USDA subsidies for farms in Desha County, Arkansas totaled $367,645,000 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 | $166,260 39 |
$48,231 54 |
$10,692,941 779 |
$2,206,909 2,361 |
$13,114,341 808 |
| 1996 | $157,521 23 |
$60,739 9 |
$12,570,621 882 |
$2,000,245 2,139 |
$14,789,126 890 |
| 1997 | $142,664 22 |
$-3,414 5 |
$10,209,104 860 |
$1,760,945 1,865 |
$12,109,299 871 |
| 1998 | $121,560 17 |
$0 0 |
$19,380,829 874 |
$1,886,184 1,873 |
$21,388,310 881 |
| 1999 | $161,889 22 |
$694,384 107 |
$27,818,668 854 |
$1,966,361 1,742 |
$30,641,302 864 |
| 2000 | $150,693 37 |
$580,682 146 |
$31,329,005 890 |
$1,428,655 1,837 |
$33,489,035 903 |
| 2001 | $424,420 64 |
$1,101,711 144 |
$28,479,237 890 |
$1,902,823 1,908 |
$31,908,191 918 |
| 2002 | $470,039 69 |
$35,378 8 |
$17,876,507 833 |
$1,498,607 1,860 |
$19,880,531 850 |
| 2003 | $299,105 64 |
$1,662,297 81 |
$31,709,708 904 |
$1,324,773 1,702 |
$34,995,883 936 |
| 2004 | $415,224 71 |
$146,872 37 |
$18,202,836 875 |
$1,484,204 1,735 |
$20,249,136 903 |
| 2005 | $539,627 81 |
$328,257 44 |
$20,775,767 893 |
$1,395,669 1,736 |
$23,039,320 924 |
| 2006 | $564,504 90 |
$0 0 |
$19,541,775 881 |
$1,661,339 1,651 |
$21,771,583 913 |
| 2007 | $412,188 80 |
$0 0 |
$16,911,690 883 |
$2,089,405 1,668 |
$19,413,283 890 |
| 2008 | $625,330 96 |
$571,441 45 |
$14,064,687 816 |
$3,185,675 1,819 |
$18,447,133 854 |
| 2009 | $862,640 93 |
$0 0 |
$17,472,213 848 |
$3,251,846 2,063 |
$21,586,699 886 |
| 2010 | $667,410 105 |
$2,121,316 466 |
$10,394,249 775 |
$3,994,695 2,086 |
$17,177,671 827 |
| 2011 | $473,560 94 |
$747,645 475 |
$8,457,369 629 |
$3,965,604 1,964 |
$13,644,178 770 |
| Total | $6,654,634 206 |
$8,099,241 753 |
$315,887,206 1,870 |
$37,003,939 32,009 |
$367,645,020 1,912 |
USDA Subsidies to Desha County, Arkansas by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $13,114,341 | |
| 1996 | $14,789,126 | |
| 1997 | $12,109,299 | |
| 1998 | $21,388,310 | |
| 1999 | $30,641,302 | |
| 2000 | $33,489,035 | |
| 2001 | $31,908,191 | |
| 2002 | $19,880,531 | |
| 2003 | $34,995,883 | |
| 2004 | $20,249,136 | |
| 2005 | $23,039,320 | |
| 2006 | $21,771,583 | |
| 2007 | $19,413,283 | |
| 2008 | $18,447,133 | |
| 2009 | $21,586,699 | |
| 2010 | $17,177,671 | |
| 2011 | $13,644,178 | |
| 1995-2011 | $367,645,020 | |
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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.
