USDA subsidies for farms in Lawrence County, Arkansas totaled $359,796,000 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 | $88,475 63 |
$92,904 76 |
$18,782,259 936 |
$645,559 2,427 |
$19,609,197 999 |
| 1996 | $83,247 52 |
$0 0 |
$14,884,773 1,072 |
$677,263 2,046 |
$15,645,283 1,088 |
| 1997 | $57,137 24 |
$0 0 |
$10,808,842 1,027 |
$354,919 1,138 |
$11,220,898 1,037 |
| 1998 | $81,282 33 |
$0 0 |
$18,143,136 991 |
$353,785 823 |
$18,578,203 1,006 |
| 1999 | $48,498 19 |
$542,077 325 |
$26,688,813 989 |
$485,462 774 |
$27,764,850 1,147 |
| 2000 | $26,340 10 |
$798,912 473 |
$40,720,436 1,019 |
$504,366 900 |
$42,050,054 1,163 |
| 2001 | $64,838 17 |
$352,924 215 |
$31,821,152 993 |
$487,139 944 |
$32,726,053 1,091 |
| 2002 | $55,498 15 |
$570 3 |
$23,580,150 932 |
$487,423 859 |
$24,123,641 940 |
| 2003 | $335,554 69 |
$501,413 279 |
$40,725,373 1,020 |
$474,100 805 |
$42,036,440 1,182 |
| 2004 | $269,061 42 |
$4,276 4 |
$14,101,086 991 |
$556,637 759 |
$14,931,060 1,008 |
| 2005 | $174,255 35 |
$172,863 43 |
$14,630,686 1,020 |
$497,508 676 |
$15,475,312 1,034 |
| 2006 | $210,779 42 |
$0 0 |
$14,050,668 1,019 |
$595,668 667 |
$14,857,115 1,034 |
| 2007 | $228,065 47 |
$0 0 |
$11,744,742 967 |
$830,764 666 |
$12,803,571 981 |
| 2008 | $185,912 49 |
$363,775 173 |
$10,479,774 846 |
$1,134,352 737 |
$12,163,813 938 |
| 2009 | $1,578,396 224 |
$0 0 |
$9,674,827 788 |
$1,199,858 730 |
$12,453,081 903 |
| 2010 | $345,976 91 |
$3,246,447 528 |
$10,454,851 811 |
$1,516,649 792 |
$15,563,923 877 |
| 2011 | $867,910 95 |
$1,361,219 556 |
$10,167,934 794 |
$2,505,090 851 |
$14,902,153 893 |
| 2012 | $604,719 79 |
$196,460 5 |
$9,584,879 743 |
$2,505,299 964 |
$12,891,357 779 |
| Total | $5,305,941 395 |
$7,633,840 1,091 |
$331,044,381 2,042 |
$15,811,841 17,558 |
$359,796,004 2,323 |
USDA Subsidies to Lawrence County, Arkansas by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $19,609,197 | |
| 1996 | $15,645,283 | |
| 1997 | $11,220,898 | |
| 1998 | $18,578,203 | |
| 1999 | $27,764,850 | |
| 2000 | $42,050,054 | |
| 2001 | $32,726,053 | |
| 2002 | $24,123,641 | |
| 2003 | $42,036,440 | |
| 2004 | $14,931,060 | |
| 2005 | $15,475,312 | |
| 2006 | $14,857,115 | |
| 2007 | $12,803,571 | |
| 2008 | $12,163,813 | |
| 2009 | $12,453,081 | |
| 2010 | $15,563,923 | |
| 2011 | $14,902,153 | |
| 2012 | $12,891,357 | |
| 1995-2012 | $359,796,004 | |
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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.
