USDA subsidies for farms in Pulaski County, Arkansas totaled $48,830,000 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 | $152,295 30 |
$9,732 9 |
$1,694,258 124 |
$330,078 488 |
$2,186,363 136 |
| 1996 | $133,968 27 |
$19,399 15 |
$1,929,085 197 |
$297,831 446 |
$2,380,283 212 |
| 1997 | $157,967 23 |
$26,346 6 |
$1,426,549 208 |
$262,031 400 |
$1,872,894 215 |
| 1998 | $107,066 23 |
$0 0 |
$2,377,746 200 |
$242,126 341 |
$2,726,908 207 |
| 1999 | $118,664 23 |
$1,073,131 119 |
$3,878,111 207 |
$257,861 360 |
$5,327,767 246 |
| 2000 | $119,948 21 |
$268,549 72 |
$4,501,035 218 |
$243,607 402 |
$5,133,139 248 |
| 2001 | $193,022 34 |
$721,890 103 |
$4,313,622 212 |
$198,251 380 |
$5,426,785 246 |
| 2002 | $193,417 40 |
$18,124 9 |
$2,128,666 202 |
$201,845 375 |
$2,542,052 217 |
| 2003 | $134,116 32 |
$142,957 44 |
$3,198,851 229 |
$169,299 329 |
$3,645,223 259 |
| 2004 | $181,897 28 |
$13,495 3 |
$1,562,139 196 |
$201,936 324 |
$1,959,467 203 |
| 2005 | $119,749 27 |
$62,315 11 |
$1,450,247 184 |
$205,458 298 |
$1,837,769 194 |
| 2006 | $148,601 28 |
$19,073 7 |
$1,419,998 165 |
$173,371 292 |
$1,761,042 178 |
| 2007 | $221,294 31 |
$19,140 5 |
$1,279,758 152 |
$277,310 288 |
$1,797,502 163 |
| 2008 | $166,851 32 |
$306,963 37 |
$1,199,551 132 |
$449,604 307 |
$2,122,969 152 |
| 2009 | $583,971 46 |
$16,700 3 |
$1,180,850 126 |
$418,854 294 |
$2,200,375 146 |
| 2010 | $240,775 37 |
$446,343 91 |
$1,152,281 124 |
$471,973 277 |
$2,311,373 151 |
| 2011 | $197,810 42 |
$179,215 90 |
$1,062,068 121 |
$581,139 271 |
$2,020,232 158 |
| 2012 | $309,949 38 |
$0 0 |
$747,132 87 |
$520,981 290 |
$1,578,062 108 |
| Total | $3,481,360 135 |
$3,343,343 258 |
$36,501,947 474 |
$5,503,555 6,162 |
$48,830,204 568 |
USDA Subsidies to Pulaski County, Arkansas by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $2,186,363 | |
| 1996 | $2,380,283 | |
| 1997 | $1,872,894 | |
| 1998 | $2,726,908 | |
| 1999 | $5,327,767 | |
| 2000 | $5,133,139 | |
| 2001 | $5,426,785 | |
| 2002 | $2,542,052 | |
| 2003 | $3,645,223 | |
| 2004 | $1,959,467 | |
| 2005 | $1,837,769 | |
| 2006 | $1,761,042 | |
| 2007 | $1,797,502 | |
| 2008 | $2,122,969 | |
| 2009 | $2,200,375 | |
| 2010 | $2,311,373 | |
| 2011 | $2,020,232 | |
| 2012 | $1,578,062 | |
| 1995-2012 | $48,830,204 | |
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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.
