Farm Subsidy information
Mercer County, Pennsylvania
USDA subsidies for farms in Mercer County, Pennsylvania totaled $81,849,000 from 1995 through 2023.
| 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 2022 2023 | TOTAL 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Commodity Programs | Payments | $716,501 $737,606 $760,361 $1,155,518 $2,351,313 $2,972,012 $1,724,456 $1,894,764 $2,973,747 $1,757,377 $2,620,521 $2,288,698 $884,307 $705,041 $2,395,121 | $754,746 $675,332 $1,352,906 $923,577 $-2,074 $1,453,353 $1,836,061 $1,176,834 $1,589,073 $3,388,074 $6,853,104 $3,337,139 $166,099 $1,895,258 | $51,336,825 |
| Recipients | 380 490 453 398 504 542 481 485 537 467 500 506 473 409 407 | 408 377 395 373 4 267 311 298 306 324 390 324 47 134 | 1,297 | |
| 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 $2,570,214 $148,429 $0 $0 | $2,718,643 |
| 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 0 232 164 0 0 | 232 | |
| 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 $2,788,510 $1,255,293 $758 $123,170 | $4,167,730 |
| 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 0 286 260 2 106 | 317 | |
| Total Pandemic Assistance Program (PARP) | 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 $0 $0 $14,988 | $14,988 |
| 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 0 0 3 | 3 | |
| 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 $639,044 $2,961,104 $910,505 $0 $0 $0 | $4,510,654 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 106 272 255 0 0 0 | 291 | |
| 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 $1,453,353 $1,787,170 $1,091,359 $402,108 $5,374 $194,614 $12,333 $0 $0 | $4,946,311 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 267 282 269 269 205 173 22 0 0 | 352 | |
| 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 $30,672 $85,475 $70,413 $21,356 $182,481 $28,369 $0 $87 | $418,853 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 53 52 58 149 96 0 1 | 199 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,197 | $7,929 $7,344 $7,621 $1,669 $-2,643 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $28,117 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 | 8 8 10 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 10 | |
| Direct Payment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,233,437 $753,744 $748,177 $749,462 $734,033 $703,768 $683,985 | $662,173 $667,857 $686,714 $605,760 $569 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $8,229,679 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 486 410 420 424 435 399 377 | 367 374 374 353 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 719 | |
| Counter Cyclical Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $14,042 $4,981 $698,925 $764,588 $1,224 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,483,760 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 42 406 418 1 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 453 | |
| Production Flexibility Program | Payments | $0 $693,209 $862,751 $696,989 $620,554 $614,281 $486,245 $453,712 $-128,453 $-49 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $4,299,239 |
| Recipients | 0 391 401 397 373 394 395 400 188 2 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 535 | |
| Market Loss Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $358,172 $992,313 $1,784,888 $614,759 $-497 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $3,749,635 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 394 474 496 430 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 577 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $35,269 $81,869 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $117,138 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 101 108 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 126 | |
| Deficiency Payment | Payments | $613,823 $-48,523 $-124,624 $-140 $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 | $440,535 |
| Recipients | 300 174 110 2 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 | 308 | |
| Loan Deficiency | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $92,498 $639,993 $489,502 $505,058 $187,393 $5,654 $686,928 $1,091,056 $103,304 $1,656 $1,273 $2,115 | $1,581 $131 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $3,808,142 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 109 188 210 214 139 32 241 263 93 11 13 12 | 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 451 | |
| Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,679 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $5,679 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 | |
| Market Gains | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $7,999 $76,692 $37,894 $35,323 $15,534 $3,682 $11,844 $59,226 $25,180 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $273,374 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 8 16 11 13 8 3 4 10 10 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 25 | |
| Dairy Programs | Payments | $89,419 $86,349 $22,234 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,233,079 $1,840,888 $299,909 $12,949 $646,164 $147,394 $0 $1,702,813 | $83,064 $0 $642,971 $311,372 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $390,547 $204,072 $1,892,716 $165,341 $1,755,641 | $11,526,922 |
| Recipients | 82 102 88 0 0 0 0 127 142 129 95 113 107 0 97 | 101 0 86 88 0 0 0 0 0 50 23 50 45 40 | 332 | |
| 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 $18,219 $0 $477,508 $9,693 $2,707 $0 $0 $0 | $508,127 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 52 51 2 0 0 0 | 62 | |
| Wool and Mohair Programs | Payments | $13,250 $6,572 $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 $0 | $19,822 |
| Recipients | 33 34 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 0 | 41 | |
| Lamb Meat Adjustment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,809 $878 $5,124 $4,371 $0 $4,500 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $23,682 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 18 2 11 14 0 18 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 30 | |
| Miscellaneous Farm Programs | Payments | $10 $0 $0 $0 $21,761 $1,368 $325 $418 $127 $18 $8 $0 $0 $0 $11 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $24,047 |
| Recipients | 1 0 0 0 20 138 36 24 6 7 2 0 0 0 1 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 188 | |
| CCC Organic Programs | 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 $0 $0 $1,373 | $1,373 |
| 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 0 0 1 | 1 | |
| Biomass Crop Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $15,600 $4,776 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $20,376 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 | |
| Total Conservation Programs | Payments | $183,730 $124,192 $114,947 $67,639 $43,809 $46,836 $70,208 $60,335 $27,751 $32,035 $71,882 $83,018 $195,358 $231,341 $129,879 | $132,871 $111,527 $115,047 $112,518 $117,964 $117,736 $114,424 $116,811 $105,492 $108,380 $93,562 $89,129 $80,632 $65,641 | $2,964,694 |
| Recipients | 82 90 58 49 33 29 30 35 28 29 43 50 63 54 57 | 62 60 62 62 63 65 63 63 59 57 49 42 40 31 | 231 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $51,962 $47,522 $44,577 $28,430 $27,592 $20,847 $22,308 $19,979 $20,498 $20,833 $71,882 $83,018 $195,358 $231,341 $129,879 | $132,871 $111,527 $115,047 $112,518 $117,964 $117,736 $114,424 $116,811 $105,492 $108,380 $93,562 $89,129 $80,632 $65,641 | $2,497,760 |
| Recipients | 26 26 24 29 26 22 25 26 26 27 43 50 63 54 57 | 62 60 62 62 63 65 63 63 59 57 49 42 40 31 | 126 | |
| Environmental Quality Incentives Program | Payments | $0 $0 $3,283 $37,159 $16,909 $25,989 $47,900 $32,067 $3,891 $8,701 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $175,899 |
| Recipients | 0 0 1 14 8 8 6 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 25 | |
| Miscellaneous Conservation Programs | Payments | $131,768 $76,670 $67,087 $2,050 $-692 $0 $0 $8,289 $3,362 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $288,534 |
| Recipients | 57 64 33 6 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 96 | |
| Wetlands Reserve Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,501 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $2,501 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 | |
| Total Disaster Programs | Payments | $59,554 $-1,741 $0 $28,495 $394,188 $89,456 $98,332 $515,033 $175,482 $11,654 $359,045 $0 $0 $222,219 $0 | $134,531 $0 $5,278 $26,891 $0 $0 $0 $0 $135,098 $0 $395,173 $900,385 $561,297 $16,049 | $4,126,419 |
| Recipients | 7 2 0 11 212 123 22 298 73 3 87 0 0 219 0 | 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 31 43 68 13 | 567 | |
| Crop Disaster Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $343,879 $59,334 $98,332 $0 $128,756 $10,367 $358,215 $0 $0 $133,968 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,132,851 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 132 100 22 0 46 2 87 0 0 51 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 244 | |
| Total Emergency Relief Program | 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 $0 $558,273 $16,049 | $574,322 |
| 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 0 64 13 | 65 | |
| Emergency Relief Program (ERP) - Specialty Crops | 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 $0 $1,740 $0 | $1,740 |
| 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 0 1 0 | 1 | |
| Emergency Relief Program (ERP) - Non-specialty Crops | 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 $0 $556,533 $16,049 | $572,582 |
| 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 0 63 13 | 64 | |
| Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $135,098 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $135,098 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 | |
| Non-insured Disaster Assistance | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $28,495 $0 $0 $0 $5,953 $5,753 $1,287 $830 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $2,967 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $45,285 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 12 | |
| 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 $395,173 $751,986 $0 $0 | $1,147,159 |
| 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 31 38 0 0 | 46 | |
| Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $50,309 $0 $0 $488,816 $31,227 $0 $0 $0 $0 $88,251 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,024 $0 | $661,627 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 172 0 0 294 27 0 0 0 0 197 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 | 426 | |
| Emergency Conservation Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $30,122 $0 $20,264 $9,746 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $60,132 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 39 | |
| SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $123,932 $0 $5,278 $26,891 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $156,101 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 8 | |
| Miscellaneous Disaster Programs | Payments | $59,554 $-1,741 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $148,399 $0 $0 | $206,212 |
| Recipients | 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 | 16 | |
| Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $7,632 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $7,632 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 |
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