Farm Subsidy information
Merced County, California
USDA Subsidies for farms in Merced County, California totaled $909 million in subsidies from 1995 through 2023
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| Year | Subsidy Category | Total USDA Subsidies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payments / Recipients |
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| 1995 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $384,085 $602,398 $3,526,489 $2,909,576 | 154 Recipients 75 Recipients 453 Recipients 1,611 Policies | $7,422,548 649 |
| 1996 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $194,561 $118 $10,717,433 $2,867,548 | 76 Recipients 4 Recipients 648 Recipients 1,393 Policies | $13,779,659 709 |
| 1997 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $80,802 $211,012 $7,488,796 $3,132,057 | 31 Recipients 37 Recipients 628 Recipients 1,378 Policies | $10,912,667 675 |
| 1998 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $199,856 $1,264,652 $13,666,269 $3,677,760 | 19 Recipients 138 Recipients 531 Recipients 1,278 Policies | $18,808,537 660 |
| 1999 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $387,457 $8,282,184 $20,039,249 $3,857,875 | 29 Recipients 555 Recipients 897 Recipients 1,640 Policies | $32,566,766 1,351 |
| 2000 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $408,975 $1,621,460 $28,510,714 $3,465,761 | 43 Recipients 225 Recipients 949 Recipients 1,616 Policies | $34,006,910 1,163 |
| 2001 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $413,429 $2,307,137 $20,317,202 $4,271,731 | 41 Recipients 221 Recipients 845 Recipients 1,534 Policies | $27,309,500 1,076 |
| 2002 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $543,658 $7,620,938 $22,582,495 $4,097,762 | 48 Recipients 565 Recipients 950 Recipients 1,457 Policies | $34,844,853 1,271 |
| 2003 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $720,742 $2,293,920 $32,526,502 $4,486,175 | 46 Recipients 146 Recipients 1,012 Recipients 1,401 Policies | $40,027,339 1,140 |
| 2004 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $830,123 $175,195 $22,419,825 $5,545,982 | 57 Recipients 21 Recipients 963 Recipients 1,387 Policies | $28,971,126 1,015 |
| 2005 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $300,348 $2,452,873 $23,824,236 $5,733,554 | 41 Recipients 175 Recipients 930 Recipients 1,348 Policies | $32,311,011 1,078 |
| 2006 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $267,483 $187,430 $28,733,986 $6,555,893 | 40 Recipients 9 Recipients 907 Recipients 1,293 Policies | $35,744,792 953 |
| 2007 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $260,568 $16,543 $16,127,720 $5,446,960 | 39 Recipients 1 Recipients 828 Recipients 1,289 Policies | $21,851,791 867 |
| 2008 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $258,089 $6,145,908 $12,777,167 $5,427,602 | 38 Recipients 442 Recipients 658 Recipients 1,318 Policies | $24,608,766 994 |
| 2009 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $198,767 $321,243 $34,603,673 $5,781,533 | 37 Recipients 33 Recipients 757 Recipients 1,415 Policies | $40,905,216 820 |
| 2010 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $376,048 $1,064,232 $10,035,130 $5,465,806 | 40 Recipients 67 Recipients 743 Recipients 1,436 Policies | $16,941,216 830 |
| 2011 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $844,910 $794,969 $6,460,355 $6,981,836 | 39 Recipients 47 Recipients 504 Recipients 1,450 Policies | $15,082,070 588 |
| 2012 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $110,544 $304,792 $9,886,019 $5,960,759 | 16 Recipients 28 Recipients 621 Recipients 1,418 Policies | $16,262,114 664 |
| 2013 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $89,741 $507,529 $10,420,849 $6,713,282 | 16 Recipients 33 Recipients 632 Recipients 1,429 Policies | $17,731,401 672 |
| 2014 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $680,705 $5,198,253 $655,132 $9,368,408 | 4 Recipients 85 Recipients 97 Recipients 1,482 Policies | $15,902,498 183 |
| 2015 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $44,635 $3,827,028 $4,514,393 $10,397,129 | 2 Recipients 103 Recipients 211 Recipients 1,533 Policies | $18,783,185 309 |
| 2016 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $44,639 $2,997,905 $6,811,783 $12,596,910 | 2 Recipients 91 Recipients 366 Recipients 1,515 Policies | $22,451,237 444 |
| 2017 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $44,639 $1,429,338 $4,167,327 $10,091,181 | 2 Recipients 60 Recipients 266 Recipients 1,442 Policies | $15,732,485 315 |
| 2018 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $53,005 $159,212 $12,638,845 $8,229,274 | 4 Recipients 14 Recipients 434 Recipients 1,418 Policies | $21,080,336 449 |
| 2019 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $55,949 $0 $32,227,323 $8,587,575 | 3 Recipients 0 Recipients 832 Recipients 1,479 Policies | $40,870,847 835 |
| 2020 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $55,949 $8,270 $177,686,597 $9,904,517 | 3 Recipients 1 Recipients 1,397 Recipients 1,490 Policies | $187,655,333 1,400 |
| 2021 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $55,945 $2,351,889 $34,713,180 $9,473,904 | 3 Recipients 58 Recipients 742 Recipients 1,530 Policies | $46,594,918 766 |
| 2022 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $320,092 $11,639,469 $3,760,862 $12,738,323 | 15 Recipients 203 Recipients 191 Recipients 1,540 Policies | $28,458,746 398 |
| 2023 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $306,231 $6,986,742 $19,979,971 $13,994,446 | 13 Recipients 144 Recipients 237 Recipients 1,572 Policies | $41,267,390 356 |
| Total | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $8,531,976 $70,772,639 $631,819,522 $197,761,119 | 372 Recipients 1,905 Recipients 3,512 Recipients 42,092 Policies | $908,885,256 4,610 |
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