Alexander County in Illinois received $15.2M in USDA Farm Service Agency payments across 4,198 individual payments from 2017 to 2025.
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Total Subsidies
$15.2M
Payments
4,198
Peak Year
2018
$2.7M
Avg Payment
$4K
22% below national avg
💡 Key Insight
Alexander County's peak subsidy year was 2018 at $2.7M. The average payment of $4K is 22% below the national average.
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About Farm Subsidies in Alexander County
Alexander County, Illinois is one of 3,087 U.S. counties receiving USDA farm subsidy payments. Over the nine-year period from 2017 to 2025, the county received $15.2M across 4,198 individual payments from Farm Service Agency programs including Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Price Loss Coverage (PLC), Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), and emergency assistance programs.
Alexander County's peak in 2018 coincided with the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments designed to offset losses from trade tensions.
Data on this page comes from USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, which are public records available under the Freedom of Information Act. All payment data is aggregated at the county level — individual recipient details are available on our top recipients page.