USDA ERS · state ranking · fiscal year 2023
Crop Insurance Loss Ratios
State crop-insurance loss ratios. Rankings require at least $1M in reported premiums so very small denominators cannot lead.
USDA ERS · FY2023 · Loss Ratio
New Jersey has the highest qualifying crop-insurance loss ratio at 490%, ahead of Massachusetts at 487%.
According to the USDA Economic Research Service Farm Income and Wealth Statistics.
- 490%
- #1 New Jersey
- 487%
- #2 Massachusetts
- 47
- states on this ranking
Loss ratio is indemnities relative to premiums in this ERS period, not a state's underlying agricultural risk. Premium floor $1M.
New Jersey leads this USDA ERS ranking of loss ratio at 490%, ahead of Massachusetts (487%) and Kansas (486%). According to USDA ERS Farm Income and Wealth Statistics for fiscal year 2023, PlainFarmData ranks all listed states on the same published series used for state detail pages.
- 47 states ranked on Loss Ratio
- #2 Massachusetts at 487%
- ERS fiscal year 2023 snapshot
| # | State | Loss Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New JerseyNJ | 490% |
| 2 | MassachusettsMA | 487% |
| 3 | KansasKS | 486% |
| 4 | ConnecticutCT | 482% |
| 5 | OklahomaOK | 469% |
| 6 | FloridaFL | 433% |
| 7 | TexasTX | 421% |
| 8 | HawaiiHI | 403% |
| 9 | MississippiMS | 374% |
| 10 | VermontVT | 369% |
| 11 | GeorgiaGA | 365% |
| 12 | CaliforniaCA | 342% |
| 13 | WashingtonWA | 342% |
| 14 | ArkansasAR | 325% |
| 15 | NebraskaNE | 318% |
| 16 | LouisianaLA | 313% |
| 17 | ColoradoCO | 284% |
| 18 | New MexicoNM | 272% |
| 19 | AlabamaAL | 271% |
| 20 | OregonOR | 257% |
| 21 | South CarolinaSC | 252% |
| 22 | ArizonaAZ | 237% |
| 23 | TennesseeTN | 222% |
| 24 | MontanaMT | 222% |
| 25 | PennsylvaniaPA | 219% |
| 26 | South DakotaSD | 213% |
| 27 | IdahoID | 201% |
| 28 | MissouriMO | 200% |
| 29 | MinnesotaMN | 194% |
| 30 | VirginiaVA | 191% |
| 31 | New YorkNY | 186% |
| 32 | WisconsinWI | 181% |
| 33 | West VirginiaWV | 178% |
| 34 | KentuckyKY | 173% |
| 35 | MaineME | 170% |
| 36 | North CarolinaNC | 168% |
| 37 | North DakotaND | 156% |
| 38 | IowaIA | 147% |
| 39 | MarylandMD | 133% |
| 40 | UtahUT | 129% |
| 41 | MichiganMI | 121% |
| 42 | WyomingWY | 119% |
| 43 | NevadaNV | 98% |
| 44 | DelawareDE | 78% |
| 45 | IllinoisIL | 55% |
| 46 | OhioOH | 51% |
| 47 | IndianaIN | 39% |
Source: USDA ERS Farm Income and Wealth Statistics Fiscal year 2023 government payments by state
What to do with this ranking
Crop Insurance Loss Ratios leads with New Jersey at 490%. Three places to take it further:
- Open New Jersey's full USDA ERS profile, program mix and 5-year trend. View #1 in detail
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Figures are the USDA ERS Farm Income and Wealth Statistics state snapshot for fiscal year 2023, a separate population from the 2022 NASS county Census.
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