Facts & Figures

42

Crop insurance covers 138 crops and 692 varieties with 42 different plans of insurance.

212,500

Crop insurance coverage totals more than 212,500 different county/crop programs.

$200 billion

Crop insurance protects more than $200 billion worth of crops and livestock.

$29 billion

More than $29 billion worth of specialty crops are protected by crop insurance, and farmers buy crop insurance on more than 70 different organic crops.

90%

Crop insurance today protects more than 90% of America’s planted acres.

50 states

Farmers in all 50 states purchase crop insurance

20,000 people

More than 20,000 people work in the crop insurance industry.

2.54 million

Farmers buy more than 2.54 million crop insurance policies each year.

$49 billion

Farmers have paid more than $49 billion in crop insurance premiums over the last 10 years.