USDA subsidies for farms in Carter County, Kentucky totaled $6,348,000 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 | $10,755 8 |
$0 0 |
$23,667 42 |
$72,930 863 |
$109,119 49 |
| 1996 | $4,250 3 |
$0 0 |
$25,422 140 |
$31,192 442 |
$60,864 143 |
| 1997 | $11,458 14 |
$0 0 |
$41,839 141 |
$42,519 333 |
$95,816 147 |
| 1998 | $37,270 10 |
$0 0 |
$56,911 140 |
$31,917 223 |
$126,098 149 |
| 1999 | $11,872 14 |
$377,754 390 |
$64,561 137 |
$69,230 293 |
$523,417 475 |
| 2000 | $115,258 97 |
$284,031 315 |
$1,217,579 1,519 |
$30,349 298 |
$1,647,217 1,590 |
| 2001 | $23,525 12 |
$57,325 34 |
$509,674 1,556 |
$40,281 256 |
$630,805 1,558 |
| 2002 | $10,188 12 |
$160,574 304 |
$49,746 124 |
$37,904 216 |
$258,412 391 |
| 2003 | $2,687 11 |
$0 0 |
$144,050 1,302 |
$37,901 203 |
$184,908 1,305 |
| 2004 | $323,984 202 |
$0 0 |
$31,387 126 |
$39,198 172 |
$394,569 301 |
| 2005 | $15,393 20 |
$164,854 36 |
$37,405 126 |
$15,751 138 |
$233,403 163 |
| 2006 | $2,298 11 |
$0 0 |
$95,975 142 |
$24,206 103 |
$122,479 150 |
| 2007 | $2,023 11 |
$45,415 86 |
$25,252 129 |
$25,313 83 |
$98,003 201 |
| 2008 | $2,023 11 |
$103,919 116 |
$249,720 351 |
$43,658 98 |
$399,320 431 |
| 2009 | $91,228 37 |
$4,097 5 |
$237,363 315 |
$36,274 50 |
$368,962 341 |
| 2010 | $154,769 24 |
$1,816 3 |
$220,212 309 |
$39,434 38 |
$416,231 325 |
| 2011 | $32,587 8 |
$0 0 |
$226,335 321 |
$54,988 37 |
$326,353 326 |
| 2012 | $24,182 13 |
$43,023 8 |
$230,497 323 |
$54,666 36 |
$352,368 333 |
| Total | $875,750 300 |
$1,257,288 657 |
$3,487,595 1,887 |
$727,711 3,882 |
$6,348,343 2,115 |
USDA Subsidies to Carter County, Kentucky by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $109,119 | |
| 1996 | $60,864 | |
| 1997 | $95,816 | |
| 1998 | $126,098 | |
| 1999 | $523,417 | |
| 2000 | $1,647,217 | |
| 2001 | $630,805 | |
| 2002 | $258,412 | |
| 2003 | $184,908 | |
| 2004 | $394,569 | |
| 2005 | $233,403 | |
| 2006 | $122,479 | |
| 2007 | $98,003 | |
| 2008 | $399,320 | |
| 2009 | $368,962 | |
| 2010 | $416,231 | |
| 2011 | $326,353 | |
| 2012 | $352,368 | |
| 1995-2012 | $6,348,343 | |
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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.
