USDA subsidies for farms in Lincoln County, Colorado totaled $211,399,000 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 | $5,421,126 363 |
$551,034 116 |
$1,146,081 414 |
$505,162 474 |
$7,623,404 656 |
| 1996 | $5,305,086 355 |
$0 0 |
$3,043,358 525 |
$542,455 526 |
$8,890,899 699 |
| 1997 | $5,308,018 350 |
$0 0 |
$2,812,458 515 |
$688,951 448 |
$8,809,427 678 |
| 1998 | $3,591,303 326 |
$0 0 |
$6,291,365 595 |
$645,665 474 |
$10,528,332 709 |
| 1999 | $4,313,064 329 |
$413,881 48 |
$9,511,340 576 |
$759,468 508 |
$14,997,753 682 |
| 2000 | $4,903,775 358 |
$361,148 72 |
$8,215,703 576 |
$703,480 603 |
$14,184,107 698 |
| 2001 | $4,694,284 362 |
$443,771 100 |
$5,712,494 554 |
$951,461 610 |
$11,802,010 685 |
| 2002 | $4,513,483 367 |
$1,589,806 267 |
$2,212,389 523 |
$1,029,004 706 |
$9,344,682 784 |
| 2003 | $4,487,904 361 |
$4,563,844 320 |
$2,951,029 557 |
$1,416,513 1,092 |
$13,419,290 719 |
| 2004 | $4,593,200 393 |
$899,208 175 |
$2,870,327 527 |
$1,806,016 1,252 |
$10,168,751 728 |
| 2005 | $4,528,843 386 |
$4,606,956 370 |
$2,978,207 525 |
$1,855,521 1,358 |
$13,969,527 726 |
| 2006 | $4,598,251 380 |
$17,652 5 |
$2,752,370 499 |
$1,871,829 1,366 |
$9,240,103 657 |
| 2007 | $4,432,861 378 |
$82,126 39 |
$2,469,099 461 |
$3,152,632 1,412 |
$10,136,718 625 |
| 2008 | $4,494,971 377 |
$2,030,838 292 |
$2,532,506 479 |
$4,059,011 1,409 |
$13,117,326 683 |
| 2009 | $4,595,218 368 |
$80,663 25 |
$2,518,254 466 |
$5,977,811 1,468 |
$13,171,946 635 |
| 2010 | $4,029,747 344 |
$4,329,094 166 |
$2,575,516 468 |
$4,186,573 1,440 |
$15,120,930 625 |
| 2011 | $4,391,445 345 |
$1,001,768 66 |
$2,541,113 476 |
$5,909,433 1,458 |
$13,843,759 635 |
| 2012 | $3,784,507 288 |
$545,419 51 |
$2,023,623 334 |
$6,676,874 1,460 |
$13,030,423 502 |
| Total | $81,987,086 771 |
$21,517,209 670 |
$65,157,233 1,100 |
$42,737,859 18,064 |
$211,399,387 1,456 |
USDA Subsidies to Lincoln County, Colorado by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $7,623,404 | |
| 1996 | $8,890,899 | |
| 1997 | $8,809,427 | |
| 1998 | $10,528,332 | |
| 1999 | $14,997,753 | |
| 2000 | $14,184,107 | |
| 2001 | $11,802,010 | |
| 2002 | $9,344,682 | |
| 2003 | $13,419,290 | |
| 2004 | $10,168,751 | |
| 2005 | $13,969,527 | |
| 2006 | $9,240,103 | |
| 2007 | $10,136,718 | |
| 2008 | $13,117,326 | |
| 2009 | $13,171,946 | |
| 2010 | $15,120,930 | |
| 2011 | $13,843,759 | |
| 2012 | $13,030,423 | |
| 1995-2012 | $211,399,387 | |
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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.
