Farm Subsidy information
Ben Hill County, Georgia
USDA Subsidies for farms in Ben Hill County, Georgia totaled $78.9 million 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 | $70,200 $10,615 $111,529 $254,022 | 61 Recipients 8 Recipients 79 Recipients 455 Policies | $446,366 136 |
| 1996 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $68,025 $0 $571,348 $231,941 | 53 Recipients 0 Recipients 179 Recipients 435 Policies | $871,314 217 |
| 1997 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $71,381 $0 $637,622 $228,658 | 54 Recipients 0 Recipients 169 Recipients 386 Policies | $937,661 209 |
| 1998 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $37,468 $0 $1,298,973 $246,620 | 34 Recipients 0 Recipients 182 Recipients 365 Policies | $1,583,061 207 |
| 1999 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $28,562 $468,883 $1,666,311 $228,559 | 25 Recipients 101 Recipients 180 Recipients 363 Policies | $2,392,315 231 |
| 2000 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $84,325 $422,318 $2,704,076 $218,665 | 33 Recipients 116 Recipients 268 Recipients 362 Policies | $3,429,384 303 |
| 2001 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $90,281 $724,536 $2,110,375 $319,375 | 45 Recipients 102 Recipients 264 Recipients 341 Policies | $3,244,567 308 |
| 2002 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $98,689 $81,998 $8,229,064 $218,626 | 43 Recipients 64 Recipients 484 Recipients 328 Policies | $8,628,377 512 |
| 2003 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $56,008 $225,666 $4,016,845 $248,499 | 38 Recipients 90 Recipients 368 Recipients 363 Policies | $4,547,018 399 |
| 2004 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $130,553 $6,488 $2,256,512 $263,863 | 51 Recipients 2 Recipients 246 Recipients 366 Policies | $2,657,416 271 |
| 2005 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $130,789 $554,287 $3,486,091 $246,609 | 58 Recipients 86 Recipients 263 Recipients 367 Policies | $4,417,775 301 |
| 2006 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $84,270 $0 $3,144,151 $268,601 | 50 Recipients 0 Recipients 261 Recipients 368 Policies | $3,497,022 285 |
| 2007 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $160,288 $25,501 $2,399,805 $348,091 | 63 Recipients 3 Recipients 252 Recipients 428 Policies | $2,933,685 276 |
| 2008 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $458,369 $553,424 $2,050,021 $459,414 | 70 Recipients 97 Recipients 268 Recipients 426 Policies | $3,521,228 313 |
| 2009 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $319,488 $54,269 $2,061,701 $437,533 | 79 Recipients 5 Recipients 265 Recipients 475 Policies | $2,872,991 296 |
| 2010 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $453,379 $104,745 $1,278,760 $470,818 | 89 Recipients 42 Recipients 245 Recipients 483 Policies | $2,307,702 290 |
| 2011 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $414,973 $57,233 $1,039,044 $750,480 | 80 Recipients 47 Recipients 229 Recipients 471 Policies | $2,261,729 273 |
| 2012 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $216,026 $12,965 $947,262 $667,972 | 77 Recipients 2 Recipients 213 Recipients 469 Policies | $1,844,225 253 |
| 2013 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $210,626 $128,882 $861,035 $580,732 | 78 Recipients 6 Recipients 232 Recipients 508 Policies | $1,781,275 272 |
| 2014 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $219,423 $584,377 $636,425 $496,718 | 80 Recipients 40 Recipients 190 Recipients 538 Policies | $1,936,943 251 |
| 2015 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $189,207 $16,869 $2,453,907 $711,272 | 73 Recipients 6 Recipients 149 Recipients 590 Policies | $3,371,255 202 |
| 2016 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $192,667 $11,670 $3,460,996 $744,311 | 64 Recipients 6 Recipients 157 Recipients 611 Policies | $4,409,644 204 |
| 2017 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $211,695 $107,504 $2,745,821 $756,617 | 65 Recipients 43 Recipients 138 Recipients 568 Policies | $3,821,637 196 |
| 2018 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $207,473 $407,719 $1,942,793 $786,991 | 61 Recipients 51 Recipients 160 Recipients 580 Policies | $3,344,976 212 |
| 2019‡ | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $201,614 $872,265 $4,352,544 $669,470 | 52 Recipients 61 Recipients 142 Recipients 664 Policies | $6,095,893 197 |
| 2020 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,289 $748,800 $972,513 $0 | 5 Recipients 30 Recipients 76 Recipients 0 Policies | $1,722,602 91 |
| Total‡ | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $4,407,068 $6,181,014 $57,435,523 $10,854,457 | 204 Recipients 303 Recipients 932 Recipients 11,310 Policies | $78,878,062 1,012 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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