USDA subsidies for farms in Washington County, Idaho totaled $31,127,000 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 | $1,202,492 111 |
$246,860 44 |
$367,078 150 |
$70,295 358 |
$1,886,725 232 |
| 1996 | $1,100,046 99 |
$0 0 |
$873,684 293 |
$53,267 172 |
$2,026,997 319 |
| 1997 | $1,367,845 140 |
$0 0 |
$594,354 260 |
$22,346 162 |
$1,984,545 311 |
| 1998 | $674,105 82 |
$0 0 |
$1,406,985 276 |
$35,029 103 |
$2,116,119 300 |
| 1999 | $535,149 52 |
$185,706 15 |
$1,371,621 284 |
$53,043 75 |
$2,145,519 304 |
| 2000 | $546,115 49 |
$1,200,688 126 |
$2,412,370 335 |
$35,150 76 |
$4,194,323 382 |
| 2001 | $501,455 50 |
$586,435 58 |
$1,436,486 318 |
$47,092 73 |
$2,571,468 345 |
| 2002 | $502,134 53 |
$767,191 207 |
$905,841 303 |
$42,581 78 |
$2,217,747 419 |
| 2003 | $585,078 52 |
$516,748 35 |
$919,743 331 |
$32,943 67 |
$2,054,511 352 |
| 2004 | $555,944 57 |
$83,359 13 |
$648,939 298 |
$31,857 64 |
$1,320,098 318 |
| 2005 | $406,743 44 |
$118,406 9 |
$782,747 315 |
$38,757 58 |
$1,346,653 329 |
| 2006 | $313,506 43 |
$0 0 |
$728,553 311 |
$40,445 52 |
$1,082,536 322 |
| 2007 | $389,801 45 |
$20,370 4 |
$552,910 280 |
$81,300 47 |
$1,044,381 292 |
| 2008 | $267,933 38 |
$367,446 85 |
$588,757 283 |
$95,575 47 |
$1,319,711 314 |
| 2009 | $573,617 45 |
$0 0 |
$582,045 246 |
$119,520 40 |
$1,275,382 261 |
| 2010 | $197,659 30 |
$0 0 |
$557,940 245 |
$109,026 43 |
$864,625 254 |
| 2011 | $223,077 27 |
$0 0 |
$528,177 247 |
$98,840 55 |
$850,095 254 |
| 2012 | $191,686 24 |
$0 0 |
$522,093 235 |
$112,181 55 |
$825,960 240 |
| Total | $10,134,384 277 |
$4,093,441 326 |
$15,780,323 699 |
$1,119,247 1,625 |
$31,127,395 845 |
USDA Subsidies to Washington County, Idaho by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $1,886,725 | |
| 1996 | $2,026,997 | |
| 1997 | $1,984,545 | |
| 1998 | $2,116,119 | |
| 1999 | $2,145,519 | |
| 2000 | $4,194,323 | |
| 2001 | $2,571,468 | |
| 2002 | $2,217,747 | |
| 2003 | $2,054,511 | |
| 2004 | $1,320,098 | |
| 2005 | $1,346,653 | |
| 2006 | $1,082,536 | |
| 2007 | $1,044,381 | |
| 2008 | $1,319,711 | |
| 2009 | $1,275,382 | |
| 2010 | $864,625 | |
| 2011 | $850,095 | |
| 2012 | $825,960 | |
| 1995-2012 | $31,127,395 | |
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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.
