USDA subsidies for farms in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky totaled $39,242,000 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 | $366,320 126 |
$47,047 24 |
$380,210 153 |
$50,595 667 |
$844,172 263 |
| 1996 | $371,252 137 |
$0 0 |
$397,000 432 |
$52,849 201 |
$821,100 504 |
| 1997 | $346,738 121 |
$0 0 |
$529,419 445 |
$42,986 125 |
$919,143 497 |
| 1998 | $345,832 87 |
$0 0 |
$1,237,517 476 |
$41,544 109 |
$1,626,353 504 |
| 1999 | $287,933 81 |
$180,581 47 |
$1,527,540 474 |
$74,979 195 |
$2,071,033 511 |
| 2000 | $596,743 165 |
$182,719 139 |
$2,253,433 821 |
$139,448 258 |
$3,172,343 871 |
| 2001 | $632,854 117 |
$57,374 14 |
$2,117,190 846 |
$202,040 232 |
$3,009,458 867 |
| 2002 | $553,954 129 |
$210,735 265 |
$821,826 641 |
$194,766 211 |
$1,781,281 779 |
| 2003 | $537,518 134 |
$441,349 37 |
$767,016 802 |
$234,084 193 |
$1,979,966 829 |
| 2004 | $834,102 166 |
$0 0 |
$860,074 443 |
$325,586 188 |
$2,026,465 500 |
| 2005 | $779,670 167 |
$224,601 28 |
$1,844,860 475 |
$269,250 163 |
$3,118,381 534 |
| 2006 | $872,359 169 |
$0 0 |
$1,211,234 476 |
$295,431 149 |
$2,379,024 523 |
| 2007 | $812,374 170 |
$36,711 59 |
$549,760 415 |
$467,686 124 |
$1,866,531 485 |
| 2008 | $772,136 167 |
$274,219 180 |
$797,941 443 |
$829,705 141 |
$2,674,001 584 |
| 2009 | $1,154,536 259 |
$0 0 |
$755,725 350 |
$655,331 156 |
$2,565,592 484 |
| 2010 | $1,019,475 208 |
$0 0 |
$761,363 356 |
$617,807 153 |
$2,398,646 446 |
| 2011 | $917,976 166 |
$249,114 6 |
$725,000 414 |
$1,029,424 170 |
$2,921,514 474 |
| 2012 | $819,951 160 |
$524,910 18 |
$709,652 402 |
$1,012,859 179 |
$3,067,372 459 |
| Total | $12,021,721 487 |
$2,437,523 438 |
$18,246,760 1,345 |
$6,536,370 3,614 |
$39,242,374 1,537 |
USDA Subsidies to Muhlenberg County, Kentucky by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $844,172 | |
| 1996 | $821,100 | |
| 1997 | $919,143 | |
| 1998 | $1,626,353 | |
| 1999 | $2,071,033 | |
| 2000 | $3,172,343 | |
| 2001 | $3,009,458 | |
| 2002 | $1,781,281 | |
| 2003 | $1,979,966 | |
| 2004 | $2,026,465 | |
| 2005 | $3,118,381 | |
| 2006 | $2,379,024 | |
| 2007 | $1,866,531 | |
| 2008 | $2,674,001 | |
| 2009 | $2,565,592 | |
| 2010 | $2,398,646 | |
| 2011 | $2,921,514 | |
| 2012 | $3,067,372 | |
| 1995-2012 | $39,242,374 | |
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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.
