USDA subsidies for farms in Cross County, Arkansas totaled $441,370,000 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 | $200,983 157 |
$154,442 49 |
$23,197,253 801 |
$754,978 2,108 |
$24,307,655 870 |
| 1996 | $142,446 77 |
$46,860 5 |
$18,508,677 900 |
$828,729 1,753 |
$19,526,712 908 |
| 1997 | $146,621 68 |
$0 0 |
$13,953,210 853 |
$622,941 1,068 |
$14,724,195 861 |
| 1998 | $132,760 63 |
$0 0 |
$23,189,305 845 |
$1,370,498 907 |
$24,692,563 856 |
| 1999 | $121,099 48 |
$1,153,727 96 |
$33,426,813 851 |
$1,497,677 1,030 |
$36,199,316 872 |
| 2000 | $67,723 41 |
$566,261 101 |
$43,764,638 871 |
$1,267,255 1,077 |
$45,665,877 898 |
| 2001 | $191,413 51 |
$1,887,918 157 |
$42,157,427 875 |
$1,340,593 1,098 |
$45,577,352 906 |
| 2002 | $281,683 49 |
$32,338 6 |
$26,080,027 796 |
$1,301,839 1,081 |
$27,695,887 809 |
| 2003 | $443,040 67 |
$885,673 92 |
$40,710,734 870 |
$1,533,669 1,071 |
$43,573,116 905 |
| 2004 | $573,977 78 |
$346,482 24 |
$18,946,665 830 |
$1,926,664 1,089 |
$21,793,788 851 |
| 2005 | $562,491 83 |
$1,049,634 80 |
$16,152,422 864 |
$1,728,423 1,001 |
$19,492,970 886 |
| 2006 | $656,312 107 |
$0 0 |
$16,238,175 840 |
$1,647,063 995 |
$18,541,550 873 |
| 2007 | $725,739 124 |
$271,386 32 |
$14,953,561 822 |
$2,498,315 1,046 |
$18,449,002 865 |
| 2008 | $651,990 113 |
$1,010,655 126 |
$13,145,917 693 |
$4,062,822 1,199 |
$18,871,384 772 |
| 2009 | $980,869 127 |
$0 0 |
$13,241,310 653 |
$4,531,813 1,230 |
$18,753,992 716 |
| 2010 | $941,456 127 |
$3,603,019 368 |
$13,167,466 647 |
$5,074,878 1,215 |
$22,786,820 742 |
| 2011 | $834,489 127 |
$1,073,330 363 |
$12,556,444 608 |
$6,253,352 1,342 |
$20,717,615 740 |
| Total | $7,655,090 402 |
$12,083,149 664 |
$383,390,045 1,908 |
$38,241,509 20,310 |
$441,369,793 2,010 |
USDA Subsidies to Cross County, Arkansas by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $24,307,655 | |
| 1996 | $19,526,712 | |
| 1997 | $14,724,195 | |
| 1998 | $24,692,563 | |
| 1999 | $36,199,316 | |
| 2000 | $45,665,877 | |
| 2001 | $45,577,352 | |
| 2002 | $27,695,887 | |
| 2003 | $43,573,116 | |
| 2004 | $21,793,788 | |
| 2005 | $19,492,970 | |
| 2006 | $18,541,550 | |
| 2007 | $18,449,002 | |
| 2008 | $18,871,384 | |
| 2009 | $18,753,992 | |
| 2010 | $22,786,820 | |
| 2011 | $20,717,615 | |
| 1995-2011 | $441,369,793 | |
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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.
