USDA subsidies for farms in Lumpkin County, Georgia totaled $2,103,000 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 | $31,524 14 |
$16,340 6 |
$10,749 18 |
$2,478 18 |
$61,091 32 |
| 1996 | $13,089 10 |
$0 0 |
$21,631 33 |
$1,366 6 |
$46,782 37 |
| 1997 | $17,371 11 |
$0 0 |
$17,552 29 |
$1,299 5 |
$36,576 36 |
| 1998 | $25,209 10 |
$0 0 |
$32,608 29 |
$1,717 5 |
$59,534 34 |
| 1999 | $65,681 13 |
$48,384 33 |
$33,309 26 |
$1,490 5 |
$148,864 55 |
| 2000 | $89,988 22 |
$73,728 35 |
$26,413 25 |
$2,060 5 |
$192,189 66 |
| 2001 | $121,620 27 |
$137,991 43 |
$25,228 24 |
$4,641 5 |
$289,480 67 |
| 2002 | $33,408 10 |
$65,485 49 |
$8,526 24 |
$11,289 5 |
$118,708 69 |
| 2003 | $137,075 14 |
$94,329 58 |
$8,742 17 |
$10,972 5 |
$251,118 75 |
| 2004 | $29,891 5 |
$0 0 |
$14,496 16 |
$2,650 4 |
$47,037 21 |
| 2005 | $1,957 3 |
$116,448 43 |
$33,371 20 |
$2,200 6 |
$153,976 55 |
| 2006 | $3,399 5 |
$0 0 |
$19,707 21 |
$1,664 7 |
$24,770 25 |
| 2007 | $3,399 5 |
$0 0 |
$9,440 22 |
$14,250 7 |
$28,636 28 |
| 2008 | $22,246 12 |
$56,499 49 |
$9,595 20 |
$4,145 7 |
$92,485 60 |
| 2009 | $108,775 19 |
$203,612 36 |
$7,901 10 |
$2,919 7 |
$323,207 47 |
| 2010 | $25,547 8 |
$0 0 |
$7,901 10 |
$3,267 6 |
$107,297 19 |
| 2011 | $16,967 6 |
$0 0 |
$14,232 9 |
$2,809 5 |
$79,619 16 |
| 2012 | $0 0 |
$31,909 7 |
$5,029 9 |
$4,793 5 |
$41,731 12 |
| Total | $747,146 91 |
$973,516 105 |
$306,430 51 |
$76,009 113 |
$2,103,101 169 |
USDA Subsidies to Lumpkin County, Georgia by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $61,091 | |
| 1996 | $46,782 | |
| 1997 | $36,576 | |
| 1998 | $59,534 | |
| 1999 | $148,864 | |
| 2000 | $192,189 | |
| 2001 | $289,480 | |
| 2002 | $118,708 | |
| 2003 | $251,118 | |
| 2004 | $47,037 | |
| 2005 | $153,976 | |
| 2006 | $24,770 | |
| 2007 | $28,636 | |
| 2008 | $92,485 | |
| 2009 | $323,207 | |
| 2010 | $107,297 | |
| 2011 | $79,619 | |
| 2012 | $41,731 | |
| 1995-2012 | $2,103,101 | |
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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.
