USDA subsidies for farms in Idaho totaled $3,162,000,000 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 | $40,968,569 4,605 |
$14,746,677 2,257 |
$33,734,060 9,474 |
$9,060,069 25,094 |
$98,509,375 12,968 |
| 1996 | $39,713,471 4,369 |
$677,772 88 |
$75,381,499 15,319 |
$5,977,154 14,409 |
$121,749,896 17,076 |
| 1997 | $39,697,939 4,220 |
$102,885 39 |
$70,580,226 14,873 |
$5,621,396 12,247 |
$116,002,446 16,521 |
| 1998 | $32,864,858 3,636 |
$296,826 51 |
$165,752,602 15,222 |
$6,985,955 8,947 |
$205,900,241 16,595 |
| 1999 | $31,853,778 3,435 |
$11,222,357 1,211 |
$167,553,333 15,208 |
$12,881,817 8,917 |
$223,511,285 16,597 |
| 2000 | $33,518,233 3,605 |
$9,643,081 1,643 |
$239,244,972 15,834 |
$11,315,512 9,453 |
$293,721,798 17,400 |
| 2001 | $36,593,722 3,897 |
$20,103,284 2,259 |
$150,440,439 15,481 |
$15,093,728 9,328 |
$222,231,173 17,326 |
| 2002 | $36,541,341 3,985 |
$35,508,417 6,121 |
$93,238,114 14,731 |
$20,273,199 10,065 |
$185,561,070 18,501 |
| 2003 | $38,820,555 4,058 |
$22,244,133 2,423 |
$90,539,775 15,218 |
$22,327,783 9,928 |
$173,932,246 17,216 |
| 2004 | $38,869,092 4,212 |
$19,954,570 1,762 |
$91,880,662 13,543 |
$24,295,376 10,471 |
$174,999,700 15,692 |
| 2005 | $45,312,519 4,583 |
$54,106,963 3,760 |
$90,437,905 14,276 |
$24,458,276 11,149 |
$214,315,663 16,591 |
| 2006 | $54,574,776 4,960 |
$652,477 163 |
$85,647,903 13,720 |
$22,857,995 11,308 |
$163,733,151 15,810 |
| 2007 | $59,705,578 5,143 |
$1,849,958 374 |
$58,196,068 11,984 |
$26,121,049 11,480 |
$145,872,653 14,226 |
| 2008 | $63,293,480 5,030 |
$28,086,016 2,990 |
$58,101,126 11,221 |
$35,056,878 11,186 |
$184,537,500 14,207 |
| 2009 | $55,147,876 4,749 |
$3,803,044 316 |
$81,289,340 10,925 |
$51,028,729 11,318 |
$191,268,988 13,377 |
| 2010 | $35,475,880 3,633 |
$19,627,772 614 |
$82,471,700 10,746 |
$36,030,501 11,677 |
$173,605,853 12,656 |
| 2011 | $31,585,367 3,404 |
$4,716,481 235 |
$51,531,689 10,414 |
$48,186,952 12,011 |
$136,109,422 12,205 |
| 2012 | $30,491,972 3,134 |
$5,171,729 397 |
$56,781,625 9,885 |
$43,577,811 12,105 |
$136,023,137 11,560 |
| Total | $745,029,006 13,214 |
$252,514,441 12,514 |
$1,742,803,039 31,478 |
$421,150,180 211,093 |
$3,161,585,599 37,757 |
USDA Subsidies to Idaho by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $98,509,375 | |
| 1996 | $121,749,896 | |
| 1997 | $116,002,446 | |
| 1998 | $205,900,241 | |
| 1999 | $223,511,285 | |
| 2000 | $293,721,798 | |
| 2001 | $222,231,173 | |
| 2002 | $185,561,070 | |
| 2003 | $173,932,246 | |
| 2004 | $174,999,700 | |
| 2005 | $214,315,663 | |
| 2006 | $163,733,151 | |
| 2007 | $145,872,653 | |
| 2008 | $184,537,500 | |
| 2009 | $191,268,988 | |
| 2010 | $173,605,853 | |
| 2011 | $136,109,422 | |
| 2012 | $136,023,137 | |
| 1995-2012 | $3,161,585,599 | |
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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.
