Farm Subsidy information
South Dakota
USDA Subsidies for farms in South Dakota totaled $23.9 billion 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 | $76,142,295 $27,721,682 $140,211,119 $34,602,050 | 12,671 Recipients 7,130 Recipients 38,707 Recipients 109,461 Policies | $278,677,146 45,381 |
| 1996 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $67,965,685 $584,977 $160,359,940 $40,942,206 | 12,399 Recipients 582 Recipients 41,369 Recipients 108,177 Policies | $269,852,808 45,566 |
| 1997 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $68,619,477 $40,611,372 $158,352,097 $42,360,197 | 11,836 Recipients 12,384 Recipients 40,177 Recipients 99,112 Policies | $309,943,143 46,648 |
| 1998 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $79,556,157 $3,735,808 $353,636,665 $39,475,896 | 12,197 Recipients 8,724 Recipients 38,582 Recipients 96,536 Policies | $476,404,526 44,633 |
| 1999 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $69,578,485 $91,397,203 $631,211,266 $37,068,043 | 11,560 Recipients 16,479 Recipients 39,160 Recipients 96,419 Policies | $829,254,996 44,176 |
| 2000 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $61,293,993 $40,355,652 $699,779,574 $38,415,493 | 10,977 Recipients 12,883 Recipients 39,697 Recipients 102,804 Policies | $839,844,712 43,406 |
| 2001 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $68,481,379 $67,779,673 $579,251,610 $84,451,837 | 12,116 Recipients 13,849 Recipients 38,088 Recipients 101,232 Policies | $799,964,499 43,056 |
| 2002 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $70,564,718 $109,725,433 $154,319,240 $83,617,346 | 13,383 Recipients 20,200 Recipients 34,852 Recipients 98,938 Policies | $418,226,736 45,003 |
| 2003 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $72,012,680 $235,311,559 $240,617,394 $109,334,278 | 14,159 Recipients 22,582 Recipients 36,623 Recipients 104,106 Policies | $657,275,910 42,905 |
| 2004 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $73,593,238 $21,729,583 $303,244,047 $146,846,774 | 14,813 Recipients 4,941 Recipients 33,713 Recipients 112,373 Policies | $545,413,642 40,088 |
| 2005 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $67,679,250 $215,526,323 $512,922,362 $134,573,997 | 14,932 Recipients 18,071 Recipients 34,923 Recipients 112,944 Policies | $930,701,932 41,906 |
| 2006 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $72,109,696 $20,044,691 $304,537,046 $154,017,755 | 15,342 Recipients 3,241 Recipients 33,354 Recipients 110,692 Policies | $550,709,188 39,635 |
| 2007 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $74,275,520 $65,636,670 $159,915,876 $246,360,872 | 15,872 Recipients 7,171 Recipients 30,891 Recipients 110,993 Policies | $546,188,938 37,871 |
| 2008 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $65,069,825 $159,939,814 $159,931,828 $399,846,740 | 15,456 Recipients 19,159 Recipients 30,115 Recipients 111,871 Policies | $784,788,207 38,711 |
| 2009 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $63,886,463 $20,053,460 $156,111,556 $362,478,466 | 15,395 Recipients 1,899 Recipients 28,754 Recipients 123,660 Policies | $602,529,945 35,921 |
| 2010 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $65,664,613 $109,949,477 $191,990,485 $314,491,047 | 15,400 Recipients 6,271 Recipients 28,385 Recipients 121,189 Policies | $682,095,622 35,868 |
| 2011 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $74,668,124 $32,230,482 $143,775,983 $482,410,464 | 15,707 Recipients 3,023 Recipients 27,742 Recipients 121,167 Policies | $733,085,052 35,113 |
| 2012 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $68,621,287 $32,472,130 $145,028,649 $476,366,849 | 15,253 Recipients 2,134 Recipients 27,015 Recipients 119,633 Policies | $722,488,915 34,129 |
| 2013 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $69,482,712 $39,968,760 $133,090,763 $553,443,500 | 14,768 Recipients 2,792 Recipients 26,534 Recipients 122,833 Policies | $795,985,735 33,741 |
| 2014 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $71,856,000 $305,471,195 $16,451,337 $491,786,479 | 14,326 Recipients 11,301 Recipients 2,066 Recipients 121,957 Policies | $885,565,011 23,670 |
| 2015 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $82,936,585 $11,787,687 $242,171,308 $484,873,136 | 14,390 Recipients 1,462 Recipients 21,877 Recipients 119,892 Policies | $821,768,716 30,263 |
| 2016 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $96,306,675 $31,445,469 $249,257,726 $475,401,517 | 14,630 Recipients 1,921 Recipients 24,801 Recipients 118,410 Policies | $852,411,387 32,768 |
| 2017 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $100,831,292 $107,969,229 $265,006,973 $473,021,544 | 14,663 Recipients 6,666 Recipients 23,793 Recipients 116,805 Policies | $946,829,038 33,212 |
| 2018 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $107,257,249 $57,795,314 $532,092,639 $422,292,304 | 14,526 Recipients 4,535 Recipients 24,302 Recipients 116,125 Policies | $1,119,437,506 32,768 |
| 2019 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $101,139,133 $24,679,336 $572,717,254 $460,793,674 | 14,035 Recipients 2,906 Recipients 25,054 Recipients 115,292 Policies | $1,159,329,396 32,892 |
| 2020 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $98,893,243 $58,793,710 $1,441,760,949 $424,044,365 | 13,715 Recipients 5,454 Recipients 31,102 Recipients 114,069 Policies | $2,023,492,267 37,878 |
| 2021 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $103,211,729 $188,774,220 $392,521,932 $595,394,930 | 13,794 Recipients 13,180 Recipients 27,920 Recipients 116,458 Policies | $1,279,902,810 36,090 |
| 2022 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $119,819,394 $824,076,706 $23,338,356 $801,610,639 | 13,973 Recipients 20,945 Recipients 5,032 Recipients 120,920 Policies | $1,768,845,095 30,427 |
| 2023 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $132,304,132 $252,467,481 $61,574,449 $792,736,910 | 14,127 Recipients 18,135 Recipients 8,666 Recipients 125,850 Policies | $1,239,082,972 29,654 |
| Total | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $2,343,821,028 $3,198,035,092 $9,125,180,421 $9,203,059,308 | 44,333 Recipients 59,612 Recipients 85,466 Recipients 3,269,918 Policies | $23,870,095,849 107,736 |
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