USDA subsidies for farms in United States totaled $292,548,000,000 from 1995 through 2009.
| Subsidy Category | Type | 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 | 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 | 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 | TOTAL 1995-2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total USDA - Subsidies | Payments | $8,131,563,163 $8,255,869,060 $8,357,895,525 $13,303,944,390 $22,964,171,712 $24,740,234,687 |
$24,247,372,508 $14,068,373,158 $18,116,222,690 $15,341,958,208 $24,309,014,460 $17,035,215,324 |
$14,430,758,109 $17,032,492,997 $16,321,523,606 $15,364,353,500 $15,651,591,041 $14,875,494,329 |
$292,548,048,468 |
| Recipients | 1,336,234 1,570,744 1,529,392 1,458,747 1,634,585 1,901,965 | 1,880,186 1,705,592 1,836,511 1,456,500 1,546,398 1,481,848 | 1,391,051 1,454,211 1,323,049 1,279,295 1,243,212 1,194,844 | 3,707,878 | |
| Subtotal, Farming Subsidies | Payments | $4,679,764,533 $5,322,161,233 $5,616,337,125 $10,767,204,784 $17,723,999,810 $20,224,659,339 |
$18,121,985,726 $8,977,525,994 $11,102,042,019 $10,233,612,451 $16,249,676,440 $11,225,800,325 |
$7,134,343,060 $6,209,452,127 $7,749,760,769 $5,891,480,018 $5,036,792,545 $5,325,744,921 |
$177,592,343,218 |
| Recipients | 1,025,820 1,352,473 1,338,946 1,312,575 1,372,191 1,656,422 | 1,621,693 1,319,080 1,556,770 1,228,635 1,270,899 1,223,350 | 1,111,311 1,089,889 1,029,954 1,010,021 971,739 947,665 | 2,939,474 | |
| Total Direct Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $367,100,323 $6,700,711,119 $5,240,340,028 $5,196,083,654 $5,099,683,331 |
$5,071,909,986 $5,120,389,538 $4,267,859,268 $4,310,304,465 $4,226,117,065 $4,125,108,336 |
$49,725,607,113 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 209,934 1,260,454 1,158,746 1,124,892 1,101,005 | 1,057,679 1,020,148 894,701 874,775 863,396 836,695 | 1,741,530 | |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $203,398,453 $2,300,645,423 $1,121,992,078 $4,073,831,973 $4,045,542,486 |
$1,129,566,265 $714,140,070 $1,169,978,162 $209,415,161 $17,156,396 $-916,284 |
$14,984,750,182 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 41,345 428,197 448,290 1,078,816 1,036,381 | 156,734 123,598 117,513 114,731 16,761 2,155 | 1,194,718 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $469,174,658 $932,594,225 $519,981,058 $533,679,831 |
$2,455,429,772 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 87,103 95,051 93,946 93,697 | 109,772 | |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | Payments | $0 $5,973,002,030 $6,119,813,779 $6,000,580,272 $5,045,689,528 $5,045,477,787 |
$4,037,485,694 $3,499,705,835 $-281,190,312 $-4,263,534 $-933,594 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$35,435,367,486 |
| Recipients | 0 1,274,714 1,290,247 1,292,678 1,183,957 1,214,775 | 1,176,548 1,145,713 428,897 3,502 254 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,694,871 | |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $2,809,143,889 $5,464,631,529 $5,459,547,890 |
$4,641,432,878 $1,437,097 $-1,073,063 $-995,820 $-299,923 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $14,716,589 $0 |
$18,388,573,676 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 1,269,755 1,258,987 1,242,882 | 1,223,999 1,284 254 251 58 0 | 0 0 0 0 236 0 | 1,493,501 | |
| Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $198,740,732 $1,016,369,495 |
$285,494,272 $5,509,671 $63,232 $-329 $6,823,690 $0 |
$3,970,459 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,517,098,838 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 86,894 426,264 | 374,366 18,051 74 6 140 0 | 452 0 0 0 0 0 | 456,526 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $459,984,769 |
$920,781,015 $234,989 $-13,598 $5,631 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,380,990,143 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 602,089 | 591,265 360 11 3 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 703,342 | |
| Deficiency Payments | Payments | $4,426,535,711 $-787,698,614 $-574,571,556 $-5,088,412 $-1,372,615 $-687,740 |
$-431,984 $-459,509 $-341,032 $-81,107 $-1,911 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$3,055,801,230 |
| Recipients | 951,885 524,042 303,831 5,440 1,460 725 | 398 459 120 27 3 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 897,431 | |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | Payments | $5,471,435 $-11,167 $-57,558 $1,782,974,205 $5,918,784,023 $6,476,136,711 |
$5,509,276,887 $1,296,355,572 $576,291,912 $2,865,015,147 $5,080,520,327 $759,964,532 |
$56,756,550 $85,601,165 $157,566,641 $115,176,303 $5,929,773 $114,793 |
$30,691,867,252 |
| Recipients | 9,512 407 22 563,867 870,361 859,110 | 728,295 334,655 218,056 536,023 587,340 209,573 | 27,879 16,290 21,201 14,286 4,600 330 | 1,271,637 | |
| Total Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $352,421 $73,842,604 $438,009,336 |
$1,772,119,108 $1,102,962,109 $311,014,712 $630,422,086 $1,457,681,495 $651,874,472 |
$787,284,762 $23,890,848 $235,946,652 $0 $0 $0 |
$7,485,403,497 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 28 982 16,385 | 23,478 23,754 12,986 24,257 30,802 21,438 | 26,099 1,839 11,257 0 0 0 | 62,198 | |
| Total Ldp-like Grazing Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$6,236,060 $480,947 $4,756,038 $352,564 $155,165 $160,725 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$12,142,757 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 4,154 442 4,529 368 67 56 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 8,916 | |
| Marketing Loan Gains | Payments | $43,452,508 $-158,424 $-34,172 $171,119,022 $895,529,983 $1,111,188,184 |
$704,274,484 $459,750,909 $197,871,062 $131,183,436 $368,838,681 $188,331,624 |
$6,214,972 $1,322,968 $15,744,935 $1,999,554 $80,083 $0 |
$4,296,709,812 |
| Recipients | 8,656 141 122 50,899 118,041 108,299 | 73,090 56,101 35,694 25,039 55,321 42,363 | 693 99 1,975 203 3 0 | 208,931 | |
| Total Dairy Program | Payments | $73,019,975 $82,292,739 $16,741,822 $446,797 $96,461 $35,093 |
$56,162 $862,206,225 $891,657,620 $206,160,460 $9,962,718 $431,360,419 |
$74,152,033 $317,206 $1,147,681,196 $73,932,412 $1,004,400 $447,081,952 |
$4,318,205,688 |
| Recipients | 53,732 42,154 45,739 57 29 9 | 22 71,911 71,398 63,686 52,424 58,414 | 53,362 115 50,852 51,487 393 42,229 | 148,963 | |
| Wool And Mohair Programs | Payments | $98,254,583 $55,689,037 $14,146 $90,256 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $-99,571 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$153,924,963 |
| Recipients | 51,331 44,534 80 7 0 0 | 0 0 3 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 59,469 | |
| Total Lamb Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $12,232,206 |
$11,066,804 $32,413,854 $16,153,261 $72,108 $14,248,090 $34,868 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$86,221,192 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 17,546 | 8,888 17,209 12,434 102 15,680 36 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 34,105 | |
| Total Livestock Indemnity Program | Payments | $0 $0 $49,740,239 $8,213,273 $231,531 $2,192,538 |
$170,313 $3,174,473 $5,149 $0 $0 $22,109,819 |
$1,127,132 $39,531,325 $49,194,049 $50,352,940 $36,340,540 $13,729,485 |
$276,112,806 |
| Recipients | 0 0 15,584 17,693 50 2,154 | 130 2,099 3 0 0 1,581 | 163 5,071 4,186 7,464 7,072 2,175 | 42,673 | |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | Payments | $33,030,321 $-954,368 $4,690,423 $-626,938 $127,830,235 $204,173,871 |
$234,026,497 $1,143,271,069 $330,938,016 $25,653,627 $23,697,951 $21,886,918 |
$903,523 $866,361 $576,630 $3,265,018 $362,251 $665 |
$2,153,592,072 |
| Recipients | 25,021 9,886 7,752 66,470 274,567 246,429 | 156,151 130,387 75,698 59,107 67,066 22,680 | 27,854 22,427 5,858 7,182 4,287 24 | 696,442 | |
| Total Peanut Load-in Charges | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 | |
| Hard Winter Wheat Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $3,530,228 $6,316,571 $4,074,302 $3,383,930 |
$16,644 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$17,321,674 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 3,210 5,862 3,599 2,884 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 | 8,900 | |
| Total Agricultural Trade Adjustment Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $11,433,895 $14,996,485 $1,339,586 |
$123,595 $23,904 $0 $0 $38,544,867 $18,168,173 |
$84,646,433 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 4,017 3,458 270 | 20 4 0 0 7,493 3,926 | 13,828 | |
| Total Storage Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $6,661,252 $32,183,902 $0 $0 $1,039 |
$38,846,193 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 3,852 11,381 0 0 48 | 13,024 | |
| Total Step 2 Cotton Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 | |
| Total Emergency Compensation Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,313,310 $5,980,933 $944,268 $0 $0 $0 |
$9,240,205 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 706 1,102 153 0 0 0 | 1,918 | |
| Tobacco Payment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $51,121,823 $5,610 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$51,127,433 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 292,833 26 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 292,842 | |
| Total Tobacco Transition Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $210,697,776 $202,894,480 $194,434,094 $191,276,111 $188,776,927 |
$988,079,387 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 60,442 59,575 58,316 58,375 58,506 | 68,469 | |
| Biomass Crop Assistance Programs | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 | |
| Payments | $889,372,304 $982,062,670 $902,794,419 $946,312,180 $1,391,886,240 $1,347,891,738 |
$1,774,055,666 $1,741,410,009 $2,042,030,619 $2,477,423,738 $2,343,826,824 $2,682,005,763 |
$3,823,326,892 $5,690,885,527 $5,426,820,133 $4,711,079,811 $7,459,526,601 $6,950,022,492 |
$53,582,733,626 | |
| Recipients | 2,454,932 2,231,091 1,847,715 1,744,944 1,798,333 1,938,026 | 1,909,850 1,888,143 1,922,526 1,988,947 1,969,461 1,952,696 | 1,933,719 1,956,132 2,047,618 2,031,288 2,067,144 2,106,506 | 35,789,071 | |
| Subtotal, Conservation Programs | Payments | $1,904,452,900 $1,804,021,315 $1,732,828,816 $1,548,032,756 $1,584,294,106 $1,731,207,875 |
$1,945,843,939 $1,990,918,128 $2,021,149,009 $2,084,040,924 $2,641,569,915 $2,961,370,758 |
$3,010,779,205 $3,068,376,110 $2,898,921,121 $2,228,588,914 $1,925,165,431 $1,804,467,669 |
$38,886,028,890 |
| Recipients | 432,904 414,145 387,122 347,367 345,573 399,615 | 415,896 429,667 445,068 461,281 512,094 546,274 | 549,054 543,578 533,033 463,255 446,463 427,021 | 1,368,168 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $1,728,566,124 $1,667,951,702 $1,610,718,137 $1,429,540,100 $1,452,337,430 $1,550,311,825 |
$1,768,730,637 $1,807,362,118 $1,784,399,851 $1,816,524,999 $1,822,527,856 $1,907,268,137 |
$1,954,857,785 $1,899,243,083 $1,865,345,018 $1,818,014,025 $1,883,440,760 $1,749,656,753 |
$31,516,796,340 |
| Recipients | 349,293 350,880 343,799 316,353 311,921 336,968 | 376,272 397,701 413,625 427,815 442,557 456,591 | 465,406 456,143 448,381 442,768 440,864 421,725 | 924,513 | |
| Env. Quality Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $18,119,237 $44,542,229 $76,553,843 $93,040,172 $92,848,727 |
$94,836,513 $118,220,261 $181,229,863 $223,805,687 $440,597,218 $613,960,086 |
$638,558,177 $748,418,523 $666,642,489 $184,999,402 $0 $0 |
$4,236,372,426 |
| Recipients | 0 9,267 15,439 19,111 22,956 23,324 | 22,585 23,585 24,862 32,734 55,319 70,079 | 74,022 80,202 69,893 9,261 0 0 | 278,322 | |
| Total Conservation Security Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $204,518,478 $243,630,669 |
$277,377,130 $307,306,453 $170,048,680 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,202,881,410 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 16,711 20,540 | 20,478 21,721 13,950 0 0 0 | 27,062 | |
| Agricultural Conservation Program | Payments | $130,526,537 $93,207,569 $44,274,900 $17,502,368 $8,974,352 $2,765,764 |
$1,341,653 $378,688 $-20,902 $-17,003 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$298,933,082 |
| Recipients | 79,686 58,366 22,600 7,707 3,623 1,175 | 477 120 12 6 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 136,931 | |
| Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $9,361,390 $13,278,160 |
$14,278,473 $18,857,590 $26,216,721 $4,898,331 $0 $0 |
$86,890,665 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 2,931 3,862 | 4,132 4,742 5,461 530 0 0 | 14,669 | |
| Emergency Conservation | Payments | $24,743,861 $24,681,705 $33,291,063 $24,435,089 $29,941,219 $58,437,534 |
$30,456,348 $38,763,548 $31,929,661 $24,068,349 $65,567,628 $92,376,691 |
$55,833,263 $19,560,934 $88,191,269 $59,923,985 $32,289,814 $53,823,785 |
$788,315,746 |
| Recipients | 6,689 6,381 12,348 10,037 12,889 29,496 | 10,816 13,577 12,537 8,213 11,892 17,768 | 7,125 3,945 17,522 10,771 4,409 5,825 | 162,551 | |
| Grasslands Reserve Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $1,660,240 $3,838,106 $5,685,263 |
$6,128,826 $5,971,547 $5,991,438 $8,066,481 $9,434,857 $987,131 |
$47,770,990 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 614 1,352 2,005 | 2,133 2,197 2,249 2,572 2,761 365 | 3,590 | |
| Misc. Conservation Payments | Payments | $9,464,779 $61,101 $0 $0 $0 $26,839,315 |
$27,476,936 $8,954,188 $5,253,336 $2,880,962 $5,603,285 $6,455,244 |
$4,643,769 $3,049,778 $3,968,241 $961,259 $0 $0 |
$105,614,680 |
| Recipients | 4,247 13 0 0 0 21,776 | 13,543 1,890 1,089 662 932 968 | 784 641 541 91 0 0 | 41,661 | |
| Total Agricultural Management Assistance | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 | |
| Farmland Protection Program (fpp) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $10,173,185 $7,504,566 |
$10,721,847 $6,315,541 $9,999,890 $14,150,946 $0 $0 |
$58,865,975 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 24 24 | 30 24 31 26 0 0 | 106 | |
| Resource Conservation & Development Program (rcd) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 | |
| Wetlands Reserve Program | Payments | $528,485 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,710 |
$23,001,853 $17,239,324 $18,350,099 $15,117,691 $79,383,613 $71,211,942 |
$48,379,934 $59,652,661 $62,517,375 $137,574,485 $0 $0 |
$532,964,462 |
| Recipients | 92 0 0 0 0 8 | 698 679 649 397 1,159 1,268 | 1,217 1,044 1,049 1,468 0 0 | 6,579 | |
| Water Bank Program | Payments | $10,623,115 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$10,623,115 |
| Recipients | 7,249 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 7,249 | |
| Subtotal, Disaster Payments | Payments | $657,973,426 $147,623,843 $105,935,165 $42,394,671 $2,263,991,556 $1,436,475,735 |
$2,405,487,177 $1,358,519,027 $2,951,001,044 $546,881,095 $3,073,941,281 $166,038,477 |
$461,957,503 $2,063,638,823 $245,990,134 $2,532,598,972 $1,215,287,760 $795,259,247 |
$22,470,994,936 |
| Recipients | 145,206 54,643 55,460 9,544 370,858 392,292 | 392,840 469,191 492,035 83,783 358,881 26,653 | 92,064 412,032 38,164 178,481 143,662 58,451 | 1,384,956 | |
| Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $2,070,450,180 $777,253,349 $513,431,439 |
$3,361,134,968 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 101,710 49,827 31,558 | 145,841 | |
| Misc. Disaster Payments | Payments | $584,585,632 $52,851,512 $49,943,058 $30,950,327 $1,980,105,561 $1,240,132,159 |
$1,970,643,412 $382,325,990 $2,604,334,503 $517,941,412 $2,802,479,210 $92,332,236 |
$393,887,910 $1,766,572,474 $126,633,620 $282,448,801 $161,508,017 $231,525,366 |
$15,271,201,200 |
| Recipients | 129,931 23,609 22,455 8,721 255,975 247,526 | 290,136 67,870 332,597 70,432 311,861 17,166 | 59,049 253,523 19,525 71,986 73,005 22,348 | 901,168 | |
| Livestock Disaster / Emergency | Payments | $63,337,904 $84,507,627 $46,191,897 $202,265 $275,751,142 $193,437,382 |
$433,925,859 $137,127,877 $71,496,991 $27,528,480 $266,789,082 $7,540,317 |
$14,108 $52,000 $118,551,307 $176,366,002 $267,143,192 $44,924,127 |
$2,214,887,560 |
| Recipients | 18,996 34,149 33,797 439 156,528 201,599 | 170,993 49,574 51,542 15,552 76,349 2,077 | 9 6 21,209 23,554 36,205 7,053 | 463,624 | |
| Karnal Bunt Programs | Payments | $0 $9,627,635 $8,613,678 $8,759,845 $1,200,402 $1,373,426 |
$866,712 $3,044,719 $2,982,882 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$36,469,298 |
| Recipients | 0 308 144 43 23 19 | 104 241 7 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 787 | |
| Tree Assistance - Total | Payments | $10,049,890 $637,069 $1,186,533 $2,482,233 $6,934,452 $1,532,769 |
$51,194 $0 $0 $1,904,974 $4,691,263 $3,967,991 |
$2,108,071 $1,132,509 $89,383 $3,315,661 $9,381,095 $5,378,314 |
$54,818,184 |
| Recipients | 1,070 122 247 387 763 203 | 17 0 0 99 374 497 | 171 314 5 101 315 222 | 3,831 | |
| Programmatic Environmental Assistance | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $62,197,933 |
$3,114,365 $0 $26,802 $0 $0 $0 |
$65,341,647 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 7,452 | 136 0 10 0 0 0 | 7,544 | |
| Specialty Crop Hurricane Disaster Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$20,804,758 $1,017,813 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$21,955,905 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 779 108 0 0 0 0 | 849 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Barley | Payments | $11,397,679 $11,849,177 $11,643,008 $9,784,148 $10,662,658 $9,991,734 |
$12,142,627 $15,269,540 $23,708,610 $19,462,421 $17,443,009 $15,615,682 |
$23,418,597 $44,998,430 $31,430,688 $20,442,456 $40,939,031 $51,814,733 |
$382,014,228 |
| Recipients | 80,480 75,167 65,830 61,657 58,085 61,628 | 56,587 56,270 57,765 60,643 60,139 58,537 | 57,179 56,439 58,589 57,589 57,439 57,300 | 1,097,323 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Canola | Payments | $899,241 $1,148,379 $1,664,501 $3,180,531 $6,940,551 $6,445,258 |
$8,195,489 $8,929,330 $9,409,112 $11,124,026 $10,531,579 $10,966,818 |
$16,348,371 $27,592,297 $17,353,459 $27,218,854 $39,442,728 $41,955,898 |
$249,346,422 |
| Recipients | 3,340 3,853 4,105 7,785 12,295 15,983 | 17,114 16,689 17,279 17,627 17,506 17,291 | 17,145 16,933 17,297 17,565 18,320 19,232 | 257,359 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Corn | Payments | $211,058,790 $257,582,841 $211,747,153 $238,522,539 $329,095,095 $336,384,353 |
$498,832,677 $517,098,889 $627,217,747 $802,054,186 $722,195,530 $876,172,528 |
$1,750,813,566 $2,133,656,639 $2,048,580,616 $1,759,878,070 $2,933,830,442 $2,702,459,733 |
$18,957,181,394 |
| Recipients | 623,015 569,193 471,633 449,161 458,472 495,507 | 487,644 482,269 487,800 499,465 492,411 492,234 | 493,729 502,471 511,155 511,347 523,365 539,509 | 9,090,380 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Crambe Seed | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $91,328 $100,747 |
$68,111 $1,799 $22,723 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$284,708 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 258 410 | 462 420 366 324 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2,240 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Flax | Payments | $322,334 $154,612 $245,191 $494,172 $1,036,875 $1,483,825 |
$2,002,569 $2,845,124 $2,134,813 $3,052,652 $4,446,186 $5,409,977 |
$2,223,281 $4,941,915 $4,770,918 $4,236,781 $2,438,477 $4,865,278 |
$47,104,980 |
| Recipients | 10,782 10,648 9,695 10,086 11,328 13,029 | 14,106 13,696 15,141 15,949 17,365 18,001 | 17,612 17,440 17,990 17,817 17,864 17,791 | 266,340 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Mustard Seed | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $65,438 $62,709 |
$82,884 $599,494 $335,681 $286,447 $176,995 $232,600 |
$355,853 $1,389,808 $611,127 $592,571 $324,603 $819,623 |
$5,935,833 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 263 484 | 615 1,481 1,717 1,909 2,149 2,305 | 2,395 2,345 2,731 2,741 2,755 2,816 | 26,706 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Oats | Payments | $3,290,944 $2,817,068 $2,906,490 $2,435,656 $2,381,796 $2,120,130 |
$2,210,897 $3,911,600 $4,127,268 $3,551,372 $4,247,924 $3,711,425 |
$4,879,374 $5,761,517 $5,729,704 $4,121,511 $3,574,805 $5,192,423 |
$66,971,904 |
| Recipients | 72,799 66,267 55,013 50,677 48,395 51,508 | 47,731 48,837 53,063 56,229 55,195 54,152 | 52,869 51,960 57,480 56,879 56,310 55,160 | 990,524 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Peanuts | Payments | $20,196,504 $18,126,878 $16,154,074 $17,443,479 $25,229,490 $25,220,405 |
$32,670,414 $18,049,464 $17,280,713 $19,151,436 $24,875,494 $19,218,414 |
$23,374,122 $35,256,013 $23,531,339 $28,773,391 $30,578,550 $51,011,029 |
$446,141,209 |
| Recipients | 22,702 20,644 19,119 18,234 19,071 20,777 | 21,050 20,609 20,667 21,684 21,880 21,651 | 21,141 21,350 21,661 21,844 22,090 22,974 | 379,148 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Rice | Payments | $8,857,247 $7,439,400 $8,491,733 $11,747,354 $19,430,610 $11,898,848 |
$13,432,131 $12,515,743 $11,541,208 $14,152,178 $13,951,039 $14,720,331 |
$17,203,903 $22,773,988 $41,571,354 $50,069,900 $44,674,313 $38,574,278 |
$363,045,558 |
| Recipients | 30,312 22,078 16,021 14,254 16,522 17,904 | 17,698 17,305 16,352 16,440 15,801 15,314 | 14,517 14,480 14,696 15,259 15,204 15,441 | 305,598 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Safflower | Payments | $418,076 $344,336 $242,929 $423,937 $755,482 $440,017 |
$397,040 $522,360 $571,939 $494,834 $544,398 $732,087 |
$716,596 $1,331,275 $1,624,728 $1,189,336 $1,250,797 $1,743,964 |
$13,744,131 |
| Recipients | 3,120 2,986 2,403 2,249 2,465 2,823 | 2,560 2,579 2,836 3,176 3,294 3,397 | 3,406 3,546 4,040 4,061 4,061 4,070 | 57,072 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Sorghum | Payments | $22,164,233 $39,248,178 $23,690,750 $26,228,478 $30,216,447 $27,697,150 |
$47,136,986 $51,051,253 $54,344,881 $56,395,075 $41,595,311 $46,907,659 |
$93,219,289 $122,923,093 $90,445,736 $85,119,667 $132,315,835 $141,933,892 |
$1,132,633,913 |
| Recipients | 164,270 170,810 143,321 133,815 138,314 153,573 | 151,659 153,733 159,678 169,377 164,826 163,424 | 160,674 160,809 165,794 165,015 165,205 169,255 | 2,853,552 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Soybeans | Payments | $136,324,518 $156,661,674 $143,486,520 $149,812,029 $218,782,199 $230,112,511 |
$294,856,080 $283,705,074 $352,041,631 $535,414,358 $490,907,303 $585,182,077 |
$605,570,290 $1,471,310,671 $1,189,118,405 $1,068,951,992 $1,607,326,172 $1,469,483,186 |
$10,989,046,690 |
| Recipients | 548,763 496,549 411,413 396,019 412,743 454,470 | 457,531 448,232 450,192 463,844 463,638 460,623 | 451,157 463,354 474,101 475,877 485,945 497,396 | 8,311,847 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Sunflowers | Payments | $9,409,937 $7,322,666 $9,744,748 $9,236,324 $19,996,633 $12,281,332 |
$17,311,956 $15,779,453 $18,551,476 $19,242,151 $22,391,748 $19,376,263 |
$26,236,289 $71,140,002 $42,484,092 $51,060,892 $65,973,245 $50,877,639 |
$488,416,846 |
| Recipients | 42,056 43,151 40,431 40,649 43,085 49,684 | 50,757 50,732 58,013 62,981 64,659 65,331 | 65,279 66,962 69,815 70,498 71,029 72,091 | 1,027,203 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Cotton | Payments | $181,892,754 $159,999,446 $149,636,417 $154,922,181 $223,411,165 $215,589,066 |
$266,884,736 $197,193,081 $217,378,598 $257,587,528 $212,231,233 $283,944,857 |
$198,902,351 $253,522,154 $220,206,500 $319,645,174 $818,836,003 $560,911,691 |
$4,892,694,935 |
| Recipients | 109,307 97,546 87,221 81,446 85,577 92,190 | 92,108 89,929 87,936 90,604 87,871 87,419 | 84,428 83,153 81,985 81,804 84,416 85,628 | 1,590,568 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Wheat | Payments | $134,059,861 $154,628,833 $151,225,995 $126,599,333 $214,412,634 $173,381,250 |
$239,137,006 $247,038,268 $311,209,965 $325,370,083 $336,780,491 $364,116,183 |
$525,516,113 $936,880,257 $1,092,816,307 $685,628,633 $1,120,796,617 $1,109,773,895 |
$8,249,371,724 |
| Recipients | 448,510 428,638 340,702 307,038 304,312 308,721 | 297,764 293,576 295,176 300,410 291,741 284,711 | 281,667 289,329 317,059 315,828 321,400 323,344 | 5,749,926 |
Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011and 2012 are incomplete due to missing data from USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service. In addition some payments made in 2010 were not assigned to recipients in the data received from NRCS. Those payments are also not included.
The information provided for the Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) provides an inaccurate picture of how WRP payments are distributed. USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service uses title companies as intermediaries to finalize wetlands easements under the Wetlands Reserve Program. As a result, the data provided to us shows large sums of money going to these title companies. In reality, the payments are ultimately distributed to landowners participating in the WRP.
Unfortunately, NRCS has not provided the data to show where these farms and wetlands are located or which farmers or landowners are enrolling in the program, so EWG is unable to allocate these large sums of money to individuals beyond the title companies. Therefore, these companies skew the conservation rankings and payment concentration, which EWG cannot avoid unless and until NRCS makes available the additional farm attribution data. Therefore, we have not included WRP payments in the 2011 or 2012 data update.
We have separated data on farm commodity, disaster and conservation payments in order to provide a more accurate picture of top recipients and concentration of payments among the three main categories of USDA programs.
Finally, EWG works hard to ensure the accuracy of the information it provides through its products and services, but obtains data for the Farm Subsidy Database from the U.S. Department of Agriculture pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. Therefore, EWG cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information USDA provides or any analysis based thereon. If you find an error or discrepancy on the site, please contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office to check its records before contacting EWG.
