Farm Subsidy information
Alabama
USDA Subsidies for farms in Alabama totaled $4.95 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 | $29,167,840 $17,217,012 $7,047,518 $10,561,352 | 10,777 Recipients 3,771 Recipients 5,907 Recipients 13,427 Policies | $63,993,721 17,881 |
| 1996 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $26,799,990 $7,880,669 $40,793,725 $10,659,627 | 10,077 Recipients 3,455 Recipients 17,086 Recipients 12,154 Policies | $86,134,012 25,306 |
| 1997 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $25,573,389 $1,370,038 $38,404,684 $10,272,816 | 9,123 Recipients 497 Recipients 17,502 Recipients 11,623 Policies | $75,620,928 23,224 |
| 1998 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $21,233,574 $2,095,191 $73,201,950 $10,673,517 | 7,473 Recipients 676 Recipients 18,372 Recipients 11,579 Policies | $107,204,232 22,574 |
| 1999 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $20,514,833 $52,852,514 $105,816,539 $11,364,867 | 6,784 Recipients 12,578 Recipients 19,083 Recipients 12,110 Policies | $190,548,754 29,490 |
| 2000 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $24,902,537 $28,522,839 $116,857,040 $11,289,996 | 7,892 Recipients 11,493 Recipients 19,500 Recipients 12,788 Policies | $181,572,411 29,514 |
| 2001 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $29,291,508 $89,271,648 $139,298,836 $21,154,286 | 8,720 Recipients 16,533 Recipients 19,609 Recipients 12,515 Policies | $279,016,279 33,398 |
| 2002 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $25,348,011 $22,738,026 $241,784,486 $16,211,625 | 7,618 Recipients 16,464 Recipients 25,872 Recipients 11,368 Policies | $306,082,147 40,514 |
| 2003 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $25,902,547 $28,386,939 $166,964,980 $17,549,736 | 7,812 Recipients 3,871 Recipients 19,685 Recipients 12,084 Policies | $238,804,202 25,065 |
| 2004 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $26,862,141 $3,302,902 $114,887,988 $20,672,864 | 8,060 Recipients 987 Recipients 17,313 Recipients 13,480 Policies | $165,725,895 22,210 |
| 2005 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $22,543,824 $29,761,510 $188,509,185 $18,310,730 | 7,440 Recipients 3,440 Recipients 18,210 Recipients 13,358 Policies | $259,125,249 23,670 |
| 2006 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $22,528,303 $12,558,931 $165,814,062 $21,035,075 | 7,626 Recipients 2,188 Recipients 17,755 Recipients 13,004 Policies | $221,936,371 23,211 |
| 2007 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $23,580,655 $20,630,343 $117,388,899 $23,697,189 | 7,693 Recipients 6,599 Recipients 15,458 Recipients 13,327 Policies | $185,297,086 23,678 |
| 2008 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $22,877,112 $29,579,962 $86,573,247 $33,614,365 | 7,206 Recipients 6,673 Recipients 14,270 Recipients 15,488 Policies | $172,644,686 21,810 |
| 2009 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $21,676,267 $10,091,428 $99,966,496 $32,615,021 | 7,042 Recipients 2,027 Recipients 12,988 Recipients 16,894 Policies | $164,349,212 18,694 |
| 2010 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $21,282,694 $16,850,127 $78,146,940 $34,148,697 | 6,847 Recipients 2,611 Recipients 12,509 Recipients 16,842 Policies | $150,428,458 17,834 |
| 2011 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $20,250,334 $21,917,056 $45,378,658 $58,631,309 | 6,487 Recipients 3,257 Recipients 11,982 Recipients 17,108 Policies | $146,177,357 17,643 |
| 2012 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $18,051,367 $31,599,792 $41,147,314 $50,586,225 | 5,875 Recipients 2,174 Recipients 11,259 Recipients 17,319 Policies | $141,384,699 16,344 |
| 2013 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $16,226,028 $14,044,843 $36,725,687 $51,087,309 | 5,542 Recipients 968 Recipients 10,474 Recipients 17,828 Policies | $118,083,866 14,770 |
| 2014 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $15,028,748 $54,220,225 $26,597,622 $44,908,612 | 5,246 Recipients 4,164 Recipients 5,439 Recipients 17,856 Policies | $140,755,207 13,211 |
| 2015 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $13,960,925 $10,282,441 $59,228,966 $46,757,651 | 4,933 Recipients 1,399 Recipients 3,926 Recipients 19,238 Policies | $130,229,983 9,533 |
| 2016 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $12,242,855 $51,061,233 $101,932,216 $44,634,455 | 4,472 Recipients 6,839 Recipients 6,735 Recipients 19,144 Policies | $209,870,759 16,011 |
| 2017 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $12,264,012 $84,625,728 $86,399,528 $49,717,569 | 4,269 Recipients 11,560 Recipients 6,584 Recipients 19,032 Policies | $233,006,837 19,313 |
| 2018 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $10,553,869 $12,433,078 $56,482,109 $46,674,644 | 3,897 Recipients 2,528 Recipients 6,330 Recipients 18,429 Policies | $126,143,700 11,411 |
| 2019 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $9,274,146 $5,613,400 $187,176,021 $45,507,041 | 3,598 Recipients 828 Recipients 7,101 Recipients 18,345 Policies | $247,570,608 10,499 |
| 2020 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $8,905,689 $29,371,957 $310,629,748 $46,185,360 | 3,472 Recipients 3,925 Recipients 18,091 Recipients 20,493 Policies | $395,092,754 21,209 |
| 2021 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $7,385,726 $31,242,840 $118,006,914 $58,353,235 | 2,997 Recipients 1,688 Recipients 16,354 Recipients 21,318 Policies | $214,988,715 19,276 |
| Total | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $534,228,922 $719,522,673 $2,851,161,358 $846,875,173 | 25,830 Recipients 42,236 Recipients 59,061 Recipients 418,151 Policies | $4,951,788,126 88,322 |
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