USDA subsidies for farms in Franklin County, Iowa totaled $330,778,000 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 | $11,589,141 $6,340,757 $9,656,054 $16,741,733 $29,697,469 $31,328,571 |
$28,346,637 $10,241,527 $14,449,337 $20,282,847 $34,795,097 $17,682,034 |
$13,904,065 $16,050,747 $14,849,559 $20,053,730 $18,584,912 $16,183,852 |
$330,778,071 |
| Recipients | 1,425 1,407 1,385 1,311 1,374 1,384 | 1,394 1,341 1,377 1,366 1,391 1,377 | 1,287 1,286 1,281 1,269 1,262 1,256 | 2,854 | |
| Subtotal, Farming Subsidies | Payments | $9,683,949 $4,454,982 $8,205,572 $15,335,116 $27,829,575 $29,422,256 |
$25,493,752 $7,011,286 $11,110,777 $16,245,399 $29,949,321 $13,217,091 |
$7,274,228 $7,398,168 $6,741,807 $6,729,840 $6,669,053 $6,800,059 |
$239,572,230 |
| Recipients | 1,254 1,229 1,224 1,170 1,225 1,198 | 1,167 1,043 1,047 998 1,001 969 | 856 845 822 796 802 819 | 2,226 | |
| Total Direct Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $516,220 $9,552,100 $7,327,568 $7,647,663 $7,265,856 |
$7,271,564 $7,397,051 $4,950,179 $4,906,929 $4,876,154 $4,941,445 |
$66,652,729 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 210 1,022 936 911 875 | 848 839 653 631 634 657 | 1,371 | |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $1,420,496 $1,481,192 $6,276,820 $5,023,379 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$14,201,887 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 700 781 957 907 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 970 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $1,768,483 $1,816,049 $1,791,493 $1,845,329 |
$7,221,354 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 235 239 255 269 | 301 | |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | Payments | $0 $6,623,904 $9,557,492 $8,379,042 $7,208,836 $6,852,161 |
$5,858,640 $4,874,333 $-181,503 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$49,172,905 |
| Recipients | 0 1,179 1,192 1,167 1,023 1,051 | 1,034 935 384 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,489 | |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $3,935,069 $7,684,791 $7,751,641 |
$6,560,664 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$25,932,165 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 1,144 1,115 1,077 | 1,055 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,317 | |
| Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $10,394 $7,719 |
$36,519 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$54,633 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 12 25 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 34 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,090,935 |
$2,102,703 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$3,193,244 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 944 | 898 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,008 | |
| Deficiency Payments | Payments | $9,549,387 $-2,184,060 $-1,354,054 $-6,333 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$6,004,709 |
| Recipients | 1,232 613 450 7 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,201 | |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $2,665,921 $8,882,318 $9,790,212 |
$8,406,748 $384,428 $110,182 $7,147,802 $13,849,954 $326,170 |
$1,114 $1,075 $1,312 $703 $568 $0 |
$51,568,696 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 852 1,032 989 | 929 383 213 773 775 288 | 12 13 12 9 9 0 | 1,371 | |
| Total Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,010 $10,945 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $439,986 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$465,592 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 6 3 | 0 0 0 0 23 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 30 | |
| Total Ldp-like Grazing Payments | 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 | |
| Marketing Loan Gains | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $360,877 $3,614,100 $3,905,399 |
$2,527,397 $1,179,363 $161,929 $273,155 $1,728,412 $586,266 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$14,336,897 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 127 398 351 | 322 271 137 94 240 134 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 589 | |
| Total Dairy Program | Payments | $6,521 $10,962 $2,110 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $46,549 $41,620 $7,924 $67 $15,217 |
$1,462 $0 $0 $0 $0 $13,097 |
$168,313 |
| Recipients | 11 12 10 0 0 0 | 0 8 9 8 4 4 | 4 0 0 0 0 3 | 22 | |
| Wool And Mohair Programs | Payments | $9,161 $4,176 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$13,337 |
| Recipients | 38 26 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 40 | |
| Total Lamb Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $12,806 |
$726 $9,831 $6,099 $0 $6,318 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$35,780 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 24 | 6 22 25 0 20 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 44 | |
| Total Livestock Indemnity 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 | |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | Payments | $118,880 $0 $0 $541 $422,356 $438 |
$355 $562 $247 $108 $101 $203 |
$88 $42 $0 $1,350 $0 $0 |
$545,437 |
| Recipients | 54 0 0 60 201 38 | 37 28 19 5 10 8 | 11 5 0 5 0 0 | 416 | |
| 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 $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 Agricultural Trade Adjustment Assistance 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 Storage 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 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 |
$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 | |
| Tobacco Payment 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 Tobacco Transition Payments | 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 | |
| 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 | $565,321 $705,459 $586,624 $648,390 $982,060 $1,014,183 |
$1,483,180 $1,423,068 $1,675,759 $2,431,012 $2,356,695 $2,804,613 |
$5,007,339 $7,139,457 $6,138,091 $4,853,781 $8,466,059 $7,036,233 |
$55,317,324 | |
| Recipients | 2,428 2,400 2,006 1,962 1,904 1,905 | 1,876 1,779 1,695 1,666 1,628 1,573 | 1,543 1,570 1,627 1,582 1,604 1,653 | 32,401 | |
| Subtotal, Conservation Programs | Payments | $1,350,708 $1,180,316 $863,858 $674,596 $752,901 $825,477 |
$1,257,640 $1,807,173 $1,623,401 $1,591,876 $1,569,672 $1,653,745 |
$1,585,257 $1,495,358 $1,962,385 $2,109,916 $2,002,031 $1,941,229 |
$26,247,538 |
| Recipients | 385 368 337 306 363 411 | 487 570 602 647 667 699 | 715 713 752 726 721 710 | 1,432 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $1,270,830 $1,149,283 $845,843 $673,676 $654,760 $743,292 |
$1,195,242 $1,746,578 $1,574,408 $1,545,572 $1,519,389 $1,652,639 |
$1,563,067 $1,490,159 $1,616,853 $1,793,737 $1,974,647 $1,941,229 |
$24,951,204 |
| Recipients | 356 350 336 306 341 380 | 474 564 596 643 666 699 | 714 713 722 720 720 710 | 1,351 | |
| Env. Quality Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $45,875 $27,124 |
$59,754 $60,595 $48,993 $45,198 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $188,565 $298,651 $0 $0 |
$782,434 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 8 9 | 16 13 13 8 0 0 | 0 0 26 5 0 0 | 70 | |
| Total Conservation Security 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 | |
| Agricultural Conservation Program | Payments | $48,267 $23,355 $18,015 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$90,557 |
| Recipients | 22 23 7 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 40 | |
| Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) | 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 | |
| Emergency Conservation | Payments | $31,611 $0 $0 $0 $52,266 $55,061 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $154,169 $17,528 $25,172 $0 |
$339,900 |
| Recipients | 14 0 0 0 24 35 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 30 4 4 0 | 93 | |
| Grasslands Reserve 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 | |
| Misc. Conservation Payments | 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 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 $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 | |
| 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 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$74,596 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 | |
| Water Bank 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 | |
| Subtotal, Disaster Payments | Payments | $-10,836 $0 $0 $83,631 $132,933 $66,656 |
$112,066 $0 $39,400 $14,560 $919,409 $0 |
$37,241 $17,764 $0 $6,360,193 $1,447,769 $406,332 |
$9,640,979 |
| Recipients | 12 0 0 95 36 45 | 42 0 21 8 268 0 | 12 8 0 215 71 22 | 528 | |
| Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $6,357,356 $1,446,823 $406,332 |
$8,210,511 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 213 68 22 | 239 | |
| Misc. Disaster Payments | Payments | $-10,836 $0 $0 $83,631 $132,933 $66,656 |
$112,066 $0 $39,400 $14,560 $919,409 $0 |
$37,241 $17,764 $0 $2,837 $946 $0 |
$1,430,468 |
| Recipients | 12 0 0 95 36 45 | 42 0 21 8 268 0 | 12 8 0 4 4 0 | 407 | |
| Livestock Disaster / Emergency | 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 | |
| Karnal Bunt 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 | |
| Tree Assistance - Total | 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 | |
| Programmatic Environmental 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 | |
| Specialty Crop Hurricane Disaster 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 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Corn | Payments | $398,753 $501,194 $399,656 $446,723 $676,909 $669,552 |
$1,031,839 $984,325 $1,181,142 $1,607,330 $1,564,712 $1,907,204 |
$4,244,236 $5,300,295 $4,795,004 $3,732,070 $6,598,054 $5,568,788 |
$41,607,786 |
| Recipients | 1,230 1,215 1,022 1,000 973 972 | 960 905 848 833 810 788 | 773 788 798 784 795 822 | 16,316 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Oats | Payments | $291 $277 $370 $309 $132 $246 |
$208 $759 $387 $394 $476 $1,026 |
$789 $973 $1,023 $691 $676 $1,282 |
$10,309 |
| Recipients | 47 46 37 31 25 28 | 25 23 25 21 19 20 | 17 16 19 19 16 16 | 450 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Soybeans | Payments | $164,624 $202,230 $183,738 $197,523 $295,904 $336,926 |
$441,881 $437,950 $494,187 $823,288 $791,507 $896,383 |
$762,314 $1,838,189 $1,339,474 $1,120,386 $1,866,437 $1,465,657 |
$13,658,598 |
| Recipients | 1,132 1,117 928 911 889 889 | 878 839 813 806 794 760 | 748 762 779 772 791 814 | 15,422 |
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.
