USDA subsidies for farms in Delta County, Colorado totaled $23,544,000 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 | $349,850 44 |
$154,318 15 |
$249,574 71 |
$141,885 154 |
$895,627 122 |
| 1996 | $45,100 17 |
$0 0 |
$275,733 116 |
$116,777 102 |
$437,610 128 |
| 1997 | $336,299 26 |
$107,483 15 |
$182,096 98 |
$110,619 90 |
$736,496 133 |
| 1998 | $339,812 39 |
$48,012 9 |
$366,099 91 |
$45,671 68 |
$799,594 129 |
| 1999 | $210,190 24 |
$323,323 23 |
$570,350 95 |
$134,047 91 |
$1,237,910 137 |
| 2000 | $455,728 42 |
$1,294,374 101 |
$795,689 138 |
$111,465 96 |
$2,657,255 258 |
| 2001 | $583,014 43 |
$830,206 79 |
$1,019,111 175 |
$152,687 110 |
$2,585,018 246 |
| 2002 | $347,931 31 |
$1,145,296 274 |
$505,159 145 |
$169,279 115 |
$2,167,665 381 |
| 2003 | $564,312 37 |
$483,441 66 |
$649,538 184 |
$166,564 111 |
$1,863,855 248 |
| 2004 | $662,487 24 |
$170,639 21 |
$268,882 127 |
$181,732 99 |
$1,283,740 165 |
| 2005 | $0 0 |
$350,717 29 |
$537,563 146 |
$187,488 109 |
$1,075,768 169 |
| 2006 | $0 0 |
$30,826 10 |
$467,707 131 |
$212,166 104 |
$710,699 140 |
| 2007 | $0 0 |
$111,565 16 |
$172,757 120 |
$258,338 109 |
$542,660 131 |
| 2008 | $0 0 |
$610,979 48 |
$165,314 123 |
$310,079 116 |
$1,086,372 161 |
| 2009 | $1,761,946 53 |
$87,925 20 |
$424,375 91 |
$313,532 115 |
$2,587,779 156 |
| 2010 | $0 0 |
$638,164 27 |
$181,796 97 |
$286,294 111 |
$1,106,254 119 |
| 2011 | $0 0 |
$321,657 20 |
$139,152 97 |
$370,121 125 |
$830,930 115 |
| 2012 | $0 0 |
$266,698 18 |
$253,479 79 |
$418,632 127 |
$938,809 97 |
| Total | $5,656,668 277 |
$6,975,623 421 |
$7,224,375 383 |
$3,687,376 1,952 |
$23,544,042 818 |
USDA Subsidies to Delta County, Colorado by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $895,627 | |
| 1996 | $437,610 | |
| 1997 | $736,496 | |
| 1998 | $799,594 | |
| 1999 | $1,237,910 | |
| 2000 | $2,657,255 | |
| 2001 | $2,585,018 | |
| 2002 | $2,167,665 | |
| 2003 | $1,863,855 | |
| 2004 | $1,283,740 | |
| 2005 | $1,075,768 | |
| 2006 | $710,699 | |
| 2007 | $542,660 | |
| 2008 | $1,086,372 | |
| 2009 | $2,587,779 | |
| 2010 | $1,106,254 | |
| 2011 | $830,930 | |
| 2012 | $938,809 | |
| 1995-2012 | $23,544,042 | |
|
||
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.
