Farm Subsidy information
The United States
USDA Subsidies for farms in The United States totaled $477.9 billion in subsidies from 1995 through 2021
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| Year | Subsidy Category | Total USDA Subsidies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payments / Recipients |
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| 1995 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,879,709,039 $682,717,287 $4,679,764,533 $889,372,304 | 427,676 Recipients 150,935 Recipients 1,035,809 Recipients 2,454,932 Policies | $8,131,563,163 1,343,705 |
| 1996 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,779,339,609 $172,305,548 $5,322,161,233 $982,062,670 | 409,179 Recipients 60,323 Recipients 1,353,317 Recipients 2,231,091 Policies | $8,255,869,060 1,571,524 |
| 1997 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,699,537,753 $188,966,467 $5,566,596,886 $902,794,419 | 376,708 Recipients 74,343 Recipients 1,338,221 Recipients 1,847,715 Policies | $8,357,895,525 1,532,348 |
| 1998 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,523,597,667 $75,043,032 $10,758,991,511 $946,312,180 | 339,390 Recipients 34,829 Recipients 1,308,900 Recipients 1,744,944 Policies | $13,303,944,390 1,459,998 |
| 1999 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,554,352,888 $2,294,164,306 $17,723,768,279 $954,871,616 | 334,693 Recipients 379,106 Recipients 1,373,380 Recipients 1,798,333 Policies | $22,527,157,088 1,635,620 |
| 2000 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,672,770,341 $1,497,105,807 $20,222,466,801 $951,191,720 | 377,739 Recipients 406,068 Recipients 1,656,298 Recipients 1,938,026 Policies | $24,343,534,669 1,902,938 |
| 2001 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,915,387,591 $2,436,113,838 $18,121,815,413 $1,771,322,123 | 407,903 Recipients 397,488 Recipients 1,622,549 Recipients 1,909,850 Policies | $24,244,638,965 1,881,114 |
| 2002 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,952,154,579 $1,400,457,049 $8,974,351,521 $1,741,028,146 | 418,903 Recipients 475,167 Recipients 1,319,443 Recipients 1,888,143 Policies | $14,067,991,295 1,707,249 |
| 2003 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,989,219,347 $2,982,935,854 $11,102,036,870 $2,041,658,284 | 435,128 Recipients 498,735 Recipients 1,558,687 Recipients 1,922,526 Policies | $18,115,850,355 1,838,305 |
| 2004 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $2,059,972,576 $570,949,443 $10,233,589,674 $2,472,282,045 | 454,985 Recipients 90,852 Recipients 1,234,412 Recipients 1,988,947 Policies | $15,336,793,738 1,461,912 |
| 2005 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,837,214,646 $3,139,508,425 $16,249,563,259 $2,337,101,124 | 444,545 Recipients 366,357 Recipients 1,272,525 Recipients 1,969,461 Policies | $23,563,387,454 1,522,174 |
| 2006 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,920,943,126 $280,524,987 $11,203,657,521 $2,682,005,761 | 458,580 Recipients 41,310 Recipients 1,222,246 Recipients 1,952,696 Policies | $16,087,131,396 1,446,401 |
| 2007 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,965,367,565 $519,269,348 $7,133,215,928 $3,823,353,312 | 467,196 Recipients 97,957 Recipients 1,111,232 Recipients 1,933,719 Policies | $13,441,206,152 1,352,229 |
| 2008 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,905,137,986 $2,122,823,279 $6,179,917,946 $5,690,909,798 | 457,781 Recipients 415,929 Recipients 1,088,102 Recipients 1,956,111 Policies | $15,898,789,009 1,415,312 |
| 2009 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,871,518,910 $385,603,053 $7,715,394,534 $5,427,410,680 | 450,074 Recipients 58,606 Recipients 1,030,000 Recipients 2,047,521 Policies | $15,399,927,176 1,285,892 |
| 2010 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,826,081,187 $2,648,230,378 $6,085,072,611 $4,711,924,795 | 444,713 Recipients 193,271 Recipients 1,013,416 Recipients 2,029,345 Policies | $15,271,308,971 1,278,571 |
| 2011 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,893,001,653 $1,285,734,280 $5,046,126,215 $7,463,376,557 | 442,903 Recipients 154,250 Recipients 974,254 Recipients 2,065,655 Policies | $15,688,238,704 1,247,889 |
| 2012 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,750,727,958 $865,202,171 $5,323,278,458 $6,979,362,265 | 422,030 Recipients 66,052 Recipients 952,295 Recipients 2,104,992 Policies | $14,918,570,852 1,200,099 |
| 2013 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,752,296,474 $1,916,560,870 $4,983,711,418 $7,296,878,721 | 411,339 Recipients 113,974 Recipients 928,884 Recipients 2,192,098 Policies | $15,949,447,483 1,173,226 |
| 2014 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,762,661,589 $4,737,401,913 $1,050,982,255 $6,215,212,765 | 393,523 Recipients 232,969 Recipients 195,403 Recipients 2,211,652 Policies | $13,766,258,522 748,407 |
| 2015 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,755,236,149 $1,503,343,153 $5,659,174,460 $6,089,771,252 | 386,480 Recipients 105,516 Recipients 509,798 Recipients 2,237,451 Policies | $15,007,525,014 865,564 |
| 2016 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,931,928,623 $638,734,743 $8,785,496,541 $5,866,427,028 | 384,788 Recipients 72,461 Recipients 764,104 Recipients 2,206,846 Policies | $17,222,586,935 1,037,658 |
| 2017 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,976,748,126 $686,171,570 $7,177,631,536 $6,355,171,789 | 379,986 Recipients 91,276 Recipients 715,730 Recipients 2,182,992 Policies | $16,195,723,020 1,004,707 |
| 2018 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,953,726,388 $932,544,623 $8,921,543,492 $6,266,046,971 | 361,971 Recipients 101,738 Recipients 684,906 Recipients 2,162,026 Policies | $18,073,861,474 964,392 |
| 2019 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,802,483,720 $1,025,601,614 $17,151,435,686 $6,370,411,642 | 346,656 Recipients 73,462 Recipients 783,357 Recipients 2,159,176 Policies | $26,349,932,661 1,027,525 |
| 2020 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,781,107,945 $2,016,167,579 $34,015,426,583 $6,319,646,379 | 337,762 Recipients 155,982 Recipients 1,095,270 Recipients 2,186,016 Policies | $44,132,348,487 1,292,702 |
| 2021 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,708,557,170 $3,168,072,680 $10,727,423,432 $8,607,726,365 | 323,262 Recipients 218,047 Recipients 963,827 Recipients 2,237,294 Policies | $24,211,779,647 1,181,459 |
| Total | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $49,420,780,606 $40,172,253,296 $276,114,594,592 $112,155,632,711 | 1,339,581 Recipients 1,692,868 Recipients 3,573,084 Recipients 55,559,558 Policies | $477,863,261,206 4,386,188 |
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