USDA subsidies for farms in Stark County, North Dakota totaled $200,945,000 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 | $4,049,745 $5,824,505 $6,214,496 $8,938,978 $14,783,077 $18,663,267 |
$11,225,049 $7,268,657 $11,741,641 $8,759,421 $11,769,555 $8,792,351 |
$9,959,235 $15,126,080 $14,817,350 $29,041,319 $13,970,061 |
$200,944,787 |
| Recipients | 883 1,001 1,003 997 996 1,016 | 1,003 1,068 1,027 972 1,046 980 | 949 935 905 926 815 | 1,951 | |
| Subtotal, Farming Subsidies | Payments | $1,473,829 $3,329,447 $3,519,876 $5,997,039 $10,113,110 $13,835,091 |
$6,903,656 $2,544,691 $4,488,828 $4,180,892 $4,188,905 $3,684,411 |
$3,180,751 $3,135,604 $6,541,171 $5,689,795 $3,202,731 |
$86,009,828 |
| Recipients | 686 853 849 849 853 876 | 846 794 852 801 828 783 | 749 712 674 637 640 | 1,598 | |
| Total Direct Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $106,824 $4,090,993 $3,029,567 $3,124,797 $3,147,121 |
$3,149,252 $3,133,446 $3,068,763 $3,059,909 $3,074,635 |
$28,985,307 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 109 820 771 762 732 | 737 693 662 624 614 | 1,127 | |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $104,967 $20,986 $123,191 $205,255 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$454,399 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 209 216 542 502 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 535 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 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 | |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | Payments | $0 $4,318,553 $3,236,895 $3,466,248 $2,730,902 $2,827,782 |
$2,269,003 $2,064,396 $-209,939 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$20,703,544 |
| Recipients | 0 812 804 820 745 783 | 767 754 371 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,075 | |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $1,613,029 $3,054,042 $3,066,083 |
$2,597,604 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$10,328,505 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 806 792 800 | 791 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 952 | |
| Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $108,085 $368,638 |
$42,507 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$519,230 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 92 101 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 113 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $98,439 |
$202,967 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$301,406 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 135 | 113 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 158 | |
| Deficiency Payments | Payments | $1,409,807 $-1,021,314 $-39,645 $-1,573 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$347,171 |
| Recipients | 647 476 85 3 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 588 | |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $847,782 $3,973,765 $6,974,024 |
$1,768,613 $26,334 $73,987 $1,041,745 $864,725 $153,052 |
$2,649 $922 $2,766,244 $2,460,079 $15,610 |
$20,969,529 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 336 595 598 | 422 52 65 389 252 102 | 13 10 124 99 7 | 805 | |
| Total Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $292,704 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$293,171 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 8 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 10 | |
| 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 $0 $58,673 $211,985 $175,552 |
$18,484 $0 $0 $33,038 $43,162 $35,256 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$576,214 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 28 71 59 | 7 0 0 9 13 9 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 116 | |
| Total Dairy Program | Payments | $35,784 $19,533 $7,426 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $331,891 $416,754 $53,061 $16,531 $143,215 |
$28,488 $0 $306,991 $12,902 $0 |
$1,374,129 |
| Recipients | 55 34 49 0 0 0 | 0 61 57 34 44 40 | 31 0 31 31 0 | 120 | |
| Wool And Mohair Programs | Payments | $25,977 $12,668 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$38,645 |
| Recipients | 35 28 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 39 | |
| Total Lamb Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,632 |
$2,916 $13,866 $3,882 $0 $4,464 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$32,760 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 9 | 12 15 7 0 13 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 24 | |
| Total Livestock Indemnity Program | Payments | $0 $0 $315,200 $7,252 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $391,915 $127,735 $94,308 |
$937,542 |
| Recipients | 0 0 127 127 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 39 24 14 | 174 | |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | Payments | $2,261 $0 $0 $5,627 $33,970 $24,237 |
$1,562 $248 $9,784 $2,791 $9,880 $191 |
$362 $1,236 $0 $21,847 $9,366 |
$123,367 |
| Recipients | 3 0 0 174 438 482 | 81 30 370 271 322 7 | 18 52 0 12 136 | 833 | |
| 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 $2,156 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$3,130 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 3 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 4 | |
| 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 | $470,053 $597,791 $607,623 $580,138 $879,328 $831,684 |
$1,037,882 $1,121,391 $1,558,101 $1,945,119 $1,891,487 $2,544,944 |
$3,217,736 $8,098,349 $5,320,957 $5,049,600 $9,044,372 |
$44,796,555 | |
| Recipients | 1,916 1,736 1,600 1,523 1,504 1,744 | 1,760 1,822 1,913 1,982 1,991 2,069 | 2,134 2,112 2,589 2,626 2,681 | 33,702 | |
| Subtotal, Conservation Programs | Payments | $2,103,904 $1,897,267 $1,886,279 $2,361,802 $2,915,732 $2,622,286 |
$2,801,457 $2,709,717 $2,667,768 $2,602,008 $2,458,385 $2,542,843 |
$2,509,325 $2,383,457 $2,805,854 $2,137,046 $1,713,328 |
$41,118,455 |
| Recipients | 318 323 329 365 398 405 | 441 460 482 470 450 450 | 455 441 462 415 342 | 956 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $2,051,192 $1,857,613 $1,836,815 $2,290,762 $2,779,774 $2,526,138 |
$2,744,059 $2,566,583 $2,536,642 $2,399,370 $2,456,844 $2,541,354 |
$2,509,325 $2,383,457 $2,172,823 $2,056,154 $1,713,328 |
$39,422,232 |
| Recipients | 286 290 293 342 365 373 | 410 423 443 439 449 449 | 455 441 429 407 342 | 809 | |
| Env. Quality Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $47,271 $135,958 $96,148 |
$56,780 $132,516 $125,438 $200,203 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $516,082 $80,892 $0 |
$1,413,230 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 27 52 50 | 43 52 54 60 0 0 | 0 0 52 10 0 | 185 | |
| Total Conservation Security Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $49,093 $0 $0 |
$49,093 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 5 0 0 | 5 | |
| Agricultural Conservation Program | Payments | $52,712 $33,771 $34,945 $21,777 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$143,205 |
| Recipients | 43 42 49 4 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 97 | |
| Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $67,856 $0 $0 |
$67,856 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 6 0 0 | 6 | |
| Emergency Conservation | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $1,992 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,992 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 3 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 | |
| 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 $10,618 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$20,848 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 3 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 | |
| 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 | $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 | |
| Subtotal, Disaster Payments | Payments | $1,958 $0 $200,718 $0 $874,908 $1,374,206 |
$482,054 $892,858 $3,026,944 $31,402 $3,230,778 $20,153 |
$1,051,423 $1,508,670 $149,368 $16,164,878 $9,630 |
$29,019,949 |
| Recipients | 4 0 186 0 181 246 | 172 499 414 12 436 16 | 162 288 39 511 4 | 945 | |
| Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $15,097,273 $9,630 |
$15,106,903 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 452 4 | 454 | |
| Misc. Disaster Payments | Payments | $1,958 $0 $8,830 $0 $874,908 $1,374,206 |
$482,054 $18,321 $3,003,722 $31,402 $2,877,721 $14,505 |
$1,051,423 $1,334,954 $49,482 $0 $0 |
$11,127,670 |
| Recipients | 4 0 6 0 181 246 | 172 9 404 12 375 12 | 162 231 8 0 0 | 671 | |
| Livestock Disaster / Emergency | Payments | $0 $0 $191,888 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $353,057 $5,648 |
$0 $0 $99,886 $1,063,421 $0 |
$1,713,901 |
| Recipients | 0 0 182 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 219 4 | 0 0 31 261 0 | 437 | |
| 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 | $46,529 $41,085 $42,846 $37,893 $32,200 $37,785 |
$26,366 $41,478 $72,131 $45,326 $45,905 $37,359 |
$64,267 $118,631 $89,654 $28,678 $60,385 |
$868,518 |
| Recipients | 388 352 317 301 276 293 | 275 272 281 272 265 261 | 272 268 293 295 287 | 4,968 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Canola | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,557 $31,574 |
$40,547 $40,249 $27,636 $33,729 $18,034 $17,923 |
$30,870 $78,558 $43,791 $102,707 $201,842 |
$674,017 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 13 101 | 133 145 147 141 138 142 | 141 140 151 171 194 | 1,757 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Corn | Payments | $27,235 $22,837 $20,192 $26,587 $22,959 $25,173 |
$33,269 $35,793 $55,060 $83,235 $89,124 $87,980 |
$200,977 $241,496 $301,202 $240,771 $406,576 |
$1,920,466 |
| Recipients | 183 161 146 130 121 127 | 133 133 151 157 163 173 | 199 193 235 235 243 | 2,883 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Crambe Seed | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,837 $20,644 |
$11,801 $408 $7,359 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$48,049 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 22 33 | 35 33 38 36 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 | 197 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Flax | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $158 $9,744 |
$9,705 $17,387 $10,325 $17,283 $17,524 $16,777 |
$3,363 $12,571 $18,011 $11,898 $22,384 |
$167,130 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 3 51 | 66 81 94 106 115 127 | 124 127 140 152 168 | 1,354 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Mustard Seed | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,335 $2,227 |
$3,258 $15,348 $7,736 $5,504 $1,018 $2,291 |
$4,284 $15,619 $10,572 $17,958 $874 |
$90,024 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 11 17 | 22 44 50 52 50 54 | 54 56 65 68 70 | 613 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Oats | Payments | $46,077 $39,331 $48,772 $35,997 $36,089 $26,259 |
$31,260 $43,280 $49,355 $47,931 $54,083 $31,618 |
$59,372 $95,051 $128,957 $50,756 $43,213 |
$867,401 |
| Recipients | 497 447 389 367 340 352 | 335 309 318 301 297 287 | 282 268 315 315 314 | 5,733 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Safflower | Payments | $3,553 $809 $1,948 $12,580 $18,300 $9,563 |
$7,901 $9,460 $13,234 $11,963 $10,941 $10,828 |
$30,269 $36,522 $51,476 $38,506 $12,628 |
$280,481 |
| Recipients | 46 44 47 53 66 80 | 78 72 86 91 98 105 | 112 115 130 131 135 | 1,489 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Sunflowers | Payments | $5,302 $3,496 $6,004 $11,067 $17,715 $33,839 |
$22,638 $38,170 $60,998 $33,578 $63,146 $64,786 |
$177,355 $275,222 $186,543 $295,803 $648,598 |
$1,944,260 |
| Recipients | 56 54 58 53 61 84 | 91 92 103 111 116 123 | 137 156 173 183 210 | 1,861 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Wheat | Payments | $341,357 $490,233 $487,861 $456,014 $734,081 $633,245 |
$834,201 $845,381 $1,210,226 $1,582,147 $1,477,956 $2,122,792 |
$2,490,495 $7,065,028 $3,913,754 $3,661,275 $7,030,492 |
$35,376,538 |
| Recipients | 746 678 643 619 589 597 | 563 533 522 497 480 483 | 476 471 484 473 468 | 9,322 |
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.
