USDA subsidies for farms in Habersham County, Georgia totaled $2,744,000 from 1995 through 2011.
| 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 | $23,814 14 |
$123,030 4 |
$4,826 8 |
$10,076 9 |
$161,746 25 |
| 1996 | $92,351 64 |
$0 0 |
$15,109 23 |
$6,082 6 |
$113,542 82 |
| 1997 | $87,034 58 |
$0 0 |
$8,393 23 |
$6,657 4 |
$102,084 76 |
| 1998 | $73,682 52 |
$0 0 |
$13,775 23 |
$6,843 3 |
$94,300 71 |
| 1999 | $6,740 6 |
$152,672 69 |
$19,660 23 |
$3,986 5 |
$183,058 84 |
| 2000 | $35,766 15 |
$129,616 71 |
$17,089 24 |
$6,242 5 |
$188,713 94 |
| 2001 | $147,781 59 |
$318,804 98 |
$26,782 27 |
$9,541 6 |
$502,908 147 |
| 2002 | $45,650 5 |
$110,281 78 |
$5,691 22 |
$7,285 4 |
$168,907 95 |
| 2003 | $123,307 22 |
$83,848 55 |
$8,256 24 |
$601 5 |
$216,012 86 |
| 2004 | $79,444 6 |
$76,404 33 |
$8,759 22 |
$905 5 |
$165,512 60 |
| 2005 | $0 0 |
$188,493 66 |
$11,744 21 |
$764 4 |
$206,334 82 |
| 2006 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$8,518 20 |
$821 4 |
$10,017 20 |
| 2007 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$5,659 18 |
$1,595 5 |
$7,254 18 |
| 2008 | $38,092 9 |
$97,975 70 |
$5,638 19 |
$2,360 5 |
$144,065 85 |
| 2009 | $40,663 10 |
$251,258 54 |
$3,708 5 |
$1,506 4 |
$297,134 59 |
| 2010 | $0 0 |
$166,394 29 |
$4,603 7 |
$1,744 4 |
$173,419 33 |
| 2011 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$3,708 5 |
$5,544 4 |
$9,252 5 |
| Total | $801,013 152 |
$1,698,774 149 |
$171,919 41 |
$72,552 82 |
$2,744,257 237 |
USDA Subsidies to Habersham County, Georgia by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $161,746 | |
| 1996 | $113,542 | |
| 1997 | $102,084 | |
| 1998 | $94,300 | |
| 1999 | $183,058 | |
| 2000 | $188,713 | |
| 2001 | $502,908 | |
| 2002 | $168,907 | |
| 2003 | $216,012 | |
| 2004 | $165,512 | |
| 2005 | $206,334 | |
| 2006 | $10,017 | |
| 2007 | $7,254 | |
| 2008 | $144,065 | |
| 2009 | $297,134 | |
| 2010 | $173,419 | |
| 2011 | $9,252 | |
| 1995-2011 | $2,744,257 | |
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Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011 is 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 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.
