USDA subsidies for farms in Arkansas totaled $10,431,000,000 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 | $17,385,411 6,421 |
$12,511,442 4,493 |
$353,293,277 19,942 |
$37,757,890 59,425 |
$420,948,020 27,164 |
| 1996 | $14,521,552 5,041 |
$10,467,919 4,520 |
$336,881,894 25,077 |
$36,893,375 50,992 |
$398,764,740 31,198 |
| 1997 | $14,537,683 4,281 |
$3,271,867 2,153 |
$256,768,875 24,610 |
$28,203,047 32,625 |
$302,781,471 28,469 |
| 1998 | $11,608,338 3,371 |
$149,482 41 |
$460,250,229 24,299 |
$32,936,388 29,750 |
$504,944,437 25,815 |
| 1999 | $10,710,800 3,116 |
$68,777,313 15,278 |
$791,181,059 25,370 |
$36,605,215 33,683 |
$907,274,387 34,918 |
| 2000 | $11,280,360 4,051 |
$42,228,142 15,315 |
$1,000,567,274 26,621 |
$31,067,856 37,200 |
$1,085,143,632 36,588 |
| 2001 | $18,326,971 5,682 |
$74,478,731 15,795 |
$1,013,997,553 25,842 |
$37,061,588 38,146 |
$1,143,864,843 35,925 |
| 2002 | $14,184,590 3,508 |
$8,554,564 2,990 |
$698,290,959 25,131 |
$31,815,608 37,101 |
$752,845,721 28,772 |
| 2003 | $16,902,731 3,600 |
$53,728,210 14,841 |
$880,885,856 25,886 |
$32,150,327 35,689 |
$983,667,123 37,873 |
| 2004 | $20,671,370 3,577 |
$3,798,474 1,490 |
$463,164,347 24,871 |
$36,981,754 35,103 |
$524,615,946 27,329 |
| 2005 | $39,631,893 5,230 |
$32,715,961 6,952 |
$480,917,991 25,584 |
$33,541,607 33,447 |
$586,807,453 32,269 |
| 2006 | $46,052,401 6,478 |
$4,586,070 1,721 |
$436,979,153 25,291 |
$36,339,142 32,100 |
$523,956,766 29,908 |
| 2007 | $41,240,825 6,186 |
$13,972,661 3,704 |
$402,769,871 24,973 |
$46,625,201 31,279 |
$504,608,558 30,318 |
| 2008 | $43,278,125 6,322 |
$27,545,479 8,292 |
$304,262,956 21,770 |
$72,756,826 32,379 |
$447,843,385 30,336 |
| 2009 | $41,292,292 7,064 |
$986,730 156 |
$382,298,116 21,434 |
$78,693,694 32,235 |
$503,270,833 25,727 |
| 2010 | $33,375,301 5,769 |
$62,581,061 10,030 |
$262,265,598 20,497 |
$84,992,810 32,530 |
$443,214,770 24,573 |
| 2011 | $19,041,462 3,743 |
$28,011,429 10,818 |
$236,100,908 19,018 |
$112,891,195 32,716 |
$396,044,993 23,175 |
| Total | $414,042,106 25,495 |
$448,365,534 39,301 |
$8,760,875,915 54,753 |
$807,313,523 616,400 |
$10,430,597,079 79,638 |
USDA Subsidies to Arkansas by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $420,948,020 | |
| 1996 | $398,764,740 | |
| 1997 | $302,781,471 | |
| 1998 | $504,944,437 | |
| 1999 | $907,274,387 | |
| 2000 | $1,085,143,632 | |
| 2001 | $1,143,864,843 | |
| 2002 | $752,845,721 | |
| 2003 | $983,667,123 | |
| 2004 | $524,615,946 | |
| 2005 | $586,807,453 | |
| 2006 | $523,956,766 | |
| 2007 | $504,608,558 | |
| 2008 | $447,843,385 | |
| 2009 | $503,270,833 | |
| 2010 | $443,214,770 | |
| 2011 | $396,044,993 | |
| 1995-2011 | $10,430,597,079 | |
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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.
