USDA subsidies for farms in Newton County, Georgia totaled $2,403,000 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 | $39,057 25 |
$0 0 |
$19,009 14 |
$3,746 13 |
$65,011 34 |
| 1996 | $42,502 19 |
$0 0 |
$55,266 39 |
$2,254 8 |
$100,022 48 |
| 1997 | $30,535 13 |
$0 0 |
$36,565 42 |
$260 4 |
$67,360 48 |
| 1998 | $21,997 12 |
$0 0 |
$75,107 42 |
$0 2 |
$97,104 47 |
| 1999 | $14,147 11 |
$101,573 65 |
$89,772 41 |
$0 3 |
$205,492 102 |
| 2000 | $15,036 11 |
$128,228 56 |
$101,750 44 |
$520 3 |
$245,534 89 |
| 2001 | $20,036 16 |
$222,524 61 |
$66,216 41 |
$1,485 4 |
$310,261 96 |
| 2002 | $17,411 10 |
$104,650 61 |
$35,719 38 |
$1,094 5 |
$158,874 93 |
| 2003 | $7,992 9 |
$102,878 43 |
$63,728 44 |
$272 3 |
$174,870 78 |
| 2004 | $20,081 13 |
$13,632 12 |
$34,336 41 |
$568 2 |
$68,617 54 |
| 2005 | $10,596 10 |
$48,282 24 |
$38,642 41 |
$136 2 |
$97,656 59 |
| 2006 | $9,334 9 |
$0 0 |
$49,087 42 |
$455 2 |
$58,876 46 |
| 2007 | $8,900 8 |
$2,357 3 |
$36,141 36 |
$783 2 |
$48,181 41 |
| 2008 | $8,288 6 |
$112,055 41 |
$33,129 30 |
$494 2 |
$153,966 62 |
| 2009 | $35,371 16 |
$191,116 20 |
$35,366 20 |
$1,883 4 |
$263,737 43 |
| 2010 | $6,165 6 |
$5,256 4 |
$36,384 27 |
$187 5 |
$47,992 32 |
| 2011 | $8,621 7 |
$111,193 12 |
$27,255 25 |
$185 3 |
$147,254 33 |
| 2012 | $3,481 3 |
$61,085 10 |
$24,285 11 |
$3,049 5 |
$91,900 20 |
| Total | $319,550 53 |
$1,208,029 112 |
$857,757 85 |
$17,371 72 |
$2,402,707 183 |
USDA Subsidies to Newton County, Georgia by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $65,011 | |
| 1996 | $100,022 | |
| 1997 | $67,360 | |
| 1998 | $97,104 | |
| 1999 | $205,492 | |
| 2000 | $245,534 | |
| 2001 | $310,261 | |
| 2002 | $158,874 | |
| 2003 | $174,870 | |
| 2004 | $68,617 | |
| 2005 | $97,656 | |
| 2006 | $58,876 | |
| 2007 | $48,181 | |
| 2008 | $153,966 | |
| 2009 | $263,737 | |
| 2010 | $47,992 | |
| 2011 | $147,254 | |
| 2012 | $91,900 | |
| 1995-2012 | $2,402,707 | |
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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.
