USDA subsidies for farms in Ransom County, North Dakota totaled $266,488,000 from 1995 through 2009.
| Subsidy Category | Type | 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 | 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 | 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 | TOTAL 1995-2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total USDA - Subsidies | Payments | $6,915,317 $7,186,410 $8,140,397 $12,978,078 $22,734,656 $23,323,507 |
$21,561,500 $9,906,435 $14,194,731 $14,213,196 $17,726,001 $14,047,246 |
$14,456,108 $20,098,587 $16,085,529 $21,995,089 $20,925,289 |
$266,488,077 |
| Recipients | 800 802 805 790 814 820 | 807 815 794 756 788 760 | 760 748 723 750 732 | 1,566 | |
| Subtotal, Farming Subsidies | Payments | $3,355,210 $3,733,843 $4,622,736 $7,884,535 $13,130,063 $15,396,551 |
$12,681,616 $3,012,519 $4,935,741 $6,491,175 $9,499,305 $6,363,533 |
$3,726,216 $3,785,991 $3,422,980 $5,177,021 $3,315,729 |
$110,534,765 |
| Recipients | 624 633 637 611 606 614 | 585 520 551 515 540 505 | 482 480 449 466 447 | 1,206 | |
| Total Direct Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $17,599 $4,900,117 $3,660,176 $3,656,864 $3,709,262 |
$3,713,305 $3,753,849 $1,827,396 $1,790,615 $1,794,735 |
$28,823,919 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 16 542 508 473 465 | 473 474 359 370 356 | 759 | |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $413,280 $254,350 $1,954,024 $1,761,991 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$4,384,380 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 234 241 481 428 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 483 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $1,508,011 $3,034,561 $1,497,223 |
$6,039,795 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 151 159 167 | 178 | |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | Payments | $0 $4,814,765 $4,927,300 $4,031,340 $3,739,545 $3,560,046 |
$3,208,434 $2,545,684 $-419,259 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$26,407,855 |
| Recipients | 0 593 597 581 543 550 | 531 506 346 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 813 | |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $2,030,923 $3,992,659 $4,033,644 |
$3,380,567 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$13,437,793 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 573 571 560 | 529 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 712 | |
| Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,370 $40,888 |
$7,524 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$57,782 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 5 5 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 21 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $380,217 |
$744,371 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,124,588 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 323 | 318 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 378 | |
| Deficiency Payments | Payments | $3,316,242 $-1,092,004 $-527,094 $-1,222 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,695,890 |
| Recipients | 605 440 224 4 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 583 | |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | Payments | $93 $0 $0 $1,487,698 $4,510,820 $6,145,684 |
$4,616,093 $166,725 $10,432 $2,362,710 $3,540,475 $779,682 |
$9,789 $1,292 $1,714 $1,426 $0 |
$23,634,846 |
| Recipients | 6 0 0 362 440 443 | 374 121 55 315 266 190 | 17 3 6 3 0 | 613 | |
| Total Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $142,378 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$398,604 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 6 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 8 | |
| Total Ldp-like Grazing Payments | Payments | $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 | |
| Marketing Loan Gains | Payments | $0 $0 $56 $330,869 $851,653 $1,087,158 |
$723,769 $84,739 $4,631 $108,744 $175,097 $83,763 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$3,450,478 |
| Recipients | 0 0 4 62 122 99 | 69 32 18 24 28 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 180 | |
| Total Dairy Program | Payments | $17,303 $6,704 $1,154 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $59,775 $23,861 $19,265 $21 $28,784 |
$2,290 $0 $85,859 $7,301 $0 |
$252,317 |
| Recipients | 6 4 3 0 0 0 | 0 7 7 7 4 6 | 6 0 3 4 0 | 14 | |
| Wool And Mohair Programs | Payments | $9,840 $4,379 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$14,218 |
| Recipients | 26 20 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 30 | |
| Total Lamb Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,644 |
$670 $7,308 $2,656 $0 $2,592 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$17,870 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 9 | 8 9 10 0 5 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 18 | |
| Total Livestock Indemnity Program | Payments | $0 $0 $218,521 $5,065 $0 $0 |
$0 $16,511 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $30,776 $0 $343,118 $23,558 |
$637,549 |
| Recipients | 0 0 113 113 0 0 | 0 5 0 0 0 0 | 0 15 0 44 10 | 151 | |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | Payments | $11,733 $0 $0 $-138 $26,048 $1,892 |
$0 $114,178 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$97 $74 $0 $0 $0 |
$156,882 |
| Recipients | 7 0 0 33 30 8 | 0 4 0 0 0 0 | 6 5 0 0 0 | 92 | |
| Total Peanut Load-in Charges | Payments | $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 | |
| Hard Winter Wheat Incentive Program | Payments | $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 | |
| 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 |
| Recipients | 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 |
| Recipients | 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 |
| Recipients | 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 |
| Recipients | 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 |
| Recipients | 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 |
| Recipients | 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 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 | |
| Payments | $1,044,947 $1,284,926 $1,327,390 $1,304,109 $2,334,605 $1,769,713 |
$2,457,776 $2,303,799 $2,754,679 $3,567,542 $2,989,604 $3,577,825 |
$5,753,979 $10,719,345 $8,791,883 $7,663,220 $12,435,271 |
$72,080,613 | |
| Recipients | 2,482 2,552 2,581 2,579 2,558 2,606 | 2,571 2,298 2,281 2,289 2,200 2,202 | 2,210 2,283 2,444 2,380 2,397 | 40,913 | |
| Subtotal, Conservation Programs | Payments | $2,316,019 $2,164,454 $2,087,692 $3,790,022 $3,739,058 $3,920,679 |
$4,205,818 $4,019,121 $4,013,544 $4,148,133 $4,057,835 $4,105,888 |
$4,209,600 $3,300,174 $3,844,719 $3,804,206 $3,794,358 |
$61,521,319 |
| Recipients | 332 350 324 391 389 416 | 423 434 442 456 446 444 | 463 420 436 418 405 | 859 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $2,284,665 $2,153,033 $2,081,739 $3,787,308 $3,739,058 $3,914,581 |
$4,204,934 $4,019,121 $4,001,721 $4,090,186 $4,057,835 $4,104,388 |
$4,209,600 $3,297,174 $3,680,606 $3,770,886 $3,794,358 |
$61,191,192 |
| Recipients | 316 332 320 390 389 413 | 423 434 438 445 446 443 | 463 419 412 409 405 | 815 | |
| Env. Quality Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $11,823 $57,947 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $158,921 $15,637 $0 |
$250,879 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 5 14 0 0 | 0 0 39 5 0 | 57 | |
| Total Conservation Security Program | Payments | $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 | |
| Agricultural Conservation Program | Payments | $14,413 $11,421 $2,718 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$28,921 |
| Recipients | 31 25 3 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 52 | |
| Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) | Payments | $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 | |
| Emergency Conservation | Payments | $0 $0 $3,235 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $3,692 $16,183 $0 |
$25,886 |
| Recipients | 0 0 6 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 3 8 0 | 18 | |
| Grasslands Reserve Program | Payments | $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 | |
| Misc. Conservation Payments | Payments | $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 | |
| Total Agricultural Management Assistance | Payments | $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 | |
| Farmland Protection Program (fpp) | Payments | $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 | |
| Resource Conservation & Development Program (rcd) | Payments | $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 | |
| Wetlands Reserve Program | Payments | $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 | |
| Water Bank Program | Payments | $16,941 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$16,941 |
| Recipients | 4 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 4 | |
| Subtotal, Disaster Payments | Payments | $199,142 $3,186 $102,579 $0 $3,530,930 $2,236,564 |
$2,216,290 $570,996 $2,490,767 $6,346 $1,179,258 $0 |
$766,313 $2,293,077 $25,947 $5,350,642 $1,379,931 |
$22,351,380 |
| Recipients | 69 33 108 0 474 383 | 370 263 342 9 183 0 | 110 241 10 302 281 | 823 | |
| Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $4,232,209 $978,467 |
$5,210,676 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 138 58 | 161 | |
| Misc. Disaster Payments | Payments | $199,142 $3,186 $0 $0 $3,530,930 $2,236,564 |
$2,216,290 $87,806 $2,490,186 $6,346 $1,179,258 $0 |
$766,313 $2,285,062 $25,947 $1,100,147 $401,464 |
$16,528,641 |
| Recipients | 69 33 0 0 474 383 | 370 39 341 9 183 0 | 110 238 10 257 257 | 730 | |
| Livestock Disaster / Emergency | Payments | $0 $0 $102,579 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $18,286 $0 |
$120,277 |
| Recipients | 0 0 108 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 4 0 | 110 | |
| Karnal Bunt Programs | Payments | $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 | |
| Tree Assistance - Total | Payments | $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 | |
| Programmatic Environmental Assistance | Payments | $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 | |
| Specialty Crop Hurricane Disaster Program | Payments | $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 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Barley | Payments | $55,378 $49,194 $43,716 $24,839 $20,993 $21,399 |
$11,266 $11,631 $23,969 $11,748 $14,040 $2,779 |
$8,430 $4,466 $3,706 $248 $3,813 |
$311,615 |
| Recipients | 384 410 387 381 359 359 | 348 311 301 305 287 280 | 273 268 272 265 261 | 5,451 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Canola | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,261 |
$643 $214 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,118 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 22 | 23 19 22 21 18 28 | 28 27 27 27 27 | 289 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Corn | Payments | $369,166 $551,828 $478,822 $499,754 $773,399 $643,680 |
$1,033,309 $837,150 $1,056,089 $1,445,042 $1,053,010 $1,340,405 |
$3,140,487 $4,788,377 $4,788,416 $4,029,089 $6,801,748 |
$33,629,771 |
| Recipients | 440 446 436 430 441 437 | 418 384 388 395 386 383 | 403 431 444 446 457 | 7,165 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Flax | Payments | $169 $0 $192 $40 $0 $483 |
$225 $0 $0 $0 $622 $0 |
$0 $0 $98 $0 $0 |
$1,829 |
| Recipients | 31 32 39 38 38 40 | 39 26 25 26 23 34 | 32 33 35 30 33 | 554 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Oats | Payments | $8,029 $6,274 $5,393 $5,790 $5,443 $4,506 |
$3,068 $7,543 $6,043 $3,381 $4,284 $3,151 |
$4,097 $5,139 $3,621 $2,948 $2,756 |
$81,466 |
| Recipients | 166 168 165 155 158 162 | 160 132 133 138 130 131 | 129 122 122 118 113 | 2,402 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Sorghum | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $138 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$138 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Soybeans | Payments | $38,026 $82,114 $128,535 $134,569 $265,979 $322,932 |
$436,829 $492,895 $675,226 $1,181,961 $949,936 $1,242,775 |
$1,397,427 $3,185,665 $2,424,615 $2,141,197 $3,399,850 |
$18,500,531 |
| Recipients | 287 309 372 415 416 446 | 452 419 418 418 402 399 | 401 431 440 443 455 | 6,923 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Sunflowers | Payments | $136,805 $117,416 $138,856 $103,028 $198,700 $71,606 |
$74,304 $40,182 $47,641 $46,784 $92,951 $65,186 |
$60,790 $143,249 $114,206 $68,678 $83,335 |
$1,603,717 |
| Recipients | 482 480 475 461 454 449 | 427 373 372 372 360 350 | 348 353 358 350 349 | 6,813 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Wheat | Payments | $253,514 $312,134 $332,645 $235,201 $515,905 $330,685 |
$462,524 $436,214 $509,319 $484,171 $520,207 $546,676 |
$665,374 $1,999,596 $890,673 $755,306 $1,525,925 |
$10,776,069 |
| Recipients | 532 535 523 500 480 473 | 460 414 404 403 388 378 | 377 407 411 407 416 | 7,508 |
Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011 is 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 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.
