Farm Subsidy information
Kentucky
USDA Subsidies for farms in Kentucky totaled $5.71 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 | $28,247,527 $1,065,621 $38,045,748 $11,514,881 | 9,722 Recipients 405 Recipients 18,584 Recipients 105,548 Policies | $78,873,777 26,132 |
| 1996 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $25,434,659 $17,014 $49,214,324 $11,685,925 | 8,696 Recipients 14 Recipients 50,350 Recipients 61,108 Policies | $86,351,922 53,368 |
| 1997 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $23,529,977 $12,030 $59,498,697 $9,568,863 | 8,113 Recipients 8 Recipients 50,673 Recipients 38,886 Policies | $92,609,567 53,432 |
| 1998 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $20,608,054 $63,131 $119,789,140 $8,690,503 | 6,558 Recipients 28 Recipients 50,924 Recipients 27,434 Policies | $149,150,827 52,784 |
| 1999 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $20,298,113 $32,130,212 $179,391,795 $10,070,899 | 6,634 Recipients 16,473 Recipients 52,019 Recipients 32,734 Policies | $241,891,018 62,702 |
| 2000 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $37,883,593 $58,818,373 $354,565,359 $9,575,574 | 18,244 Recipients 35,403 Recipients 134,143 Recipients 37,586 Policies | $460,842,899 139,316 |
| 2001 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $29,632,455 $9,778,574 $254,558,135 $16,644,022 | 7,587 Recipients 3,677 Recipients 136,229 Recipients 33,955 Policies | $310,613,186 137,720 |
| 2002 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $30,814,614 $36,045,447 $71,445,817 $15,820,672 | 7,928 Recipients 36,390 Recipients 53,334 Recipients 29,859 Policies | $154,126,550 74,081 |
| 2003 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $31,243,167 $11,050,894 $102,973,482 $17,959,123 | 8,397 Recipients 3,609 Recipients 120,181 Recipients 27,234 Policies | $163,226,666 122,016 |
| 2004 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $37,895,805 $1,210,490 $101,758,551 $22,103,969 | 10,560 Recipients 534 Recipients 46,331 Recipients 25,208 Policies | $162,968,816 50,314 |
| 2005 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $46,071,762 $17,369,276 $167,046,486 $20,513,755 | 10,294 Recipients 4,425 Recipients 50,336 Recipients 21,894 Policies | $251,001,279 55,104 |
| 2006 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $42,478,820 $751,244 $111,048,475 $22,974,259 | 11,236 Recipients 180 Recipients 49,978 Recipients 19,677 Policies | $177,252,798 53,763 |
| 2007 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $48,874,283 $5,339,703 $55,234,889 $34,930,047 | 11,569 Recipients 5,686 Recipients 43,405 Recipients 18,712 Policies | $144,378,921 49,808 |
| 2008 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $79,643,825 $48,416,304 $101,765,994 $61,471,467 | 11,787 Recipients 19,276 Recipients 59,319 Recipients 20,800 Policies | $291,297,590 69,302 |
| 2009 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $83,981,199 $3,528,853 $109,422,716 $63,761,545 | 15,381 Recipients 1,103 Recipients 54,097 Recipients 21,425 Policies | $260,694,313 60,859 |
| 2010 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $60,063,432 $21,979,780 $104,608,541 $58,261,387 | 12,609 Recipients 3,281 Recipients 53,662 Recipients 20,477 Policies | $244,914,814 60,023 |
| 2011 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $46,990,833 $5,190,819 $96,227,133 $98,577,932 | 10,057 Recipients 562 Recipients 53,643 Recipients 23,099 Policies | $246,986,717 57,717 |
| 2012 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $42,023,932 $29,934,782 $95,146,808 $93,763,920 | 9,050 Recipients 1,608 Recipients 52,321 Recipients 24,684 Policies | $260,869,442 56,262 |
| 2013 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $41,295,953 $6,389,348 $110,319,075 $105,357,926 | 8,563 Recipients 538 Recipients 51,558 Recipients 28,194 Policies | $263,362,301 55,147 |
| 2014 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $40,516,758 $20,568,186 $46,676,932 $93,974,767 | 8,006 Recipients 4,236 Recipients 31,492 Recipients 29,144 Policies | $201,736,642 40,728 |
| 2015 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $41,592,832 $1,624,834 $63,787,440 $92,187,992 | 7,728 Recipients 357 Recipients 16,144 Recipients 29,713 Policies | $199,193,098 21,439 |
| 2016 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $43,046,460 $769,078 $67,668,551 $91,451,197 | 7,551 Recipients 165 Recipients 19,814 Recipients 29,263 Policies | $202,935,286 24,448 |
| 2017 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $43,279,228 $1,154,696 $96,541,286 $100,907,538 | 7,449 Recipients 202 Recipients 21,834 Recipients 29,580 Policies | $241,882,748 26,106 |
| 2018 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $41,475,469 $1,107,604 $100,107,504 $93,863,965 | 7,023 Recipients 143 Recipients 16,822 Recipients 28,996 Policies | $236,554,542 21,403 |
| 2019‡ | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $35,390,013 $842,326 $265,098,023 $100,160,085 | 6,515 Recipients 241 Recipients 21,481 Recipients 29,159 Policies | $404,411,397 25,417 |
| 2020 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $700,751 $10,766,795 $168,111,670 $0 | 265 Recipients 873 Recipients 26,020 Recipients 0 Policies | $179,579,215 26,424 |
| Total‡ | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,023,013,511 $325,925,411 $3,090,052,571 $1,265,792,213 | 46,622 Recipients 63,619 Recipients 201,927 Recipients 794,369 Policies | $5,707,706,331 216,827 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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