288 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 2 0 4 8 0 0 | 20 |
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