Farm subsidies in South Dakota, 2025
Farmers and landowners in South Dakota received $1.1 billion in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 35,403 recipients. The programs that paid it, and the counties it went to.
$1.1BPaid in 202535,403Recipients$589.7MCrop insurance claims, 2024
Payments by program
- Emergency Commodity Assistance Program$483.8M
- Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops$293M
- CRP Payment - Annual Rental$141.8M
- Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$71.9M
- Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24$19.3M
- Livestock Forage Program$11.4M
- Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP$9.6M
- Livestock Forage Disaster Program$7.6M
- Non-Insured Assistance Program$5.4M
- Agricultural Risk Coverage - Individual$3.3M
Counties with the most farm payments
- Brown County$52.6M
- Roberts County$38.6M
- Beadle County$35.4M
- Union County$29.9M
- Turner County$29.8M
- Charles Mix County$28.7M
- Hutchinson County$28.6M
- Sully County$25.5M
- Lincoln County$24.9M
- Edmunds County$24M
Crop insurance claims, 2024
- Corn$252.4M
- Soybeans$223.6M
- Pasture,Rangeland,Forage$61.8M
- Forage Production$13.5M
- Wheat$12.6M
- Sunflowers$11.3M
- Grain Sorghum$4.8M
- Apiculture$3.6M
- Oats$1.4M
- Forage Seeding$1.3M
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Questions
How much do farmers in South Dakota get in subsidies?
$1.1 billion in USDA farm program payments in 2025, to 35,403 recipients.
Which South Dakota county gets the most farm payments?
Brown County, with $52.6 million in 2025.
What is the largest farm program in South Dakota?
Emergency Commodity Assistance Program, which paid $483.8 million in 2025.
How much did crop insurance pay in South Dakota?
$589.7 million in claims for the 2024 crop year, on 55,632 policies.
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