USDA subsidies for farms in McHenry County, Illinois totaled $160,632,000 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 | $273,193 81 |
$-6,535 7 |
$3,965,997 471 |
$256,571 867 |
$4,489,227 544 |
| 1996 | $246,226 72 |
$0 0 |
$3,045,477 559 |
$338,045 861 |
$3,637,003 608 |
| 1997 | $240,639 61 |
$0 0 |
$4,537,245 539 |
$263,882 644 |
$5,041,766 585 |
| 1998 | $173,929 52 |
$0 0 |
$7,142,289 525 |
$312,730 618 |
$7,628,948 557 |
| 1999 | $184,852 50 |
$27,871 3 |
$14,000,755 584 |
$482,890 633 |
$14,696,368 614 |
| 2000 | $168,179 48 |
$31,209 7 |
$14,539,064 606 |
$661,986 655 |
$15,400,438 633 |
| 2001 | $212,192 54 |
$256,731 58 |
$12,911,786 583 |
$978,919 642 |
$14,359,628 615 |
| 2002 | $164,391 53 |
$412,024 161 |
$4,293,161 556 |
$1,080,347 657 |
$5,949,923 611 |
| 2003 | $176,464 56 |
$961,154 120 |
$6,113,272 594 |
$1,169,855 678 |
$8,420,745 627 |
| 2004 | $164,696 66 |
$302,006 54 |
$7,785,146 542 |
$1,552,733 680 |
$9,804,581 583 |
| 2005 | $130,779 62 |
$636,065 140 |
$11,191,094 556 |
$1,505,605 694 |
$13,463,543 595 |
| 2006 | $149,690 72 |
$0 0 |
$8,010,335 530 |
$1,865,435 706 |
$10,025,460 571 |
| 2007 | $132,137 59 |
$0 0 |
$3,610,245 466 |
$3,010,560 703 |
$6,754,825 505 |
| 2008 | $160,134 75 |
$476,550 100 |
$3,522,944 456 |
$3,763,449 719 |
$7,923,077 508 |
| 2009 | $327,546 98 |
$58,568 29 |
$3,716,544 439 |
$3,405,913 754 |
$7,508,570 493 |
| 2010 | $149,223 85 |
$933,248 132 |
$3,807,480 468 |
$2,748,951 773 |
$7,638,902 520 |
| 2011 | $157,790 87 |
$1,548,681 126 |
$3,292,214 448 |
$4,322,742 804 |
$9,321,427 498 |
| 2012 | $175,015 78 |
$1,542,189 27 |
$3,278,979 432 |
$3,571,420 829 |
$8,567,603 477 |
| Total | $3,387,074 204 |
$7,188,899 390 |
$118,764,028 1,149 |
$31,292,033 12,917 |
$160,632,034 1,238 |
USDA Subsidies to McHenry County, Illinois by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $4,489,227 | |
| 1996 | $3,637,003 | |
| 1997 | $5,041,766 | |
| 1998 | $7,628,948 | |
| 1999 | $14,696,368 | |
| 2000 | $15,400,438 | |
| 2001 | $14,359,628 | |
| 2002 | $5,949,923 | |
| 2003 | $8,420,745 | |
| 2004 | $9,804,581 | |
| 2005 | $13,463,543 | |
| 2006 | $10,025,460 | |
| 2007 | $6,754,825 | |
| 2008 | $7,923,077 | |
| 2009 | $7,508,570 | |
| 2010 | $7,638,902 | |
| 2011 | $9,321,427 | |
| 2012 | $8,567,603 | |
| 1995-2012 | $160,632,034 | |
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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.
