Farm Subsidy information
North Carolina
USDA Subsidies for farms in North Carolina totaled $7.67 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 | $9,590,678 $8,436,528 $22,121,295 $22,575,556 | 10,078 Recipients 2,124 Recipients 12,314 Recipients 58,837 Policies | $62,724,058 21,787 |
| 1996 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $9,158,450 $2,716,543 $63,753,403 $22,262,866 | 9,280 Recipients 581 Recipients 26,032 Recipients 50,825 Policies | $97,891,262 32,581 |
| 1997 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $18,447,053 $1,471,842 $66,186,139 $23,094,057 | 10,957 Recipients 304 Recipients 25,803 Recipients 37,797 Policies | $109,199,091 31,900 |
| 1998 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $6,566,505 $428,977 $121,468,967 $23,234,257 | 4,907 Recipients 37 Recipients 25,936 Recipients 34,979 Policies | $151,698,705 29,078 |
| 1999 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $6,982,501 $77,032,038 $206,154,997 $23,764,291 | 4,294 Recipients 11,871 Recipients 26,499 Recipients 36,886 Policies | $313,933,827 34,062 |
| 2000 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $21,768,734 $71,461,486 $359,960,101 $23,654,186 | 8,423 Recipients 10,698 Recipients 99,252 Recipients 39,414 Policies | $476,844,507 103,183 |
| 2001 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $12,204,734 $33,131,768 $370,320,617 $41,564,915 | 5,165 Recipients 5,270 Recipients 100,120 Recipients 36,789 Policies | $457,222,033 103,306 |
| 2002 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $13,428,569 $18,393,517 $292,481,612 $38,334,214 | 5,578 Recipients 12,719 Recipients 35,575 Recipients 35,052 Policies | $362,637,912 46,602 |
| 2003 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $15,279,187 $84,626,595 $258,907,520 $45,058,217 | 6,418 Recipients 9,163 Recipients 94,843 Recipients 35,207 Policies | $403,871,519 99,385 |
| 2004 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $18,888,374 $10,453,835 $179,233,430 $52,964,894 | 6,732 Recipients 1,802 Recipients 22,314 Recipients 37,554 Policies | $261,540,533 26,952 |
| 2005 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $28,052,697 $84,631,652 $297,316,096 $46,876,698 | 7,676 Recipients 5,621 Recipients 23,507 Recipients 35,048 Policies | $456,877,142 29,689 |
| 2006 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $28,309,782 $3,964,311 $229,827,923 $53,156,440 | 7,279 Recipients 405 Recipients 22,402 Recipients 33,192 Policies | $315,258,457 27,209 |
| 2007 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $26,614,845 $15,100,087 $147,785,922 $65,432,611 | 7,402 Recipients 1,623 Recipients 18,767 Recipients 32,463 Policies | $254,933,465 23,911 |
| 2008 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $28,959,417 $82,862,345 $208,194,560 $96,468,815 | 7,449 Recipients 10,992 Recipients 23,838 Recipients 33,521 Policies | $416,485,137 32,670 |
| 2009 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $22,486,313 $9,259,304 $234,745,382 $99,649,438 | 6,813 Recipients 2,067 Recipients 22,719 Recipients 35,643 Policies | $366,140,436 28,464 |
| 2010 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $12,326,054 $21,301,285 $166,703,378 $98,307,094 | 5,859 Recipients 2,082 Recipients 21,678 Recipients 34,828 Policies | $298,637,811 26,407 |
| 2011 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $9,929,308 $14,267,263 $152,894,637 $142,653,568 | 5,701 Recipients 1,400 Recipients 21,243 Recipients 35,543 Policies | $319,744,776 25,758 |
| 2012 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $11,775,005 $36,789,292 $149,656,846 $131,386,321 | 5,984 Recipients 1,558 Recipients 20,338 Recipients 37,710 Policies | $329,607,464 24,719 |
| 2013 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $8,593,585 $42,147,976 $141,452,490 $127,003,520 | 5,294 Recipients 1,727 Recipients 19,861 Recipients 39,058 Policies | $319,197,572 24,100 |
| 2014 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $7,900,274 $3,850,591 $114,147,521 $116,881,561 | 4,986 Recipients 550 Recipients 16,676 Recipients 38,869 Policies | $242,779,947 20,988 |
| 2015 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $6,649,907 $5,544,396 $70,144,160 $108,371,758 | 4,550 Recipients 550 Recipients 6,855 Recipients 39,070 Policies | $190,710,221 11,281 |
| 2016 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $5,747,856 $7,616,991 $157,221,546 $114,689,780 | 4,013 Recipients 652 Recipients 10,506 Recipients 39,185 Policies | $285,276,173 14,385 |
| 2017 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $5,105,896 $21,896,806 $106,725,119 $126,674,285 | 3,530 Recipients 2,787 Recipients 9,969 Recipients 39,367 Policies | $260,402,106 14,434 |
| 2018 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $4,422,706 $12,872,545 $73,332,986 $126,572,159 | 3,144 Recipients 994 Recipients 8,987 Recipients 38,758 Policies | $217,200,396 12,182 |
| 2019‡ | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $3,822,643 $81,611,103 $302,944,765 $125,893,163 | 2,711 Recipients 2,333 Recipients 10,185 Recipients 38,842 Policies | $514,618,281 12,908 |
| 2020 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $126,076 $89,925,963 $95,423,138 $0 | 166 Recipients 2,668 Recipients 9,177 Recipients 0 Policies | $185,475,177 9,882 |
| Total‡ | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $343,137,148 $841,795,039 $4,589,104,549 $1,896,524,664 | 33,271 Recipients 34,352 Recipients 146,554 Recipients 954,437 Policies | $7,670,908,005 166,543 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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