USDA subsidies for farms in Clinch County, Georgia totaled $4,914,000 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 | $30,515 8 |
$9,402 8 |
$14,392 14 |
$8,824 29 |
$63,133 27 |
| 1996 | $16,824 11 |
$0 0 |
$23,459 38 |
$8,173 28 |
$48,456 44 |
| 1997 | $0 0 |
$24,193 8 |
$32,612 37 |
$10,926 24 |
$73,328 45 |
| 1998 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$56,746 37 |
$8,885 24 |
$66,331 37 |
| 1999 | $0 0 |
$104,838 27 |
$51,247 36 |
$12,184 27 |
$169,944 49 |
| 2000 | $0 0 |
$73,604 22 |
$111,520 50 |
$6,854 29 |
$192,533 58 |
| 2001 | $0 0 |
$33,712 17 |
$327,851 87 |
$8,360 30 |
$371,838 90 |
| 2002 | $0 0 |
$4,128 10 |
$46,062 38 |
$7,737 27 |
$58,482 40 |
| 2003 | $0 0 |
$3,508 3 |
$72,961 54 |
$7,312 30 |
$84,337 57 |
| 2004 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$37,145 35 |
$12,090 48 |
$54,193 38 |
| 2005 | $3,789 3 |
$40,509 4 |
$57,375 34 |
$17,443 51 |
$119,116 37 |
| 2006 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$54,204 27 |
$55,669 61 |
$110,429 29 |
| 2007 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$34,206 16 |
$106,062 69 |
$141,727 19 |
| 2008 | $0 0 |
$45,448 9 |
$73,123 20 |
$199,905 73 |
$319,032 25 |
| 2009 | $31,495 4 |
$0 0 |
$75,569 20 |
$360,020 96 |
$477,324 25 |
| 2010 | $0 0 |
$72,366 8 |
$66,865 19 |
$553,988 109 |
$693,775 25 |
| 2011 | $0 0 |
$35,777 8 |
$66,054 17 |
$771,472 113 |
$874,261 22 |
| 2012 | $0 0 |
$155,330 15 |
$65,153 18 |
$774,151 121 |
$995,592 34 |
| Total | $98,872 29 |
$618,360 72 |
$1,266,542 116 |
$2,930,055 989 |
$4,913,829 170 |
USDA Subsidies to Clinch County, Georgia by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $63,133 | |
| 1996 | $48,456 | |
| 1997 | $73,328 | |
| 1998 | $66,331 | |
| 1999 | $169,944 | |
| 2000 | $192,533 | |
| 2001 | $371,838 | |
| 2002 | $58,482 | |
| 2003 | $84,337 | |
| 2004 | $54,193 | |
| 2005 | $119,116 | |
| 2006 | $110,429 | |
| 2007 | $141,727 | |
| 2008 | $319,032 | |
| 2009 | $477,324 | |
| 2010 | $693,775 | |
| 2011 | $874,261 | |
| 2012 | $995,592 | |
| 1995-2012 | $4,913,829 | |
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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.
