USDA subsidies for farms in 5th District of South Carolina (Rep. Mick Mulvaney) totaled $186,631,000 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 | $4,264,783 $6,263,195 $6,066,853 $8,810,220 $15,269,127 $16,259,941 |
$19,163,986 $11,181,746 $16,094,993 $9,683,391 $15,966,146 $12,187,846 |
$9,672,135 $9,162,197 $11,179,008 $5,484,897 $5,122,008 $4,798,624 |
$186,631,096 |
| Recipients | 1,392 1,781 1,758 1,640 1,864 2,161 | 2,169 2,199 2,047 1,596 1,601 1,549 | 1,422 1,594 1,405 1,208 1,138 1,066 | 4,524 | |
| Subtotal, Farming Subsidies | Payments | $1,714,398 $4,517,958 $4,309,128 $7,555,022 $11,543,298 $12,428,240 |
$14,605,827 $8,297,680 $10,444,285 $7,805,752 $13,662,114 $11,131,967 |
$7,989,260 $6,028,492 $7,654,228 $3,815,949 $3,327,733 $3,266,453 |
$140,097,784 |
| Recipients | 515 1,189 1,202 1,259 1,322 1,615 | 1,596 1,364 1,362 1,135 1,241 1,212 | 1,051 976 875 798 745 730 | 2,875 | |
| Total Direct Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $261,628 $4,375,479 $3,770,665 $3,616,362 $3,528,030 |
$3,492,921 $3,453,236 $3,083,029 $3,055,140 $3,094,030 $2,993,838 |
$34,724,358 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 119 1,083 1,064 1,123 1,029 | 977 887 766 751 733 718 | 1,706 | |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $232,898 $5,150,167 $1,950,427 $5,232,346 $5,413,129 |
$3,774,552 $2,088,305 $3,726,752 $530,035 $32,996 $-4,705 |
$28,126,902 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 54 469 477 949 1,000 | 510 457 480 417 43 11 | 1,290 | |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | Payments | $0 $5,201,490 $4,477,262 $4,639,081 $4,120,388 $3,726,738 |
$3,044,768 $2,628,962 $-149,741 $-3,184 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$27,685,764 |
| Recipients | 0 1,159 1,192 1,253 1,236 1,298 | 1,251 1,223 153 8 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,780 | |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $2,246,126 $4,322,685 $4,175,928 |
$3,410,598 $-1,028 $1,342 $-11 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$14,155,640 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 1,240 1,291 1,333 | 1,311 4 1 1 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,566 | |
| Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $72,345 $382,041 |
$274,600 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$728,986 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 17 280 | 286 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 293 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $213,834 |
$391,919 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$605,753 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 194 | 193 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 234 | |
| Deficiency Payments | Payments | $1,690,742 $-722,583 $-170,699 $-2,885 $0 $-9,943 |
$-112 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$784,519 |
| Recipients | 507 364 84 2 0 10 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 516 | |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $623,639 $2,719,688 $3,027,926 |
$2,614,289 $1,343,951 $94,340 $740,883 $1,946,185 $583,440 |
$222,889 $277,762 $204,801 $13,771 $0 $0 |
$14,413,564 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 162 241 250 | 229 166 26 78 129 49 | 21 13 12 3 0 0 | 377 | |
| Total Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $303,077 |
$4,301,264 $723,226 $88,391 $1,152,483 $2,636,838 $1,365,084 |
$473,619 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$11,043,985 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 46 | 76 59 35 60 58 53 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 | 103 | |
| Total Ldp-like Grazing Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,526 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,526 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 | |
| Marketing Loan Gains | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $48,970 $291,047 $254,671 |
$394,910 $71,959 $0 $77,296 $111,970 $65,537 |
$20,778 $0 $115,376 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,452,514 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 13 34 27 | 33 15 0 9 25 30 | 2 0 17 0 0 0 | 87 | |
| Total Dairy Program | Payments | $21,318 $40,086 $7,551 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $333,706 $280,730 $51,720 $45,967 $115,287 |
$4,386 $0 $297,866 $20,706 $0 $79,855 |
$1,299,177 |
| Recipients | 9 12 10 0 0 0 | 0 15 13 9 7 10 | 7 0 10 10 0 7 | 37 | |
| Wool And Mohair Programs | Payments | $2,323 $688 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$3,011 |
| Recipients | 3 2 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 | |
| Total Lamb Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $953 |
$0 $552 $108 $0 $846 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,459 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 2 | 0 4 1 0 3 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 7 | |
| Total Livestock Indemnity Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $24,576 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $12,459 $5,792 $433 $7,489 $0 |
$50,749 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 35 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 7 2 1 2 0 | 46 | |
| Misc. Farm - Subsidies | Payments | $15 $-1,722 $-4,986 $91 $17,146 $328,437 |
$171,067 $2,701,826 $551,817 $65,473 $71,600 $61,459 |
$115 $1,042 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$3,963,380 |
| Recipients | 3 4 3 16 31 118 | 132 184 71 37 68 24 | 16 29 0 0 0 0 | 430 | |
| Total Storage Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $24,925 $0 $0 $0 |
$24,925 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 7 0 0 0 | 7 | |
| Tobacco Payment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $51,652 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$51,652 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 250 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 250 | |
| Total Tobacco Transition Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $195,687 $195,687 $195,864 $193,218 $197,464 |
$977,921 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 12 12 13 15 16 | 19 | |
| Subtotal, Conservation Programs | Payments | $1,873,506 $1,759,342 $1,757,901 $1,252,723 $1,037,399 $1,699,300 |
$2,273,438 $1,777,209 $1,693,761 $1,453,444 $1,053,995 $1,047,464 |
$1,035,042 $963,210 $2,266,811 $1,196,436 $1,039,079 $1,024,601 |
$26,204,660 |
| Recipients | 977 896 841 688 600 653 | 768 740 725 621 615 603 | 572 538 645 531 473 425 | 2,155 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $1,574,442 $1,605,234 $1,591,923 $1,115,961 $872,905 $1,267,429 |
$1,551,632 $1,238,318 $1,030,652 $1,034,139 $1,046,328 $1,047,464 |
$1,033,708 $899,415 $987,043 $992,098 $1,039,079 $1,024,601 |
$20,952,370 |
| Recipients | 794 787 779 639 567 586 | 610 588 595 573 613 603 | 571 519 532 517 473 425 | 1,425 | |
| Env. Quality Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $11,873 $105,377 $112,977 $157,494 $371,134 |
$481,088 $350,711 $483,516 $392,467 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $981,648 $191,754 $0 $0 |
$3,640,038 |
| Recipients | 0 13 21 43 39 58 | 74 52 51 50 0 0 | 0 0 97 16 0 0 | 298 | |
| Total Conservation Security Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $101,106 $0 $0 $0 |
$101,106 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 18 0 0 0 | 18 | |
| Agricultural Conservation Program | Payments | $226,292 $142,235 $60,182 $23,785 $7,000 $4,997 |
$12,692 $0 $0 $-284 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$476,899 |
| Recipients | 179 126 46 15 1 2 | 3 0 0 1 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 315 | |
| Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $136,845 $12,585 $0 $0 |
$149,430 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 15 2 0 0 | 17 | |
| Emergency Conservation | Payments | $0 $0 $419 $0 $0 $55,740 |
$116,245 $181,970 $179,593 $16,422 $7,667 $0 |
$0 $63,795 $60,170 $0 $0 $0 |
$682,021 |
| Recipients | 0 0 1 0 0 27 | 66 114 96 5 3 0 | 0 20 17 0 0 0 | 310 | |
| Misc. Conservation Payments | Payments | $72,771 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$111,781 $6,210 $0 $10,700 $0 $0 |
$1,334 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$202,796 |
| Recipients | 48 0 0 0 0 0 | 54 3 0 2 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 103 | |
| Subtotal, Disaster Payments | Payments | $676,879 $-14,105 $-176 $2,475 $2,688,431 $2,132,401 |
$2,284,721 $1,106,857 $3,956,947 $424,196 $1,250,037 $8,415 |
$647,833 $2,170,495 $1,257,968 $472,512 $755,195 $507,570 |
$20,328,651 |
| Recipients | 105 5 1 1 537 547 | 497 734 542 192 126 6 | 73 566 224 95 133 93 | 1,473 | |
| Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $142,248 $16,849 $55,424 |
$214,521 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 21 1 5 | 25 | |
| Misc. Disaster Payments | Payments | $677,301 $-14,105 $-176 $2,475 $2,206,115 $1,767,177 |
$1,408,041 $180,679 $3,641,662 $214,424 $1,250,037 $8,073 |
$647,833 $1,730,633 $175,590 $101,114 $453,012 $444,180 |
$14,894,064 |
| Recipients | 102 5 1 1 207 211 | 209 94 241 38 126 5 | 73 154 43 27 91 88 | 634 | |
| Livestock Disaster / Emergency | Payments | $-158 $0 $0 $0 $482,316 $365,224 |
$876,680 $0 $237,237 $211,181 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $1,082,378 $229,150 $285,334 $7,966 |
$3,777,309 |
| Recipients | 1 0 0 0 383 373 | 373 0 249 160 0 0 | 0 0 219 48 68 1 | 823 | |
| Tree Assistance - Total | Payments | $-264 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $342 |
$0 $329 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$407 |
| Recipients | 2 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 3 |
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.
