USDA subsidies for farms in North Carolina totaled $5,473,000,000 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 | $62,724,058 $97,891,262 $109,199,091 $151,698,705 $323,563,880 $485,765,763 |
$457,222,033 $362,637,912 $403,871,519 $261,540,533 $456,877,142 $315,258,457 |
$254,933,465 $416,480,800 $366,107,270 $298,566,888 $319,646,978 $329,175,728 |
$5,473,161,483 |
| Recipients | 21,787 32,581 31,900 29,078 34,062 103,183 | 103,306 46,602 99,385 26,952 29,689 27,209 | 23,911 32,671 28,464 26,374 25,758 24,719 | 158,423 | |
| Subtotal, Farming Subsidies | Payments | $22,121,295 $63,753,403 $66,186,139 $121,468,967 $206,154,997 $359,960,101 |
$370,320,617 $292,481,612 $258,907,520 $179,233,430 $297,316,096 $229,827,923 |
$147,785,922 $208,194,253 $234,745,382 $166,703,378 $152,869,387 $149,656,846 |
$3,527,687,267 |
| Recipients | 12,314 26,032 25,803 25,936 26,499 99,252 | 100,120 35,575 94,843 22,314 23,507 22,402 | 18,767 23,838 22,719 21,678 21,238 20,338 | 139,999 | |
| Total Direct Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $5,828,786 $95,809,215 $69,897,369 $65,950,748 $67,634,890 |
$66,285,234 $67,348,098 $62,493,504 $63,363,668 $61,958,902 $59,256,684 |
$685,827,098 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 2,187 23,252 20,041 18,721 18,752 | 17,413 16,430 14,868 13,733 13,521 12,571 | 35,643 | |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $4,930,017 $91,233,132 $39,892,817 $100,275,599 $101,893,262 |
$66,732,321 $40,568,891 $61,469,257 $12,548,097 $1,446,789 $-56,071 |
$520,934,110 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 1,429 8,651 7,769 18,211 17,333 | 6,787 6,517 6,218 6,170 1,842 50 | 24,929 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $319,670 $1,034,076 $890,610 $331,584 |
$2,575,940 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 25 30 27 28 | 34 | |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | Payments | $0 $65,768,535 $69,435,971 $63,047,018 $60,207,333 $56,733,607 |
$45,632,758 $42,611,313 $-8,787,890 $-207,275 $-1,137 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$394,440,235 |
| Recipients | 0 25,288 25,460 25,683 24,429 24,372 | 24,106 24,004 7,612 450 10 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 35,121 | |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $31,655,489 $61,585,697 $61,392,909 |
$52,098,800 $48,113 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$206,780,676 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 25,329 25,111 24,643 | 24,512 37 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 30,588 | |
| Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,756,761 $110,445,970 |
$38,311,539 $80,954 $-271 $0 $19,679 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$150,614,631 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 448 84,752 | 85,207 228 3 0 9 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 85,786 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,080,089 |
$12,026,774 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$18,106,782 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 10,249 | 10,442 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 12,793 | |
| Deficiency Payments | Payments | $21,130,334 $-2,907,669 $-3,438,559 $-29,237 $-20,147 $-9,808 |
$-8,838 $-19,151 $-20,247 $-637 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$14,676,041 |
| Recipients | 11,835 4,664 2,268 71 41 35 | 22 29 13 3 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 11,710 | |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | Payments | $-275 $0 $0 $26,334,050 $78,309,016 $108,160,357 |
$119,933,833 $82,336,358 $9,456,856 $32,459,362 $54,079,149 $16,092,756 |
$5,481,015 $5,219,934 $2,698,812 $126,977 $0 $0 |
$540,688,200 |
| Recipients | 3 0 0 8,120 10,952 12,341 | 12,206 6,785 1,954 5,285 6,488 1,888 | 566 337 327 77 0 0 | 18,915 | |
| Total Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $75,638 $7,448,555 |
$85,276,581 $46,449,973 $1,553,021 $32,194,331 $73,034,216 $37,842,536 |
$8,771,210 $351,844 $6,337,045 $0 $0 $0 |
$299,340,220 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 12 450 | 1,165 1,123 441 1,260 1,211 1,072 | 560 6 381 0 0 0 | 2,499 | |
| Total Ldp-like Grazing Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$47,943 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$47,975 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 84 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 85 | |
| Marketing Loan Gains | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $482,267 $3,462,552 $2,977,899 |
$4,723,973 $2,457,238 $827,638 $607,574 $1,849,768 $1,264,299 |
$28,282 $73,627 $345,495 $0 $0 $0 |
$19,100,616 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 156 408 328 | 419 341 345 68 523 608 | 9 4 83 0 0 0 | 1,823 | |
| Total Dairy Program | Payments | $884,779 $939,734 $196,968 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $7,636,209 $7,493,746 $1,655,193 $54,959 $3,339,231 |
$465,370 $6,053 $8,379,964 $493,099 $0 $3,356,881 |
$34,909,014 |
| Recipients | 325 316 325 0 0 0 | 0 399 385 343 268 317 | 266 4 269 274 0 232 | 887 | |
| Wool And Mohair Programs | Payments | $67,395 $36,093 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$103,488 |
| Recipients | 184 142 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 210 | |
| Total Lamb Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $64,350 |
$2,361 $40,162 $31,101 $0 $57,069 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$195,384 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 112 | 9 98 86 0 138 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 246 | |
| Total Livestock Indemnity Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $442,350 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $35,966 $178,116 $445,817 $378,694 $17,839 |
$1,500,302 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 226 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 36 15 120 120 14 | 492 | |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | Payments | $39,061 $-83,290 $-8,241 $-31,461 $778,146 $6,223,823 |
$12,274,893 $100,081,722 $39,672,387 $2,635,936 $1,812,354 $1,747,481 |
$22,491 $8,454 $1,604 $2,649 $3,917 $0 |
$165,181,926 |
| Recipients | 118 121 150 264 1,187 5,049 | 5,325 12,779 6,729 1,294 1,723 906 | 293 219 14 15 11 0 | 24,225 | |
| 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 $92,609 $183,692 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $1,145,964 $800,399 |
$2,234,612 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 59 45 0 | 0 0 0 0 172 107 | 225 | |
| Total Storage Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $66,617 $612,156 $0 $0 $0 |
$678,774 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 15 302 0 0 0 | 312 | |
| 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 $21,639,187 $5,754 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$21,644,941 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 78,531 18 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 78,539 | |
| Total Tobacco Transition Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $94,514,769 $91,909,759 $88,688,995 $87,043,253 $85,949,526 |
$448,106,302 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 10,768 10,711 10,513 10,511 10,533 | 12,269 | |
| 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 | $22,575,556 $22,262,866 $23,094,057 $23,234,257 $33,394,344 $32,575,442 |
$41,564,915 $38,334,214 $45,058,217 $52,964,894 $46,876,698 $53,156,440 |
$65,432,611 $96,471,065 $99,616,272 $98,236,171 $142,555,770 $130,954,585 |
$1,068,358,374 | |
| Recipients | 58,837 50,825 37,797 34,979 36,886 39,414 | 36,789 35,052 35,207 37,554 35,048 33,192 | 32,463 33,521 35,641 34,842 35,552 37,745 | 681,344 | |
| Subtotal, Conservation Programs | Payments | $9,590,678 $9,158,450 $18,447,053 $6,566,505 $6,982,501 $21,768,734 |
$12,204,734 $13,428,569 $15,279,187 $18,888,374 $28,052,697 $28,309,782 |
$26,614,845 $28,952,625 $22,486,313 $12,326,054 $9,929,308 $11,775,005 |
$300,761,412 |
| Recipients | 10,078 9,280 10,957 4,907 4,294 8,423 | 5,165 5,578 6,418 6,732 7,676 7,279 | 7,402 7,449 6,813 5,849 5,701 5,984 | 31,795 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $6,393,188 $6,325,671 $6,036,347 $4,306,040 $3,835,845 $4,906,185 |
$8,183,980 $8,155,666 $7,516,805 $8,649,670 $8,599,791 $9,137,231 |
$9,401,465 $9,798,464 $9,251,182 $9,202,330 $8,915,844 $8,178,759 |
$136,794,462 |
| Recipients | 6,066 5,976 5,789 4,271 3,532 3,866 | 4,397 4,562 4,780 5,068 5,547 5,819 | 6,013 5,942 5,801 5,667 5,567 5,263 | 13,715 | |
| Env. Quality Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $663,640 $713,379 $1,464,752 $2,357,884 $2,496,937 |
$2,710,807 $3,182,581 $4,347,345 $6,100,763 $10,703,372 $14,906,851 |
$14,354,319 $15,975,361 $11,711,436 $1,833,929 $0 $0 |
$93,523,355 |
| Recipients | 0 744 691 367 450 514 | 488 541 558 693 1,102 1,234 | 1,304 1,259 908 110 0 0 | 6,377 | |
| Total Conservation Security Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $1,827,879 $1,902,607 |
$1,665,654 $1,788,181 $759,819 $0 $0 $0 |
$7,944,140 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 178 188 | 183 184 114 0 0 0 | 211 | |
| Agricultural Conservation Program | Payments | $2,682,202 $1,940,045 $562,944 $107,266 $68,062 $5,767 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$5,373,079 |
| Recipients | 3,824 2,863 540 62 23 5 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5,880 | |
| Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $149,712 $143,604 |
$174,880 $229,860 $279,277 $44,736 $0 $0 |
$1,022,069 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 64 67 | 73 73 86 3 0 0 | 250 | |
| Emergency Conservation | Payments | $137,147 $229,094 $11,134,384 $688,447 $720,710 $14,288,581 |
$971,673 $1,403,511 $2,447,577 $3,429,624 $5,740,581 $779,363 |
$0 $505,276 $102,378 $342,872 $1,011,021 $3,596,246 |
$47,531,798 |
| Recipients | 105 179 4,287 247 336 4,291 | 171 529 1,176 1,215 1,022 154 | 0 165 30 74 142 825 | 10,786 | |
| 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 | $374,294 $0 $0 $0 $0 $71,264 |
$202,074 $84,242 $30,532 $61,864 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$826,804 |
| Recipients | 314 0 0 0 0 86 | 151 14 6 4 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 518 | |
| 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 | $3,847 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$129,406 $602,569 $936,928 $644,235 $1,028,304 $1,436,213 |
$611,841 $433,308 $379,563 $899,743 $0 $0 |
$7,105,957 |
| Recipients | 4 0 0 0 0 0 | 4 5 5 3 6 9 | 5 6 4 5 0 0 | 35 | |
| 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 | $8,436,528 $2,716,543 $1,471,842 $428,977 $77,032,038 $71,461,486 |
$33,131,768 $18,393,517 $84,626,595 $10,453,835 $84,631,652 $3,964,311 |
$15,100,087 $82,862,857 $9,259,304 $21,301,285 $14,267,263 $36,789,292 |
$576,329,179 |
| Recipients | 2,124 581 304 37 11,871 10,698 | 5,270 12,719 9,163 1,802 5,621 405 | 1,623 10,993 2,067 2,082 1,400 1,558 | 31,163 | |
| Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $16,954,806 $10,123,710 $33,551,326 |
$60,629,842 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 1,293 651 1,375 | 2,572 | |
| Misc. Disaster Payments | Payments | $8,151,858 $2,712,593 $1,471,842 $337,791 $71,491,615 $68,952,495 |
$30,003,090 $5,792,827 $81,774,357 $9,788,794 $84,426,137 $2,946,209 |
$14,685,716 $76,744,109 $2,729,697 $3,169,162 $3,585,622 $2,949,178 |
$471,713,091 |
| Recipients | 2,108 580 304 29 6,879 8,300 | 3,590 594 6,061 851 5,618 238 | 1,459 5,307 254 658 705 177 | 17,634 | |
| Livestock Disaster / Emergency | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,102,249 $2,508,991 |
$3,128,678 $0 $2,594,812 $683,222 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $6,521,184 $956,372 $457,931 $241,588 |
$22,195,792 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 6,132 3,189 | 1,905 0 3,004 957 0 0 | 0 0 1,836 263 125 24 | 9,893 | |
| 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 | $282,060 $0 $0 $91,186 $438,174 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $205,515 $86,250 |
$0 $0 $0 $220,945 $0 $47,200 |
$1,481,025 |
| Recipients | 24 0 0 8 44 0 | 0 0 0 0 25 17 | 0 0 0 4 0 5 | 125 | |
| Programmatic Environmental Assistance | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $931,852 |
$0 $0 $2,933 $0 $0 $0 |
$940,778 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 152 | 0 0 3 0 0 0 | 154 | |
| Specialty Crop Hurricane Disaster Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$283,249 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$283,249 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 | 17 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Barley | Payments | $10,656 $8,684 $6,458 $4,811 $11,486 $10,034 |
$10,064 $13,257 $11,689 $13,378 $17,413 $11,257 |
$12,779 $27,239 $73,066 $50,396 $62,145 $128,641 |
$483,453 |
| Recipients | 146 185 104 92 104 109 | 84 81 92 110 117 109 | 113 118 202 195 218 225 | 2,404 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Canola | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $820 $0 $42,919 $68,904 |
$112,643 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 1 0 3 12 | 16 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Corn | Payments | $2,573,114 $3,670,760 $2,922,544 $2,796,567 $3,420,597 $3,338,230 |
$4,356,101 $4,946,945 $6,045,393 $7,943,427 $6,605,735 $7,553,768 |
$17,664,216 $19,906,832 $20,967,851 $21,610,004 $27,829,136 $24,567,357 |
$188,718,577 |
| Recipients | 9,295 8,487 6,389 5,869 6,376 7,027 | 6,455 6,085 6,370 6,993 6,794 6,659 | 6,982 7,360 7,706 7,827 7,828 8,095 | 128,597 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Oats | Payments | $2,642 $3,537 $3,409 $2,856 $3,319 $1,807 |
$3,131 $3,856 $5,911 $10,730 $11,352 $7,653 |
$11,512 $17,844 $32,751 $19,174 $21,097 $33,000 |
$195,581 |
| Recipients | 154 255 160 121 134 138 | 111 119 142 207 238 235 | 214 235 456 478 503 501 | 4,401 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Peanuts | Payments | $1,441,046 $1,126,388 $977,135 $993,826 $1,523,188 $1,514,639 |
$2,006,297 $966,413 $996,798 $1,028,564 $1,080,661 $1,004,437 |
$1,392,245 $1,754,092 $1,169,137 $1,625,412 $1,866,574 $3,174,634 |
$25,641,486 |
| Recipients | 3,307 2,797 2,269 2,055 1,982 2,077 | 1,985 1,832 1,765 1,907 1,950 1,835 | 1,810 1,841 1,835 1,830 1,799 1,861 | 36,737 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Sorghum | Payments | $14,302 $16,324 $4,003 $3,779 $12,745 $18,784 |
$28,754 $28,873 $38,906 $21,198 $42,739 $32,129 |
$23,041 $48,215 $86,515 $100,734 $146,692 $1,049,067 |
$1,716,800 |
| Recipients | 332 283 154 136 122 163 | 125 108 120 181 202 231 | 230 255 363 488 537 2,043 | 6,073 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Soybeans | Payments | $3,625,242 $3,307,832 $3,561,081 $3,951,970 $5,509,863 $5,963,541 |
$7,070,038 $6,445,568 $8,655,142 $12,931,051 $11,611,779 $12,123,438 |
$16,393,242 $36,308,534 $36,249,633 $31,444,587 $35,779,928 $38,323,987 |
$279,256,456 |
| Recipients | 11,212 9,414 6,740 6,194 7,131 8,074 | 7,813 7,478 7,723 8,430 8,197 8,044 | 7,896 8,484 8,868 8,974 8,999 9,252 | 148,923 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Sunflowers | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $342 $0 $388 $1,038 $461 |
$235 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,464 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 1 0 1 1 1 | 1 1 0 0 0 5 | 11 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Cotton | Payments | $6,885,316 $5,495,327 $5,387,862 $5,572,470 $9,198,910 $9,997,870 |
$12,762,042 $10,269,290 $12,942,209 $13,638,307 $12,892,200 $15,878,019 |
$8,382,907 $10,288,213 $7,674,545 $14,947,051 $43,553,256 $25,188,036 |
$230,953,830 |
| Recipients | 4,869 4,291 3,506 3,335 3,613 4,171 | 4,058 3,911 4,100 4,490 4,320 4,276 | 4,119 4,077 3,969 4,012 4,271 4,357 | 73,745 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Wheat | Payments | $1,132,354 $989,459 $820,527 $772,307 $1,045,126 $896,665 |
$908,105 $1,033,440 $1,267,143 $1,627,429 $1,755,471 $1,766,149 |
$3,136,174 $7,120,490 $9,871,311 $6,096,250 $10,681,756 $13,865,860 |
$64,786,016 |
| Recipients | 6,069 5,967 4,056 3,477 3,838 3,914 | 3,188 3,336 3,474 3,991 4,071 3,912 | 3,892 4,505 5,943 6,029 6,288 6,371 | 82,321 |
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.
