USDA subsidies for farms in Decatur County, Georgia totaled $215,923,000 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 | $555,354 202 |
$307,331 57 |
$616,886 203 |
$907,523 609 |
$2,387,095 397 |
| 1996 | $432,760 180 |
$0 0 |
$2,683,433 325 |
$808,288 569 |
$3,924,481 472 |
| 1997 | $420,162 177 |
$15,323 3 |
$2,560,068 332 |
$940,173 515 |
$3,935,726 476 |
| 1998 | $269,959 126 |
$0 0 |
$5,375,460 363 |
$1,224,733 499 |
$6,870,152 461 |
| 1999 | $211,029 97 |
$2,259,719 199 |
$7,394,108 396 |
$1,602,363 642 |
$11,467,219 525 |
| 2000 | $299,959 105 |
$1,153,488 146 |
$9,472,283 439 |
$1,421,196 676 |
$12,346,926 534 |
| 2001 | $308,688 125 |
$2,388,842 180 |
$9,953,108 414 |
$1,874,423 703 |
$14,525,061 528 |
| 2002 | $300,701 119 |
$431,750 98 |
$28,441,547 922 |
$1,479,553 703 |
$30,653,551 983 |
| 2003 | $291,908 117 |
$1,695,954 122 |
$15,226,803 630 |
$1,444,930 811 |
$18,659,595 697 |
| 2004 | $281,902 116 |
$433,511 41 |
$10,433,691 495 |
$1,792,749 836 |
$12,941,853 567 |
| 2005 | $279,682 108 |
$2,249,952 130 |
$13,697,477 486 |
$1,687,204 808 |
$17,914,315 572 |
| 2006 | $218,660 108 |
$7,927 6 |
$13,454,050 474 |
$1,858,653 800 |
$15,539,291 539 |
| 2007 | $214,496 99 |
$447,083 67 |
$10,446,349 387 |
$1,786,103 846 |
$12,894,031 455 |
| 2008 | $293,262 114 |
$2,007,864 132 |
$8,757,198 397 |
$2,399,436 902 |
$13,457,760 486 |
| 2009 | $355,245 119 |
$83,563 54 |
$8,662,123 381 |
$2,355,765 1,149 |
$11,456,696 463 |
| 2010 | $297,421 104 |
$473,404 79 |
$5,348,872 349 |
$2,926,416 1,203 |
$9,046,113 429 |
| 2011 | $275,421 101 |
$272,097 88 |
$4,167,862 331 |
$4,658,656 1,261 |
$9,374,036 414 |
| 2012 | $256,391 104 |
$696,675 19 |
$3,888,431 329 |
$3,687,346 1,263 |
$8,528,843 407 |
| Total | $5,563,001 402 |
$14,924,484 438 |
$160,579,748 1,488 |
$34,855,510 14,795 |
$215,922,742 1,689 |
USDA Subsidies to Decatur County, Georgia by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $2,387,095 | |
| 1996 | $3,924,481 | |
| 1997 | $3,935,726 | |
| 1998 | $6,870,152 | |
| 1999 | $11,467,219 | |
| 2000 | $12,346,926 | |
| 2001 | $14,525,061 | |
| 2002 | $30,653,551 | |
| 2003 | $18,659,595 | |
| 2004 | $12,941,853 | |
| 2005 | $17,914,315 | |
| 2006 | $15,539,291 | |
| 2007 | $12,894,031 | |
| 2008 | $13,457,760 | |
| 2009 | $11,456,696 | |
| 2010 | $9,046,113 | |
| 2011 | $9,374,036 | |
| 2012 | $8,528,843 | |
| 1995-2012 | $215,922,742 | |
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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.
