Farm Subsidy information
Pennsylvania
USDA Subsidies for farms in Pennsylvania totaled $2.88 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 | $9,657,913 $7,939,391 $23,458,950 $3,312,082 | 4,107 Recipients 843 Recipients 11,265 Recipients 10,798 Policies | $44,368,337 14,264 |
| 1996 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $8,496,045 $2,393,579 $26,210,429 $3,479,062 | 3,650 Recipients 658 Recipients 15,187 Recipients 8,641 Policies | $40,579,115 17,053 |
| 1997 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $8,359,744 $329,654 $26,755,590 $3,283,632 | 3,269 Recipients 84 Recipients 14,529 Recipients 7,208 Policies | $38,728,620 16,162 |
| 1998 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $6,644,358 $429,317 $38,533,779 $3,275,041 | 2,502 Recipients 139 Recipients 12,167 Recipients 6,124 Policies | $48,882,496 13,476 |
| 1999 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $5,731,231 $10,686,132 $79,245,441 $3,543,694 | 2,398 Recipients 2,099 Recipients 15,972 Recipients 7,067 Policies | $99,206,498 17,502 |
| 2000 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $6,001,142 $31,693,544 $110,182,685 $5,126,546 | 2,721 Recipients 7,438 Recipients 16,482 Recipients 11,670 Policies | $153,003,917 18,899 |
| 2001 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $8,411,041 $4,538,442 $90,376,039 $9,138,867 | 2,745 Recipients 734 Recipients 15,533 Recipients 11,919 Policies | $112,464,389 16,998 |
| 2002 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $14,306,592 $20,338,811 $94,870,964 $11,849,503 | 3,842 Recipients 9,424 Recipients 15,853 Recipients 13,983 Policies | $141,365,870 19,980 |
| 2003 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $18,298,767 $30,082,372 $134,062,900 $23,906,282 | 4,420 Recipients 5,390 Recipients 16,055 Recipients 15,124 Policies | $206,350,321 19,394 |
| 2004 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $21,284,195 $4,416,546 $61,671,782 $19,045,504 | 5,166 Recipients 1,180 Recipients 14,620 Recipients 16,169 Policies | $106,418,027 18,079 |
| 2005 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $32,904,407 $13,585,565 $92,025,271 $17,766,062 | 7,010 Recipients 2,762 Recipients 15,182 Recipients 15,279 Policies | $156,281,305 19,601 |
| 2006 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $42,070,360 $472,683 $91,672,634 $19,377,400 | 7,667 Recipients 80 Recipients 14,622 Recipients 14,154 Policies | $153,593,076 19,425 |
| 2007 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $43,333,979 $396,857 $29,718,124 $27,141,348 | 8,393 Recipients 104 Recipients 13,324 Recipients 13,435 Policies | $100,590,308 18,743 |
| 2008 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $46,242,814 $15,521,424 $23,569,507 $35,399,968 | 8,675 Recipients 4,815 Recipients 10,615 Recipients 13,147 Policies | $120,733,713 17,296 |
| 2009 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $40,777,673 $1,312,455 $115,980,763 $33,072,371 | 8,401 Recipients 103 Recipients 11,423 Recipients 13,516 Policies | $191,143,262 17,615 |
| 2010 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $29,492,719 $847,531 $27,267,404 $30,672,822 | 7,714 Recipients 73 Recipients 11,624 Recipients 12,660 Policies | $88,280,476 17,516 |
| 2011 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $24,882,806 $911,300 $21,554,580 $45,726,683 | 7,592 Recipients 72 Recipients 9,114 Recipients 12,677 Policies | $93,075,369 14,974 |
| 2012 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $23,787,726 $1,458,737 $60,186,606 $43,068,618 | 7,254 Recipients 86 Recipients 10,619 Recipients 12,742 Policies | $128,501,687 16,153 |
| 2013 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $21,801,152 $2,168,320 $37,325,975 $46,651,049 | 7,048 Recipients 104 Recipients 10,275 Recipients 12,702 Policies | $107,946,496 15,720 |
| 2014 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $20,460,798 $923,251 $185,864 $43,317,099 | 6,755 Recipients 58 Recipients 131 Recipients 12,432 Policies | $64,887,012 6,918 |
| 2015 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $19,647,074 $555,824 $14,668,041 $43,144,825 | 6,544 Recipients 49 Recipients 4,389 Recipients 12,178 Policies | $78,015,764 10,231 |
| 2016 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $19,270,052 $1,296,510 $30,649,149 $41,099,261 | 6,302 Recipients 88 Recipients 6,646 Recipients 11,683 Policies | $92,314,972 11,980 |
| 2017 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $19,014,530 $716,738 $40,479,354 $40,725,745 | 6,055 Recipients 433 Recipients 6,207 Recipients 11,472 Policies | $100,936,367 11,470 |
| 2018 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $18,344,481 $1,225,138 $49,075,687 $38,156,808 | 5,571 Recipients 58 Recipients 6,574 Recipients 10,937 Policies | $106,802,114 11,399 |
| 2019‡ | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $17,224,471 $1,099,717 $121,619,271 $38,752,991 | 5,170 Recipients 61 Recipients 8,533 Recipients 10,819 Policies | $179,797,551 12,854 |
| 2020 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $524,587 $5,115,717 $117,445,110 $0 | 238 Recipients 140 Recipients 7,802 Recipients 0 Policies | $123,085,414 8,042 |
| Total‡ | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $526,970,656 $160,455,555 $1,558,791,900 $630,033,263 | 19,706 Recipients 17,013 Recipients 37,296 Recipients 298,536 Policies | $2,877,352,475 48,676 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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