USDA subsidies for farms in Mills County, Iowa totaled $164,675,000 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 | $714,843 158 |
$-15,381 10 |
$4,298,807 878 |
$413,701 1,679 |
$5,411,971 976 |
| 1996 | $683,012 152 |
$0 0 |
$2,387,853 908 |
$549,820 1,730 |
$3,620,685 982 |
| 1997 | $474,523 138 |
$0 0 |
$3,879,392 924 |
$467,636 1,460 |
$4,821,551 980 |
| 1998 | $284,070 86 |
$0 0 |
$6,905,670 906 |
$494,341 1,403 |
$7,684,080 937 |
| 1999 | $324,949 118 |
$881,202 130 |
$13,200,455 925 |
$852,068 1,423 |
$15,258,674 969 |
| 2000 | $321,274 111 |
$319,588 139 |
$14,666,722 927 |
$837,152 1,435 |
$16,144,737 961 |
| 2001 | $547,500 150 |
$104,434 51 |
$13,160,431 875 |
$1,181,082 1,402 |
$14,993,447 919 |
| 2002 | $638,259 194 |
$176,744 143 |
$4,104,888 804 |
$1,163,302 1,356 |
$6,083,193 911 |
| 2003 | $620,943 228 |
$1,087,410 267 |
$5,361,331 835 |
$1,327,865 1,321 |
$8,397,549 912 |
| 2004 | $720,419 254 |
$-2,149 6 |
$6,881,180 773 |
$1,923,457 1,321 |
$9,522,907 884 |
| 2005 | $680,564 251 |
$673,172 210 |
$13,921,588 793 |
$1,560,229 1,250 |
$16,835,552 908 |
| 2006 | $844,985 278 |
$2,113 4 |
$7,684,178 773 |
$1,866,353 1,208 |
$10,397,629 885 |
| 2007 | $765,232 287 |
$0 0 |
$3,729,065 700 |
$2,653,663 1,199 |
$7,147,960 829 |
| 2008 | $728,329 292 |
$296,890 106 |
$3,731,785 691 |
$4,248,934 1,198 |
$9,005,938 835 |
| 2009 | $1,035,266 314 |
$0 0 |
$3,505,085 635 |
$3,557,046 1,207 |
$8,098,007 799 |
| 2010 | $929,725 334 |
$4,124,089 194 |
$3,619,357 650 |
$3,065,564 1,182 |
$11,738,735 832 |
| 2011 | $976,464 314 |
$0 0 |
$3,419,900 604 |
$5,115,773 1,170 |
$9,512,137 771 |
| Total | $11,290,356 653 |
$7,648,723 606 |
$114,457,687 1,703 |
$31,277,986 22,944 |
$164,674,751 1,937 |
USDA Subsidies to Mills County, Iowa by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $5,411,971 | |
| 1996 | $3,620,685 | |
| 1997 | $4,821,551 | |
| 1998 | $7,684,080 | |
| 1999 | $15,258,674 | |
| 2000 | $16,144,737 | |
| 2001 | $14,993,447 | |
| 2002 | $6,083,193 | |
| 2003 | $8,397,549 | |
| 2004 | $9,522,907 | |
| 2005 | $16,835,552 | |
| 2006 | $10,397,629 | |
| 2007 | $7,147,960 | |
| 2008 | $9,005,938 | |
| 2009 | $8,098,007 | |
| 2010 | $11,738,735 | |
| 2011 | $9,512,137 | |
| 1995-2011 | $164,674,751 | |
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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.
