USDA subsidies for farms in Iowa totaled $23,643,000,000 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 | $183,976,698 35,567 |
$-798,612 2,051 |
$601,782,660 102,577 |
$46,184,383 208,590 |
$831,145,129 123,367 |
| 1996 | $170,797,575 34,566 |
$62,525 134 |
$330,807,840 111,316 |
$59,619,962 207,835 |
$561,287,902 126,755 |
| 1997 | $149,608,798 33,070 |
$647,881 967 |
$559,316,954 110,399 |
$49,662,002 176,294 |
$759,235,635 124,751 |
| 1998 | $136,843,636 30,596 |
$627,983 942 |
$1,029,783,682 106,530 |
$52,870,901 170,721 |
$1,220,126,202 118,909 |
| 1999 | $146,676,055 33,170 |
$37,299,758 8,429 |
$1,877,646,430 110,877 |
$83,894,394 166,845 |
$2,145,516,637 123,688 |
| 2000 | $169,249,806 40,223 |
$15,629,645 7,260 |
$2,118,225,025 111,211 |
$86,578,829 171,853 |
$2,389,683,304 125,730 |
| 2001 | $208,162,183 44,880 |
$20,261,101 8,919 |
$1,742,668,322 106,523 |
$123,683,837 166,267 |
$2,094,775,444 123,791 |
| 2002 | $223,191,909 48,335 |
$18,000,979 11,913 |
$498,026,753 96,185 |
$119,939,944 160,082 |
$859,159,586 119,307 |
| 2003 | $219,116,414 50,624 |
$65,301,493 23,386 |
$761,064,075 99,047 |
$134,958,068 154,637 |
$1,180,440,049 121,950 |
| 2004 | $221,208,887 52,220 |
$1,297,027 873 |
$1,031,241,015 93,169 |
$191,095,676 153,851 |
$1,444,842,606 116,410 |
| 2005 | $257,193,838 56,088 |
$84,968,999 24,295 |
$1,937,480,704 95,260 |
$166,864,218 151,305 |
$2,446,507,759 120,639 |
| 2006 | $267,025,950 58,064 |
$82,562 40 |
$986,045,407 91,877 |
$195,846,427 149,884 |
$1,449,000,346 117,984 |
| 2007 | $272,380,144 58,736 |
$1,521,237 480 |
$504,522,262 85,001 |
$321,175,516 148,543 |
$1,099,599,159 112,286 |
| 2008 | $263,934,615 58,099 |
$37,139,893 14,545 |
$505,978,928 82,253 |
$491,040,726 151,107 |
$1,298,094,162 111,596 |
| 2009 | $265,261,749 57,959 |
$564,300 89 |
$511,849,551 77,072 |
$423,573,855 158,564 |
$1,201,249,454 107,028 |
| 2010 | $241,266,575 55,179 |
$273,461,374 15,966 |
$481,155,700 75,673 |
$341,497,703 155,412 |
$1,337,384,817 106,163 |
| 2011 | $238,893,361 54,139 |
$30,661,807 6,497 |
$469,018,523 73,463 |
$586,225,755 156,900 |
$1,324,804,067 103,367 |
| Total | $3,634,788,194 113,431 |
$586,729,955 62,965 |
$15,946,613,829 193,226 |
$3,474,712,196 2,808,690 |
$23,642,852,260 232,707 |
USDA Subsidies to Iowa by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $831,145,129 | |
| 1996 | $561,287,902 | |
| 1997 | $759,235,635 | |
| 1998 | $1,220,126,202 | |
| 1999 | $2,145,516,637 | |
| 2000 | $2,389,683,304 | |
| 2001 | $2,094,775,444 | |
| 2002 | $859,159,586 | |
| 2003 | $1,180,440,049 | |
| 2004 | $1,444,842,606 | |
| 2005 | $2,446,507,759 | |
| 2006 | $1,449,000,346 | |
| 2007 | $1,099,599,159 | |
| 2008 | $1,298,094,162 | |
| 2009 | $1,201,249,454 | |
| 2010 | $1,337,384,817 | |
| 2011 | $1,324,804,067 | |
| 1995-2011 | $23,642,852,260 | |
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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.
