USDA subsidies for farms in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama totaled $20,256,000 from 1995 through 2012.
| 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 | $141,138 60 |
$0 0 |
$116,707 100 |
$39,798 61 |
$303,135 152 |
| 1996 | $85,657 48 |
$0 0 |
$560,491 168 |
$51,248 42 |
$700,629 198 |
| 1997 | $75,228 46 |
$0 0 |
$510,469 166 |
$49,800 55 |
$635,497 191 |
| 1998 | $103,679 52 |
$0 0 |
$1,140,455 180 |
$55,525 52 |
$1,299,659 210 |
| 1999 | $77,918 38 |
$44,584 5 |
$1,365,979 182 |
$54,361 43 |
$1,542,842 202 |
| 2000 | $85,528 38 |
$133,517 86 |
$1,312,000 173 |
$47,771 41 |
$1,578,816 245 |
| 2001 | $29,309 33 |
$677,669 148 |
$1,171,887 171 |
$65,005 42 |
$1,943,870 290 |
| 2002 | $72,135 38 |
$200,450 139 |
$814,560 172 |
$56,503 37 |
$1,143,648 304 |
| 2003 | $45,196 39 |
$35,684 7 |
$1,218,871 163 |
$59,983 35 |
$1,359,734 187 |
| 2004 | $75,502 39 |
$0 0 |
$1,030,858 155 |
$79,464 44 |
$1,185,824 176 |
| 2005 | $42,560 38 |
$23,972 8 |
$1,454,255 160 |
$67,963 42 |
$1,588,750 184 |
| 2006 | $40,977 38 |
$18,015 27 |
$1,237,122 157 |
$79,882 44 |
$1,375,996 197 |
| 2007 | $53,214 37 |
$80,548 34 |
$956,223 128 |
$89,738 44 |
$1,179,723 172 |
| 2008 | $35,183 33 |
$133,824 37 |
$722,182 118 |
$160,343 49 |
$1,051,532 162 |
| 2009 | $146,721 51 |
$0 0 |
$967,458 116 |
$149,596 50 |
$1,263,775 152 |
| 2010 | $41,359 33 |
$54,586 15 |
$544,550 106 |
$136,305 38 |
$776,800 134 |
| 2011 | $46,466 34 |
$18,194 15 |
$370,621 111 |
$234,631 38 |
$669,912 142 |
| 2012 | $59,971 21 |
$0 0 |
$320,480 93 |
$275,412 43 |
$655,863 109 |
| Total | $1,257,741 162 |
$1,429,768 231 |
$15,815,169 311 |
$1,753,328 800 |
$20,256,005 541 |
USDA Subsidies to Tuscaloosa County, Alabama by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $303,135 | |
| 1996 | $700,629 | |
| 1997 | $635,497 | |
| 1998 | $1,299,659 | |
| 1999 | $1,542,842 | |
| 2000 | $1,578,816 | |
| 2001 | $1,943,870 | |
| 2002 | $1,143,648 | |
| 2003 | $1,359,734 | |
| 2004 | $1,185,824 | |
| 2005 | $1,588,750 | |
| 2006 | $1,375,996 | |
| 2007 | $1,179,723 | |
| 2008 | $1,051,532 | |
| 2009 | $1,263,775 | |
| 2010 | $776,800 | |
| 2011 | $669,912 | |
| 2012 | $655,863 | |
| 1995-2012 | $20,256,005 | |
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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.
