USDA subsidies for farms in Fayette County, Alabama totaled $11,302,000 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 | $217,053 176 |
$1,697 4 |
$31,669 56 |
$25,178 81 |
$275,597 218 |
| 1996 | $177,593 156 |
$0 0 |
$223,543 330 |
$28,336 45 |
$429,472 412 |
| 1997 | $162,715 147 |
$0 0 |
$186,043 329 |
$28,098 39 |
$376,856 405 |
| 1998 | $133,663 134 |
$0 0 |
$303,546 340 |
$28,173 76 |
$465,382 402 |
| 1999 | $112,341 117 |
$60,993 88 |
$527,328 347 |
$30,365 63 |
$731,027 442 |
| 2000 | $109,647 115 |
$136,377 94 |
$531,288 347 |
$31,601 34 |
$808,913 446 |
| 2001 | $132,773 123 |
$598,284 153 |
$385,463 344 |
$51,883 47 |
$1,168,404 470 |
| 2002 | $147,516 113 |
$145,657 109 |
$243,610 312 |
$41,699 40 |
$578,482 427 |
| 2003 | $194,632 128 |
$94,260 20 |
$555,957 310 |
$54,501 32 |
$899,350 366 |
| 2004 | $172,833 128 |
$0 0 |
$324,046 283 |
$57,722 39 |
$556,155 340 |
| 2005 | $107,048 112 |
$19,471 6 |
$542,736 286 |
$45,717 40 |
$714,971 333 |
| 2006 | $115,415 117 |
$24,832 7 |
$497,399 294 |
$51,094 45 |
$688,740 345 |
| 2007 | $109,515 114 |
$264,817 82 |
$352,394 265 |
$78,413 45 |
$805,139 360 |
| 2008 | $98,651 93 |
$47,598 35 |
$310,405 262 |
$111,187 50 |
$567,841 322 |
| 2009 | $229,838 131 |
$32,246 21 |
$629,069 208 |
$104,225 50 |
$995,378 296 |
| 2010 | $185,595 91 |
$153,149 25 |
$240,447 195 |
$98,541 44 |
$677,732 255 |
| 2011 | $137,439 83 |
$37,653 20 |
$202,054 181 |
$185,211 40 |
$562,357 229 |
| Total | $2,544,267 350 |
$1,618,588 224 |
$6,086,996 580 |
$1,051,944 810 |
$11,301,795 845 |
USDA Subsidies to Fayette County, Alabama by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $275,597 | |
| 1996 | $429,472 | |
| 1997 | $376,856 | |
| 1998 | $465,382 | |
| 1999 | $731,027 | |
| 2000 | $808,913 | |
| 2001 | $1,168,404 | |
| 2002 | $578,482 | |
| 2003 | $899,350 | |
| 2004 | $556,155 | |
| 2005 | $714,971 | |
| 2006 | $688,740 | |
| 2007 | $805,139 | |
| 2008 | $567,841 | |
| 2009 | $995,378 | |
| 2010 | $677,732 | |
| 2011 | $562,357 | |
| 1995-2011 | $11,301,795 | |
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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.
