Composition of government payments and mean government
payments for farms receiving payments by operator education,
2006

Line/Stacked Bar combo chart with 5 groups, 1 line and 9 bars per group.

Group 1, All farms, Total value of 100% for the stacked bars.
Bar 1, Direct value of 36.97% which is 37.0% of All farms.
Bar 2, Countercyclical value of 23.83% which is 23.8% of All farms.
Bar 3, Loan deficiency value of 4.31% which is 4.3% of All farms.
Bar 4, Milk income loss value of 3.42% which is 3.4% of All farms.
Bar 5, Tobacco transition payment value of 4.68% which is 4.7% of All farms.
Bar 6, Disaster and emergency value of 2.86% which is 2.9% of All farms.
Bar 7, Conservation value of 20.69% which is 20.7% of All farms.
Bar 8, Other Federal value of 1.87% which is 1.9% of All farms.
Bar 9, State and local value of 1.33% which is 1.3% of All farms.
Line 1, Average government payment per farm (right scale) $12687.
Group 2, Less than high school diploma, Total value of 100% for the stacked bars.
Bar 1, Direct value of 25.62% which is 25.6% of Less than high school diploma.
Bar 2, Countercyclical value of 16.12% which is 16.1% of Less than high school diploma.
Bar 3, Loan deficiency value of 4.34% which is 4.3% of Less than high school diploma.
Bar 4, Milk income loss value of 3.85% which is 3.9% of Less than high school diploma.
Bar 5, Tobacco transition payment value of 5.88% which is 5.9% of Less than high school diploma.
Bar 6, Disaster and emergency value of 6.85% which is 6.9% of Less than high school diploma.
Bar 7, Conservation value of 31.04% which is 31.0% of Less than high school diploma.
Bar 8, Other Federal value of 5.81% which is 5.8% of Less than high school diploma.
Bar 9, State and local value of 0.44% which is .4% of Less than high school diploma.
Line 1, Average government payment per farm (right scale) $6461.
Group 3, High school, Total value of 100% for the stacked bars.
Bar 1, Direct value of 35.89% which is 35.9% of High school.
Bar 2, Countercyclical value of 21.73% which is 21.7% of High school.
Bar 3, Loan deficiency value of 3.83% which is 3.8% of High school.
Bar 4, Milk income loss value of 4.16% which is 4.2% of High school.
Bar 5, Tobacco transition payment value of 6.15% which is 6.2% of High school.
Bar 6, Disaster and emergency value of 3.15% which is 3.2% of High school.
Bar 7, Conservation value of 21.86% which is 21.9% of High school.
Bar 8, Other Federal value of 1.95% which is 2.0% of High school.
Bar 9, State and local value of 1.24% which is 1.2% of High school.
Line 1, Average government payment per farm (right scale) $11933.
Group 4, Some college, Total value of 100% for the stacked bars.
Bar 1, Direct value of 38.95% which is 39.0% of Some college.
Bar 2, Countercyclical value of 28.28% which is 28.3% of Some college.
Bar 3, Loan deficiency value of 4.92% which is 4.9% of Some college.
Bar 4, Milk income loss value of 3.13% which is 3.1% of Some college.
Bar 5, Tobacco transition payment value of 2.59% which is 2.6% of Some college.
Bar 6, Disaster and emergency value of 1.81% which is 1.8% of Some college.
Bar 7, Conservation value of 17.92% which is 17.9% of Some college.
Bar 8, Other Federal value of 1.21% which is 1.2% of Some college.
Bar 9, State and local value of 1.14% which is 1.1% of Some college.
Line 1, Average government payment per farm (right scale) $14633.
Group 5, College graduate and beyond, Total value of 100% for the stacked bars.
Bar 1, Direct value of 38.46% which is 38.5% of College graduate and beyond.
Bar 2, Countercyclical value of 23.65% which is 23.7% of College graduate and beyond.
Bar 3, Loan deficiency value of 4.39% which is 4.4% of College graduate and beyond.
Bar 4, Milk income loss value of 2.48% which is 2.5% of College graduate and beyond.
Bar 5, Tobacco transition payment value of 4.43% which is 4.4% of College graduate and beyond.
Bar 6, Disaster and emergency value of 2.84% which is 2.8% of College graduate and beyond.
Bar 7, Conservation value of 20.14% which is 20.1% of College graduate and beyond.
Bar 8, Other Federal value of 1.76% which is 1.8% of College graduate and beyond.
Bar 9, State and local value of 1.81% which is 1.8% of College graduate and beyond.
Line 1, Average government payment per farm (right scale) $14501.

Source: USDA, ERS based on the 2006 Agricultural Resource Management Survey, Version 1 only.

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