USDA subsidies for farms in Alaska totaled $49,623,000 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 | $1,056,061 102 |
$618,842 36 |
$59,663 33 |
$17,803 29 |
$1,752,369 136 |
| 1996 | $1,106,109 111 |
$45,532 13 |
$105,873 62 |
$28,448 31 |
$1,285,962 134 |
| 1997 | $1,026,972 61 |
$368,053 40 |
$95,064 61 |
$21,114 28 |
$1,511,203 117 |
| 1998 | $1,131,180 68 |
$0 0 |
$265,206 63 |
$30,875 25 |
$1,434,627 94 |
| 1999 | $1,083,632 71 |
$384,374 71 |
$287,864 74 |
$32,642 31 |
$1,788,512 154 |
| 2000 | $1,240,021 55 |
$93,867 28 |
$327,334 67 |
$17,793 32 |
$1,679,015 109 |
| 2001 | $1,067,096 59 |
$920,350 70 |
$185,390 57 |
$51,437 44 |
$2,224,273 122 |
| 2002 | $1,304,162 64 |
$213,763 17 |
$243,927 64 |
$45,725 46 |
$1,807,577 104 |
| 2003 | $1,313,464 58 |
$197,371 67 |
$318,846 66 |
$49,541 45 |
$1,879,222 128 |
| 2004 | $1,356,020 82 |
$105,661 9 |
$3,969,356 1,769 |
$54,624 39 |
$5,485,661 1,823 |
| 2005 | $2,370,147 114 |
$390,733 20 |
$2,377,570 730 |
$45,525 37 |
$5,183,974 808 |
| 2006 | $2,981,236 136 |
$0 0 |
$192,544 59 |
$34,466 34 |
$3,208,246 158 |
| 2007 | $3,530,261 165 |
$0 0 |
$103,632 40 |
$33,682 35 |
$3,668,024 184 |
| 2008 | $3,980,329 152 |
$28,820 3 |
$89,963 32 |
$40,440 33 |
$4,139,552 166 |
| 2009 | $3,831,481 132 |
$0 0 |
$157,763 31 |
$45,281 33 |
$4,034,525 144 |
| 2010 | $5,240,330 109 |
$157,967 9 |
$65,568 22 |
$43,805 27 |
$5,507,670 122 |
| 2011 | $876,437 40 |
$447,979 142 |
$252,555 116 |
$73,608 29 |
$1,650,579 262 |
| 2012 | $706,073 31 |
$367,559 159 |
$235,406 74 |
$72,673 28 |
$1,381,710 225 |
| Total | $35,201,011 524 |
$4,348,685 369 |
$9,333,525 2,140 |
$739,482 606 |
$49,622,702 2,775 |
USDA Subsidies to Alaska by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $1,752,369 | |
| 1996 | $1,285,962 | |
| 1997 | $1,511,203 | |
| 1998 | $1,434,627 | |
| 1999 | $1,788,512 | |
| 2000 | $1,679,015 | |
| 2001 | $2,224,273 | |
| 2002 | $1,807,577 | |
| 2003 | $1,879,222 | |
| 2004 | $5,485,661 | |
| 2005 | $5,183,974 | |
| 2006 | $3,208,246 | |
| 2007 | $3,668,024 | |
| 2008 | $4,139,552 | |
| 2009 | $4,034,525 | |
| 2010 | $5,507,670 | |
| 2011 | $1,650,579 | |
| 2012 | $1,381,710 | |
| 1995-2012 | $49,622,702 | |
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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.
