USDA subsidies for farms in Pike County, Illinois totaled $250,021,000 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 | $2,948,247 530 |
$353,001 104 |
$3,611,621 936 |
$552,757 1,792 |
$7,465,626 1,297 |
| 1996 | $2,944,815 516 |
$0 0 |
$3,593,881 1,359 |
$506,348 1,576 |
$7,057,522 1,585 |
| 1997 | $2,863,550 505 |
$0 0 |
$4,649,664 1,402 |
$384,519 893 |
$7,897,733 1,623 |
| 1998 | $2,948,254 548 |
$0 0 |
$8,254,577 1,363 |
$447,555 838 |
$11,650,387 1,589 |
| 1999 | $3,013,843 538 |
$127,803 40 |
$17,337,675 1,476 |
$548,743 847 |
$21,028,063 1,698 |
| 2000 | $3,083,882 568 |
$261,618 406 |
$20,353,642 1,502 |
$862,668 1,120 |
$24,561,810 1,782 |
| 2001 | $3,357,063 626 |
$41,256 6 |
$18,363,182 1,471 |
$1,077,916 1,066 |
$22,839,417 1,752 |
| 2002 | $3,293,277 641 |
$0 0 |
$5,247,654 1,318 |
$1,111,049 1,005 |
$9,656,034 1,622 |
| 2003 | $3,324,159 658 |
$847,689 444 |
$7,770,081 1,379 |
$1,281,393 974 |
$13,223,322 1,757 |
| 2004 | $3,327,719 721 |
$0 0 |
$10,820,269 1,275 |
$1,583,932 982 |
$15,731,920 1,630 |
| 2005 | $3,079,008 688 |
$122,136 50 |
$18,519,212 1,330 |
$1,545,506 1,009 |
$23,265,861 1,679 |
| 2006 | $3,290,628 685 |
$0 0 |
$11,433,337 1,273 |
$2,391,639 1,071 |
$17,115,604 1,639 |
| 2007 | $3,317,808 712 |
$0 0 |
$4,975,836 1,161 |
$3,380,299 1,015 |
$11,676,298 1,547 |
| 2008 | $3,307,986 703 |
$644,704 377 |
$5,062,411 1,132 |
$4,744,206 1,181 |
$13,759,307 1,598 |
| 2009 | $3,211,024 723 |
$0 0 |
$4,509,700 1,030 |
$5,022,728 1,231 |
$12,744,163 1,516 |
| 2010 | $2,732,143 659 |
$3,819,450 255 |
$4,890,284 993 |
$4,143,447 1,288 |
$15,585,324 1,469 |
| 2011 | $2,816,960 641 |
$120,676 155 |
$4,441,672 964 |
$7,383,586 1,424 |
$14,762,894 1,403 |
| Total | $52,860,366 1,535 |
$6,357,931 875 |
$153,834,698 2,851 |
$36,968,291 19,312 |
$250,021,286 3,462 |
USDA Subsidies to Pike County, Illinois by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $7,465,626 | |
| 1996 | $7,057,522 | |
| 1997 | $7,897,733 | |
| 1998 | $11,650,387 | |
| 1999 | $21,028,063 | |
| 2000 | $24,561,810 | |
| 2001 | $22,839,417 | |
| 2002 | $9,656,034 | |
| 2003 | $13,223,322 | |
| 2004 | $15,731,920 | |
| 2005 | $23,265,861 | |
| 2006 | $17,115,604 | |
| 2007 | $11,676,298 | |
| 2008 | $13,759,307 | |
| 2009 | $12,744,163 | |
| 2010 | $15,585,324 | |
| 2011 | $14,762,894 | |
| 1995-2011 | $250,021,286 | |
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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.
