USDA ERS · DISASTER-HEAVY · LIGHT · RI
Rhode Island farm subsidy data
Disaster-weighted ERS profile for FY2023; county NASS tables below are a separate 2022 Census population.
- Total payments
- $10M
- Net farm income (2023)
- $56M
Disaster share inside Rhode Island's $10M ERS total
Exclusive partition of this state's fiscal-year 2023 USDA ERS total (DISASTER-HEAVY). Conservation and disaster are published line items; the residual is commodity / ARC-PLC / MFP and other program families in the same extract.
Rhode Island: disaster aid dominates a light ERS book
Rhode Island stamps DISASTER-HEAVY · LIGHT on USDA ERS FY2023: disaster aid $7M of $10M total (#50 of 50 by total).
Crop-insurance loss ratio 419% ($0M indemnities on $0M premiums) sits beside the disaster line; read them together, not as substitutes. Reported premiums are below the $1M ranking floor, so this ratio is shown for context but excluded from the statewide loss-ratio ranking.
County farm-count and sales tables below are the separate 2022 NASS Census population and do not sum to this ERS state total. Figures follow USDA Economic Research Service Farm Income and Wealth Statistics.
Latest release change: -9.6% · $10M FY2023 → $9M FY2024 (LIGHT book; full year table reserved for heavier states).
Cash receipts by commodity in Rhode Island
Crop insurance beside Rhode Island's disaster stamp
Loss ratio = indemnities ÷ premiums. Reported premiums are below the $1M ranking floor, so this ratio is shown for context but excluded from the statewide loss-ratio ranking.
Counties in Rhode Island (5)
| County | Farms |
|---|---|
| Washington | 324 |
| Newport | 200 |
| Providence | 362 |
| Kent | 125 |
| Bristol | 43 |
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Farm Income and Wealth Statistics (1995-2024) County data: USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture
Income beside disaster stamp
Gross cash $130M · net cash $48M · net farm $56M
Nearest ERS payment peer (DISASTER-HEAVY · LIGHT): Alaska · CONSERVATION-LED · How disaster and program payments stack · Washington County NASS table
Next steps from Rhode Island's payment data
Rhode Island's ERS payment rank is #50 of 50 states. From here:
- Compare Rhode Island against its 4 nearest Northeast peers by payment volume. Compare states
- Washington County leads Rhode Island in commodity sales (2022 NASS Census) -- see the county-level detail. County detail
- How disaster and program payments stack for the program-level context behind these totals. Learn more
State payment totals (USDA ERS) and county figures (2022 NASS Census of Agriculture) are separate populations and must not be summed together.
Frequently Asked Questions
How large is disaster aid inside Rhode Island's ERS total?
Rhode Island stamps DISASTER-HEAVY: disaster aid $7M of $10M USDA ERS payments in FY2023.
What is Rhode Island's net farm income in this ERS year?
Rhode Island's net farm income is $56M (FY2023), on $130M gross cash income.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Every figure on PlainFarmData is rendered from USDA ERS Farm Income and Wealth Statistics (state and national payments) or the USDA NASS Census of Agriculture (county farm structure), depending on the page, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-05-15.