Facts & Figures

36

Crop insurance covers 136 crops and 604 varieties with 36 different plans of insurance.

170,000

Crop insurance coverage totals more than 170,000 different county/crop programs.

$194 billion

Crop insurance protects $194 billion worth of crops and livestock.

$22 billion

More than $22 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.

1.2 million

Farmers buy more than 1.2 million crop insurance policies each year

$46 billion

Farmers have paid more than $46 billion in crop insurance premiums over the last 10 years.