USDA subsidies for farms in Runnels County, Texas totaled $181,626,000 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 | $6,257,060 $7,026,683 $6,188,070 $7,641,443 $12,545,125 $11,345,688 |
$17,514,702 $7,852,797 $10,591,707 $7,850,343 $10,873,252 $9,760,986 |
$8,855,042 $11,426,893 $12,377,453 $8,416,686 $13,690,878 $11,411,293 |
$181,626,101 |
| Recipients | 1,425 1,430 1,392 1,340 1,454 1,426 | 1,409 1,396 1,337 1,288 1,295 1,254 | 1,211 1,239 1,167 1,109 1,082 1,017 | 2,892 | |
| Subtotal, Farming Subsidies | Payments | $1,309,424 $3,227,493 $2,616,770 $5,046,206 $6,837,177 $6,126,522 |
$5,324,476 $2,795,691 $7,186,463 $4,454,603 $7,450,703 $6,594,748 |
$5,156,335 $4,074,950 $6,664,048 $3,024,925 $2,559,269 $2,818,418 |
$83,268,221 |
| Recipients | 992 1,132 1,127 1,140 1,207 1,200 | 1,184 1,160 1,168 1,139 1,141 1,107 | 1,062 1,042 1,011 953 906 846 | 2,458 | |
| Total Direct Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $3,425,807 $2,644,272 $2,435,557 $2,549,024 |
$2,587,112 $2,620,559 $2,519,088 $2,555,037 $2,478,677 $2,499,650 |
$26,314,783 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 1,141 1,063 1,025 1,022 | 1,008 971 921 907 895 835 | 1,645 | |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $3,471,075 $1,191,638 $3,456,349 $3,349,010 |
$2,343,068 $1,434,422 $2,801,896 $420,606 $1,229 $-1,652 |
$18,467,641 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 822 808 946 920 | 733 732 713 676 5 10 | 1,244 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $3,847 $29,482 $66,300 $320,420 |
$420,049 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 6 6 22 24 | 24 | |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | Payments | $0 $3,477,518 $2,717,246 $3,163,306 $2,700,714 $2,793,504 |
$2,158,148 $1,890,922 $-199,140 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$18,702,218 |
| Recipients | 0 1,060 1,081 1,138 1,047 1,120 | 1,054 1,023 404 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,609 | |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $1,454,793 $2,973,825 $3,005,162 |
$2,535,244 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$9,955,337 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 1,104 1,156 1,150 | 1,133 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,419 | |
| Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $26,253 $147,778 |
$157,808 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$331,839 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 9 75 | 69 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 96 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $491 |
$1,349 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,840 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 4 | 5 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 6 | |
| Deficiency Payments | Payments | $829,281 $-484,542 $-105,851 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$237,202 |
| Recipients | 893 566 319 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 853 | |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $409,279 $1,104,110 $105,248 |
$443,350 $647,145 $346,176 $275,240 $1,305,518 $562,522 |
$23,130 $12,763 $20,020 $13,462 $2,689 $0 |
$5,270,651 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 401 659 97 | 162 414 289 323 409 259 | 60 45 45 29 4 0 | 979 | |
| Total Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $270,719 $177,774 $62,418 |
$177,937 $5,670 $1,151,793 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,846,313 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 27 26 59 | 66 7 113 0 0 0 | 149 | |
| Total Ldp-like Grazing Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$347 $957 $8,670 $1,647 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$11,622 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 6 3 36 4 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 46 | |
| Marketing Loan Gains | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $19,521 $22,349 $1,788 |
$0 $7,813 $0 $0 $14,626 $1,881 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$83,076 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 28 24 5 | 0 4 0 0 6 4 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 55 | |
| Total Dairy Program | Payments | $8,492 $9,842 $1,425 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $133,654 $63,964 $51,516 $1,447 $69,833 |
$25,055 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$431,836 |
| Recipients | 3 4 3 0 0 0 | 0 5 5 5 5 5 | 3 0 0 0 0 0 | 12 | |
| Wool And Mohair Programs | Payments | $462,645 $224,585 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$687,230 |
| Recipients | 137 122 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 148 | |
| Total Lamb Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $72,596 |
$27,712 $115,550 $47,154 $0 $56,952 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$319,964 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 55 | 30 54 48 0 42 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 90 | |
| Total Livestock Indemnity Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $6,302 $3,455 $10,374 $0 |
$20,130 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 4 5 5 0 | 9 | |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | Payments | $9,006 $0 $3,951 $0 $9,927 $719 |
$730 $6,359 $29,489 $4,725 $2,480 $60 |
$32 $133 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$67,727 |
| Recipients | 425 0 114 0 150 6 | 34 434 199 130 112 6 | 4 18 0 0 0 0 | 886 | |
| 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 $1,403 $97,361 $0 $0 $0 |
$98,765 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 10 113 0 0 0 | 113 | |
| 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 | $686,290 $801,857 $793,335 $713,683 $1,110,890 $2,047,698 |
$1,534,047 $1,267,085 $1,403,312 $1,587,018 $1,396,350 $1,898,527 |
$2,317,325 $2,998,570 $4,016,656 $3,681,365 $7,097,041 $6,854,443 |
$42,205,492 | |
| Recipients | 1,701 1,733 1,633 1,529 1,696 2,091 | 2,097 2,162 2,093 2,059 1,999 1,964 | 2,086 2,003 2,031 1,962 2,053 2,313 | 35,205 | |
| Subtotal, Conservation Programs | Payments | $2,655,954 $2,535,292 $2,637,015 $1,881,750 $1,388,008 $1,308,804 |
$1,345,579 $1,327,694 $1,307,357 $1,292,071 $1,272,669 $1,256,295 |
$1,262,644 $1,223,333 $1,367,735 $1,003,615 $834,637 $773,026 |
$26,673,478 |
| Recipients | 546 532 536 442 392 408 | 370 418 396 407 407 417 | 418 414 408 356 346 333 | 1,172 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $2,619,696 $2,512,363 $2,604,090 $1,878,272 $1,272,786 $1,125,487 |
$1,340,147 $1,237,618 $1,265,708 $1,214,744 $1,272,669 $1,256,295 |
$1,262,644 $1,223,333 $1,104,202 $1,003,615 $834,637 $773,026 |
$25,801,332 |
| Recipients | 520 521 523 440 348 329 | 366 382 390 397 407 417 | 418 414 389 356 346 333 | 1,041 | |
| Env. Quality Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $6,639 $17,551 $3,478 $11,791 $6,848 |
$6,080 $10,918 $41,649 $77,327 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $223,066 $0 $0 $0 |
$405,347 |
| Recipients | 0 5 10 3 5 5 | 5 7 14 22 0 0 | 0 0 25 0 0 0 | 76 | |
| Total Conservation Security Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $40,467 $0 $0 $0 |
$40,467 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 6 0 0 0 | 6 | |
| Agricultural Conservation Program | Payments | $36,258 $16,290 $15,374 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$67,922 |
| Recipients | 38 15 9 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 53 | |
| 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 $103,431 $176,469 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$279,252 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 69 111 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 163 | |
| 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 $79,158 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$79,158 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 43 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 43 | |
| 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 | $1,605,392 $462,041 $140,950 $0 $3,209,050 $1,862,664 |
$9,310,600 $2,462,327 $694,575 $516,651 $753,530 $11,416 |
$118,738 $3,130,040 $329,014 $706,782 $3,199,931 $965,406 |
$29,478,910 |
| Recipients | 709 291 125 0 782 699 | 925 700 380 170 245 6 | 63 611 90 174 428 127 | 1,715 | |
| Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $232,130 $2,609,140 $538,049 |
$3,379,319 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 38 363 54 | 377 | |
| Misc. Disaster Payments | Payments | $1,537,261 $4,362 $139,276 $0 $2,456,078 $1,607,303 |
$8,661,250 $1,808,938 $637,676 $514,847 $753,530 $11,416 |
$118,738 $2,910,354 $62,514 $23,933 $142,948 $383,192 |
$21,773,419 |
| Recipients | 684 22 122 0 599 509 | 860 570 265 169 245 6 | 63 516 54 63 48 67 | 1,452 | |
| Livestock Disaster / Emergency | Payments | $68,131 $457,680 $1,674 $0 $752,972 $255,361 |
$649,350 $0 $54,927 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $266,500 $450,719 $447,843 $44,165 |
$3,451,125 |
| Recipients | 32 271 8 0 430 421 | 342 0 141 0 0 0 | 0 0 57 112 108 14 | 716 | |
| 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 - Barley | Payments | $376 $0 $0 $110 $339 $4,409 |
$936 $944 $710 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $3,653 $744 $171,616 |
$183,837 |
| Recipients | 4 1 0 4 16 34 | 50 48 58 56 66 61 | 51 54 62 76 78 216 | 935 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Corn | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $1,799 $1,644 $0 $0 $5,601 |
$9,044 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 2 2 0 0 1 | 5 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Oats | Payments | $4,140 $3,424 $3,722 $843 $7,214 $8,184 |
$2,710 $5,204 $2,410 $2,846 $4,956 $4,723 |
$11,364 $5,744 $10,713 $7,931 $13,718 $10,273 |
$110,119 |
| Recipients | 47 56 46 37 107 144 | 181 197 192 190 192 186 | 190 188 186 199 196 210 | 2,744 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Sorghum | Payments | $105,234 $196,561 $119,174 $98,079 $77,633 $84,720 |
$86,692 $97,641 $92,532 $158,294 $172,900 $138,455 |
$224,238 $354,897 $170,313 $112,927 $18,026 $99,597 |
$2,407,913 |
| Recipients | 588 606 555 514 521 639 | 586 607 573 572 547 550 | 550 533 530 502 503 519 | 9,995 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Sunflowers | 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 1 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Cotton | Payments | $436,653 $385,041 $440,630 $412,077 $741,149 $1,378,686 |
$881,665 $558,768 $606,679 $794,443 $785,970 $1,189,460 |
$791,638 $1,137,669 $1,195,791 $1,236,306 $4,629,003 $2,836,999 |
$20,438,627 |
| Recipients | 575 568 528 491 517 642 | 603 618 596 571 551 558 | 556 539 530 505 524 538 | 10,010 | |
| Crop Ins. Premium Subsidy - Wheat | Payments | $139,513 $216,544 $229,746 $202,089 $274,605 $570,855 |
$561,184 $603,776 $700,007 $629,996 $431,323 $564,136 |
$1,056,512 $1,311,614 $2,402,508 $2,165,339 $2,312,513 $3,493,401 |
$17,865,661 |
| Recipients | 485 500 502 481 531 630 | 675 690 672 668 641 606 | 598 573 563 566 583 598 | 10,562 |
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.
