USDA subsidies for farms in Etowah County, Alabama totaled $14,172,000 from 1995 through 2011.
| Year | Conservation Subsidies | Disaster Subsidies | Commodity Subsidies | Crop Insurance Premium Subsidies | Total USDA Subsidies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payments / Recipients |
Payments / Recipients |
Payments / Recipients |
Subsidies / Policies |
Payments / Recipients |
|
| 1995 | $116,866 58 |
$7,697 10 |
$39,705 68 |
$46,801 134 |
$211,069 126 |
| 1996 | $116,713 59 |
$38,717 18 |
$204,395 199 |
$41,259 87 |
$401,083 239 |
| 1997 | $102,098 48 |
$0 0 |
$211,584 202 |
$37,525 58 |
$351,207 221 |
| 1998 | $60,937 33 |
$0 0 |
$408,406 211 |
$41,232 57 |
$510,575 220 |
| 1999 | $51,152 24 |
$174,340 226 |
$782,162 212 |
$62,735 58 |
$1,070,389 393 |
| 2000 | $59,717 25 |
$227,785 222 |
$758,391 220 |
$46,382 73 |
$1,092,275 387 |
| 2001 | $184,347 73 |
$357,814 236 |
$1,044,227 205 |
$48,005 61 |
$1,634,393 401 |
| 2002 | $127,010 34 |
$261,730 242 |
$687,719 197 |
$44,873 74 |
$1,121,332 406 |
| 2003 | $180,596 34 |
$9,588 11 |
$701,059 163 |
$43,744 69 |
$934,987 194 |
| 2004 | $103,658 32 |
$0 0 |
$606,183 168 |
$59,935 72 |
$776,418 181 |
| 2005 | $61,837 22 |
$62,529 12 |
$912,257 186 |
$70,489 59 |
$1,107,112 197 |
| 2006 | $56,813 18 |
$0 0 |
$841,193 180 |
$86,502 54 |
$984,508 187 |
| 2007 | $44,218 18 |
$62,201 53 |
$597,232 177 |
$91,446 52 |
$795,097 223 |
| 2008 | $52,563 16 |
$159,845 101 |
$515,068 163 |
$158,290 67 |
$885,766 239 |
| 2009 | $164,476 41 |
$225,401 57 |
$629,695 152 |
$161,553 77 |
$1,181,125 213 |
| 2010 | $118,085 17 |
$62,021 37 |
$193,247 139 |
$166,136 79 |
$539,489 152 |
| 2011 | $56,487 16 |
$20,747 34 |
$159,692 117 |
$338,199 77 |
$575,125 133 |
| Total | $1,657,572 169 |
$1,677,057 455 |
$9,292,213 371 |
$1,545,106 1,208 |
$14,171,948 729 |
USDA Subsidies to Etowah County, Alabama by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $211,069 | |
| 1996 | $401,083 | |
| 1997 | $351,207 | |
| 1998 | $510,575 | |
| 1999 | $1,070,389 | |
| 2000 | $1,092,275 | |
| 2001 | $1,634,393 | |
| 2002 | $1,121,332 | |
| 2003 | $934,987 | |
| 2004 | $776,418 | |
| 2005 | $1,107,112 | |
| 2006 | $984,508 | |
| 2007 | $795,097 | |
| 2008 | $885,766 | |
| 2009 | $1,181,125 | |
| 2010 | $539,489 | |
| 2011 | $575,125 | |
| 1995-2011 | $14,171,948 | |
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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.
