USDA subsidies for farms in Lauderdale County, Tennessee totaled $188,065,000 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 | $3,242,024 $6,064,988 $5,181,503 $8,354,187 $14,978,373 $16,012,835 |
$19,213,642 $6,646,190 $13,206,504 $11,812,667 $15,051,509 $10,937,862 |
$12,963,549 $9,344,435 $12,437,972 $7,249,719 $8,152,744 $7,214,223 |
$188,064,925 |
| Recipients | 898 1,121 1,088 1,068 1,128 1,177 | 1,151 1,074 1,122 1,077 1,107 1,062 | 1,068 1,037 976 939 905 816 | 2,365 | |
| Subtotal, Farming Subsidies | Payments | $531,472 $3,296,450 $3,264,483 $6,692,505 $10,845,752 $13,279,533 |
$15,542,742 $4,625,738 $8,613,859 $9,244,612 $11,237,165 $8,631,652 |
$10,311,895 $5,304,089 $8,829,660 $3,425,252 $2,686,599 $2,736,413 |
$129,099,870 |
| Recipients | 597 943 931 943 980 1,036 | 1,012 946 958 914 949 910 | 913 880 804 753 701 668 | 2,036 | |
| Total Direct Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $156,465 $3,900,887 $3,106,292 $2,870,318 $3,008,255 |
$2,960,903 $2,982,046 $2,845,638 $2,853,700 $2,683,027 $2,745,469 |
$30,113,000 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 153 946 854 865 856 | 863 818 706 712 701 668 | 1,412 | |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $206,079 $4,869,914 $1,615,883 $4,995,010 $4,738,464 |
$3,824,777 $2,162,099 $4,130,449 $571,329 $3,572 $-9,056 |
$27,108,520 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 107 692 656 759 764 | 621 631 612 561 3 10 | 1,117 | |
| 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 |
$0 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 | |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | Payments | $0 $3,807,673 $3,325,936 $3,722,044 $2,888,325 $3,165,758 |
$1,978,642 $2,094,153 $-184,586 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$20,797,945 |
| Recipients | 0 881 906 927 860 862 | 882 867 206 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,362 | |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $1,635,929 $3,226,568 $3,213,021 |
$2,720,425 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$10,796,340 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 902 892 887 | 922 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,175 | |
| Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $58,299 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$80,164 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $454,286 |
$726,057 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,180,343 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 595 | 516 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 684 | |
| Deficiency Payments | Payments | $529,338 $-576,347 $-80,649 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$-127,697 |
| Recipients | 589 401 92 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 543 | |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $921,945 $3,725,540 $2,864,919 |
$2,197,269 $1,268,279 $27,341 $279,330 $675,640 $327,621 |
$322,523 $0 $414 $0 $0 $0 |
$12,768,161 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 445 658 657 | 554 418 32 245 291 85 | 52 0 3 0 0 0 | 1,006 | |
| Total Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,363,981 |
$6,563,518 $750,322 $0 $4,218,282 $2,662,171 $553,725 |
$3,202,970 $0 $1,624,969 $0 $0 $0 |
$20,940,096 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 106 | 220 132 0 142 168 83 | 176 0 81 0 0 0 | 366 | |
| Total Ldp-like Grazing Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$3,615 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$4,105 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 4 | |
| Marketing Loan Gains | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $412,535 $987,169 $2,156,707 |
$1,332,195 $147,033 $93 $0 $32,801 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$5,085,473 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 163 197 204 | 90 20 3 0 4 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 324 | |
| Total Dairy 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 | |
| Wool And Mohair 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 | |
| Total Lamb Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $1,044 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,539 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 3 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 | |
| Total Livestock Indemnity Program | Payments | $0 $0 $2,660 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,660 |
| Recipients | 0 0 3 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 | |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | Payments | $2,004 $65,056 $16,536 $93 $15,765 $2,066 |
$1,540 $2,519 $203 $727 $182 $3,041 |
$682 $1,118 $0 $223 $0 $0 |
$111,754 |
| Recipients | 54 96 33 9 143 117 | 138 143 26 36 17 26 | 17 12 0 11 0 0 | 533 | |
| 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 $1,327 $228,191 $0 $0 $0 |
$229,518 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 8 81 0 0 0 | 84 | |
| 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 | $1,176,163 $1,242,979 $990,970 $899,836 $1,092,042 $990,878 |
$1,091,391 $996,099 $1,111,961 $1,232,630 $1,172,304 $1,308,141 |
$1,515,944 $2,374,973 $2,495,177 $2,249,575 $4,325,384 $3,484,983 |
$29,751,430 | |
| Recipients | 1,400 1,348 1,129 982 1,004 1,151 | 1,002 974 1,065 1,137 1,096 1,063 | 1,055 1,142 1,148 1,162 1,161 1,120 | 20,139 | |
| Subtotal, Conservation Programs | Payments | $953,684 $904,517 $856,575 $771,629 $759,219 $715,936 |
$870,137 $1,019,123 $906,382 $1,293,655 $1,010,026 $978,156 |
$1,025,264 $875,349 $1,105,320 $1,202,520 $997,924 $771,835 |
$17,017,251 |
| Recipients | 356 328 300 251 222 234 | 260 265 272 339 301 308 | 313 287 303 289 285 235 | 825 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $903,199 $882,644 $837,424 $712,632 $652,021 $643,001 |
$785,226 $889,821 $772,163 $1,046,162 $1,008,881 $978,156 |
$1,025,264 $875,349 $888,497 $1,059,088 $997,924 $725,825 |
$15,683,277 |
| Recipients | 313 309 284 227 201 207 | 230 234 240 297 300 308 | 313 287 274 284 285 231 | 675 | |
| Env. Quality Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $3,877 $11,749 $55,269 $107,198 $72,935 |
$69,427 $123,316 $133,381 $234,886 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $216,823 $143,432 $0 $0 |
$1,172,293 |
| Recipients | 0 3 10 27 26 29 | 24 32 36 44 0 0 | 0 0 32 6 0 0 | 162 | |
| 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 | $50,485 $17,997 $7,402 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$79,611 |
| Recipients | 46 19 9 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 63 | |
| 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 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $46,009 |
$49,850 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 6 | 7 | |
| 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 |
$15,484 $5,986 $0 $8,766 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$32,220 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 8 4 0 3 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 11 | |
| 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 |
$0 |
| Recipients | 0 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 |
$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 | $580,705 $621,042 $69,475 $0 $2,281,360 $1,026,488 |
$1,709,372 $5,231 $2,574,302 $41,769 $1,632,014 $19,913 |
$110,446 $790,024 $0 $372,372 $142,837 $220,992 |
$12,196,374 |
| Recipients | 145 92 3 0 325 366 | 345 24 261 35 128 4 | 14 184 0 160 165 8 | 850 | |
| Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $72,992 $0 $220,992 |
$293,984 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 6 0 8 | 12 | |
| Misc. Disaster Payments | Payments | $580,705 $621,042 $69,475 $0 $2,230,925 $937,127 |
$1,596,926 $5,231 $2,456,673 $41,769 $1,632,014 $19,913 |
$110,446 $747,824 $0 $299,380 $142,837 $0 |
$11,490,042 |
| Recipients | 145 92 3 0 253 290 | 302 24 169 35 128 4 | 14 134 0 160 165 0 | 754 | |
| Livestock Disaster / Emergency | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $50,435 $89,361 |
$112,446 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$252,242 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 109 134 | 105 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 161 | |
| 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 | $38,266 $122,508 $74,346 $102,196 $65,399 $104,950 |
$146,228 $164,482 $192,005 $154,215 $84,446 $36,237 |
$355,466 $337,488 $405,655 $457,653 $859,855 $910,436 |
$4,611,831 |
| Recipients | 155 199 178 180 199 249 | 211 214 250 270 263 260 | 265 278 265 282 286 286 | 4,290 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Rice | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,014 $1,385 $1,319 $1,621 $0 $762 |
$4,408 $5,002 $4,230 $0 $0 $0 |
$19,741 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 0 1 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 | 19 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Sorghum | Payments | $3,952 $1,157 $156 $1,458 $4,630 $577 |
$1,044 $4,243 $5,425 $104 $3,728 $0 |
$379 $5,142 $0 $7,413 $8 $7,219 |
$46,635 |
| Recipients | 74 64 49 27 29 32 | 19 23 35 64 64 61 | 60 72 80 81 80 76 | 990 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Soybeans | Payments | $362,558 $500,722 $393,893 $372,375 $312,490 $269,418 |
$235,377 $320,955 $321,169 $378,007 $313,249 $359,094 |
$391,875 $1,345,772 $1,488,479 $1,182,349 $1,462,988 $1,105,513 |
$11,116,283 |
| Recipients | 472 409 372 305 308 366 | 356 339 351 343 340 336 | 318 352 338 332 332 324 | 6,293 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Cotton | Payments | $727,685 $524,467 $473,119 $370,547 $674,745 $582,347 |
$677,016 $468,498 $569,765 $674,054 $756,563 $900,505 |
$711,978 $483,604 $435,909 $547,773 $1,816,984 $1,248,524 |
$12,644,083 |
| Recipients | 466 387 338 271 290 329 | 314 277 307 320 311 305 | 293 302 284 283 285 279 | 5,641 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Wheat | Payments | $43,702 $94,125 $47,735 $50,638 $26,893 $26,465 |
$17,148 $29,513 $21,030 $24,629 $14,318 $11,543 |
$51,838 $187,169 $149,394 $43,489 $182,024 $213,291 |
$1,234,944 |
| Recipients | 230 286 191 198 175 172 | 95 113 117 138 118 100 | 117 135 178 179 175 154 | 2,871 |
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.
