USDA subsidies for farms in Bingham County, Idaho totaled $233,488,000 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 | $863,479 83 |
$384,328 19 |
$3,114,653 466 |
$866,697 1,054 |
$5,229,157 516 |
| 1996 | $855,777 78 |
$0 0 |
$6,318,258 673 |
$514,172 485 |
$7,688,207 707 |
| 1997 | $865,181 84 |
$0 0 |
$6,131,765 665 |
$441,236 334 |
$7,438,182 704 |
| 1998 | $432,557 60 |
$0 0 |
$14,881,966 671 |
$1,003,551 364 |
$16,319,735 698 |
| 1999 | $358,562 36 |
$626,767 25 |
$13,671,349 690 |
$2,629,382 379 |
$17,286,060 709 |
| 2000 | $490,368 44 |
$29,529 7 |
$22,835,105 745 |
$1,713,546 400 |
$25,068,548 766 |
| 2001 | $640,560 63 |
$400,728 29 |
$12,993,378 757 |
$2,183,224 401 |
$16,217,890 791 |
| 2002 | $639,396 79 |
$3,288,541 467 |
$6,832,127 707 |
$3,760,806 475 |
$14,520,870 955 |
| 2003 | $898,440 100 |
$152,377 29 |
$6,747,435 678 |
$4,491,773 490 |
$12,290,025 735 |
| 2004 | $855,985 146 |
$1,404,792 55 |
$6,674,454 576 |
$4,318,154 528 |
$13,253,385 661 |
| 2005 | $400,353 110 |
$2,653,905 113 |
$6,270,063 579 |
$4,599,944 526 |
$13,924,264 652 |
| 2006 | $580,925 115 |
$51,441 10 |
$5,957,228 539 |
$4,501,455 535 |
$11,091,049 606 |
| 2007 | $1,860,287 156 |
$0 0 |
$5,203,012 476 |
$5,063,949 553 |
$12,127,248 540 |
| 2008 | $1,493,398 159 |
$1,289,337 172 |
$5,144,415 448 |
$6,387,261 557 |
$14,314,411 583 |
| 2009 | $1,700,396 187 |
$382,763 19 |
$5,474,037 452 |
$8,757,831 599 |
$16,315,027 565 |
| 2010 | $1,365,952 161 |
$0 0 |
$10,114,825 448 |
$6,135,324 609 |
$17,616,101 535 |
| 2011 | $1,449,760 159 |
$0 0 |
$4,229,885 432 |
$7,108,419 611 |
$12,788,064 517 |
| Total | $15,751,375 392 |
$10,666,169 631 |
$142,593,954 1,434 |
$64,476,724 8,900 |
$233,488,222 1,705 |
USDA Subsidies to Bingham County, Idaho by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $5,229,157 | |
| 1996 | $7,688,207 | |
| 1997 | $7,438,182 | |
| 1998 | $16,319,735 | |
| 1999 | $17,286,060 | |
| 2000 | $25,068,548 | |
| 2001 | $16,217,890 | |
| 2002 | $14,520,870 | |
| 2003 | $12,290,025 | |
| 2004 | $13,253,385 | |
| 2005 | $13,924,264 | |
| 2006 | $11,091,049 | |
| 2007 | $12,127,248 | |
| 2008 | $14,314,411 | |
| 2009 | $16,315,027 | |
| 2010 | $17,616,101 | |
| 2011 | $12,788,064 | |
| 1995-2011 | $233,488,222 | |
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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.
