USDA subsidies for farms in Johnson County, Kentucky totaled $1,373,000 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 | $6,705 5 |
$0 0 |
$0 0 |
$6,594 254 |
$15,245 8 |
| 1996 | $6,236 5 |
$0 0 |
$2,030 49 |
$4,806 82 |
$13,072 53 |
| 1997 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$3,583 49 |
$6,925 43 |
$21,008 50 |
| 1998 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$4,131 47 |
$4,943 38 |
$23,074 48 |
| 1999 | $2,702 5 |
$84,528 45 |
$5,134 44 |
$12,582 55 |
$104,946 87 |
| 2000 | $19,318 14 |
$59,418 81 |
$368,599 564 |
$9,699 68 |
$457,034 592 |
| 2001 | $0 0 |
$50,342 40 |
$145,941 586 |
$11,420 63 |
$207,703 587 |
| 2002 | $0 0 |
$12,678 37 |
$1,868 40 |
$7,153 51 |
$34,774 69 |
| 2003 | $16,452 5 |
$0 0 |
$22,638 511 |
$8,666 47 |
$47,977 512 |
| 2004 | $51,767 10 |
$0 0 |
$1,815 27 |
$6,802 36 |
$60,384 34 |
| 2005 | $0 0 |
$48,016 36 |
$3,637 31 |
$681 29 |
$52,334 64 |
| 2006 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$3,703 25 |
$1,509 28 |
$5,212 25 |
| 2007 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$1,090 23 |
$2,854 14 |
$3,944 23 |
| 2008 | $0 0 |
$10,684 13 |
$56,042 101 |
$3,862 14 |
$70,588 110 |
| 2009 | $25,378 11 |
$0 0 |
$56,343 100 |
$3,234 10 |
$84,956 107 |
| 2010 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$50,588 91 |
$2,128 5 |
$64,811 95 |
| 2011 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$49,670 88 |
$5,063 11 |
$54,733 88 |
| 2012 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$46,234 85 |
$2,053 5 |
$51,146 86 |
| Total | $173,689 41 |
$275,037 148 |
$823,241 687 |
$100,974 853 |
$1,372,941 745 |
USDA Subsidies to Johnson County, Kentucky by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $15,245 | |
| 1996 | $13,072 | |
| 1997 | $21,008 | |
| 1998 | $23,074 | |
| 1999 | $104,946 | |
| 2000 | $457,034 | |
| 2001 | $207,703 | |
| 2002 | $34,774 | |
| 2003 | $47,977 | |
| 2004 | $60,384 | |
| 2005 | $52,334 | |
| 2006 | $5,212 | |
| 2007 | $3,944 | |
| 2008 | $70,588 | |
| 2009 | $84,956 | |
| 2010 | $64,811 | |
| 2011 | $54,733 | |
| 2012 | $51,146 | |
| 1995-2012 | $1,372,941 | |
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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.
