Farm Subsidy information
The United States
USDA Subsidies for farms in The United States totaled $424.4 billion in subsidies from 1995 through 2020‡
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| Year | Subsidy Category | Total USDA Subsidies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payments / Recipients |
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| 1995 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,904,452,900 $657,973,426 $4,679,764,533 $889,372,304 | 432,904 Recipients 145,206 Recipients 1,025,820 Recipients 2,454,932 Policies | $8,131,563,163 1,336,234 |
| 1996 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,804,021,315 $147,623,843 $5,322,161,233 $982,062,670 | 414,145 Recipients 54,643 Recipients 1,352,473 Recipients 2,231,091 Policies | $8,255,869,060 1,570,744 |
| 1997 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,732,828,816 $105,935,165 $5,616,337,376 $902,794,419 | 387,122 Recipients 55,460 Recipients 1,338,945 Recipients 1,847,715 Policies | $8,357,895,525 1,529,392 |
| 1998 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,548,032,756 $42,394,671 $10,767,204,784 $946,312,180 | 347,367 Recipients 9,544 Recipients 1,312,575 Recipients 1,744,944 Policies | $13,303,944,390 1,458,747 |
| 1999 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,584,294,106 $2,263,991,556 $17,723,999,810 $954,871,616 | 345,573 Recipients 370,858 Recipients 1,372,191 Recipients 1,798,333 Policies | $22,527,157,088 1,634,585 |
| 2000 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,731,207,875 $1,436,475,735 $20,224,659,339 $951,191,720 | 399,615 Recipients 392,292 Recipients 1,656,422 Recipients 1,938,026 Policies | $24,343,534,669 1,901,965 |
| 2001 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,945,843,939 $2,405,487,177 $18,121,985,726 $1,771,322,123 | 415,896 Recipients 392,840 Recipients 1,621,693 Recipients 1,909,850 Policies | $24,244,638,965 1,880,186 |
| 2002 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,990,918,128 $1,358,519,027 $8,977,525,994 $1,741,028,146 | 429,667 Recipients 469,191 Recipients 1,319,080 Recipients 1,888,143 Policies | $14,067,991,295 1,705,592 |
| 2003 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $2,021,149,009 $2,951,001,044 $11,102,042,019 $2,041,658,284 | 445,068 Recipients 492,035 Recipients 1,556,770 Recipients 1,922,526 Policies | $18,115,850,355 1,836,511 |
| 2004 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $2,084,040,924 $546,881,095 $10,233,612,451 $2,472,282,045 | 461,281 Recipients 83,783 Recipients 1,228,635 Recipients 1,988,947 Policies | $15,336,816,515 1,456,500 |
| 2005 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $2,641,440,537 $3,073,941,281 $16,249,676,440 $2,337,101,124 | 512,089 Recipients 358,881 Recipients 1,270,899 Recipients 1,969,461 Policies | $24,302,159,382 1,546,393 |
| 2006 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $2,961,303,587 $166,038,477 $11,225,800,325 $2,682,005,761 | 546,271 Recipients 26,653 Recipients 1,223,350 Recipients 1,952,696 Policies | $17,035,148,151 1,481,845 |
| 2007 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $3,010,760,496 $461,957,503 $7,134,343,060 $3,823,353,312 | 549,050 Recipients 92,064 Recipients 1,111,311 Recipients 1,933,719 Policies | $14,430,765,820 1,391,047 |
| 2008 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $3,068,280,119 $2,063,593,735 $6,219,449,271 $5,690,909,798 | 543,567 Recipients 412,025 Recipients 1,089,869 Recipients 1,956,111 Policies | $17,042,373,333 1,454,168 |
| 2009 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $2,898,919,416 $245,965,341 $7,749,760,769 $5,427,410,680 | 533,031 Recipients 38,149 Recipients 1,029,954 Recipients 2,047,521 Policies | $16,322,087,655 1,323,032 |
| 2010 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $2,228,581,924 $2,532,592,862 $5,891,478,515 $4,711,924,795 | 464,454 Recipients 178,480 Recipients 1,010,021 Recipients 2,029,345 Policies | $15,365,183,881 1,282,977 |
| 2011 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,925,162,780 $1,215,200,775 $5,044,252,411 $7,463,376,557 | 446,460 Recipients 143,598 Recipients 971,886 Recipients 2,065,655 Policies | $15,655,350,817 1,243,146 |
| 2012 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,804,467,669 $795,135,017 $5,325,744,921 $6,979,362,265 | 427,021 Recipients 58,415 Recipients 947,665 Recipients 2,104,992 Policies | $14,904,709,872 1,194,808 |
| 2013 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,781,779,355 $1,884,154,286 $4,974,042,281 $7,296,878,721 | 414,825 Recipients 108,925 Recipients 927,361 Recipients 2,192,098 Policies | $15,936,854,643 1,171,124 |
| 2014 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,762,488,714 $4,658,847,401 $1,120,622,842 $6,215,179,780 | 393,275 Recipients 229,415 Recipients 196,619 Recipients 2,211,651 Policies | $13,757,138,737 745,260 |
| 2015 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,755,373,315 $1,465,102,456 $5,686,393,293 $6,089,771,252 | 386,186 Recipients 96,156 Recipients 513,477 Recipients 2,237,451 Policies | $14,996,640,316 862,289 |
| 2016 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,932,083,198 $595,151,080 $8,819,293,289 $5,866,245,427 | 384,502 Recipients 67,920 Recipients 766,051 Recipients 2,206,858 Policies | $17,212,772,994 1,036,270 |
| 2017 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,976,690,644 $661,245,821 $7,193,047,606 $6,355,818,555 | 379,683 Recipients 86,804 Recipients 716,836 Recipients 2,183,064 Policies | $16,186,802,625 1,002,477 |
| 2018 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,953,872,253 $871,061,468 $8,950,785,215 $6,266,752,016 | 361,588 Recipients 96,568 Recipients 686,602 Recipients 2,162,086 Policies | $18,042,470,952 962,496 |
| 2019‡ | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,883,255,211 $786,261,768 $17,293,153,753 $6,368,004,353 | 348,958 Recipients 63,397 Recipients 787,241 Recipients 2,158,971 Policies | $26,925,615,822 1,027,846 |
| 2020 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $44,601,096 $692,871,125 $8,828,555,790 $0 | 25,158 Recipients 52,889 Recipients 749,605 Recipients 0 Policies | $9,566,028,011 782,835 |
| Total‡ | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $51,975,850,082 $34,085,403,134 $240,475,693,045 $97,226,989,903 | 1,522,385 Recipients 1,553,322 Recipients 3,318,768 Recipients 51,136,186 Policies | $424,367,364,038 4,208,220 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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