USDA subsidies for farms in Louisiana totaled $5,580,000,000 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 | $10,438,799 4,708 |
$10,759,092 2,935 |
$135,932,555 17,451 |
$26,985,048 30,948 |
$184,115,494 21,791 |
| 1996 | $8,912,925 3,903 |
$1,541,274 769 |
$165,980,613 25,079 |
$24,517,130 23,345 |
$200,951,942 27,614 |
| 1997 | $9,004,130 3,476 |
$-5,592 89 |
$137,017,341 25,229 |
$22,476,181 20,567 |
$168,492,060 27,165 |
| 1998 | $10,342,536 3,098 |
$71,965 41 |
$242,423,625 25,186 |
$23,321,286 19,482 |
$276,159,412 26,751 |
| 1999 | $10,623,836 2,971 |
$64,996,893 9,916 |
$345,830,980 26,370 |
$26,507,817 21,466 |
$447,959,527 32,082 |
| 2000 | $11,675,891 3,036 |
$17,662,621 6,032 |
$442,834,007 27,180 |
$21,491,937 24,127 |
$493,664,456 31,105 |
| 2001 | $17,433,007 3,009 |
$55,104,931 9,478 |
$415,243,933 26,219 |
$26,161,621 24,119 |
$513,943,492 31,573 |
| 2002 | $15,252,332 3,090 |
$10,099,574 6,730 |
$246,275,339 25,503 |
$22,847,467 23,727 |
$294,474,712 31,914 |
| 2003 | $14,549,335 3,089 |
$36,246,915 4,481 |
$373,114,012 26,294 |
$23,850,356 23,399 |
$447,760,618 28,983 |
| 2004 | $17,310,814 3,621 |
$3,525,856 485 |
$240,319,647 25,727 |
$25,606,349 24,943 |
$286,762,666 27,565 |
| 2005 | $28,788,248 4,626 |
$22,929,340 1,993 |
$281,487,881 26,515 |
$23,314,359 24,267 |
$356,519,828 29,133 |
| 2006 | $50,954,916 6,888 |
$4,644,932 1,546 |
$272,692,621 26,450 |
$25,567,284 23,545 |
$353,859,753 30,441 |
| 2007 | $35,800,624 5,552 |
$1,939,484 553 |
$219,643,891 24,739 |
$35,071,933 22,375 |
$292,469,552 27,898 |
| 2008 | $32,249,019 5,216 |
$15,096,065 3,206 |
$170,860,213 21,101 |
$45,300,070 22,246 |
$263,526,259 25,279 |
| 2009 | $39,476,212 5,782 |
$562,637 103 |
$205,443,510 20,138 |
$54,730,432 22,518 |
$300,212,791 23,524 |
| 2010 | $33,012,399 4,322 |
$27,074,422 3,218 |
$127,094,706 18,436 |
$56,427,127 22,118 |
$243,608,655 21,537 |
| 2011 | $23,895,952 3,935 |
$15,712,760 3,767 |
$128,695,412 19,149 |
$76,810,328 22,170 |
$245,114,451 22,830 |
| 2012 | $21,890,792 3,823 |
$3,761,765 252 |
$113,698,156 16,646 |
$70,582,166 21,589 |
$209,932,879 19,350 |
| Total | $391,611,768 19,554 |
$291,724,933 23,859 |
$4,264,588,441 56,950 |
$631,568,891 416,951 |
$5,579,528,546 72,506 |
USDA Subsidies to Louisiana by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $184,115,494 | |
| 1996 | $200,951,942 | |
| 1997 | $168,492,060 | |
| 1998 | $276,159,412 | |
| 1999 | $447,959,527 | |
| 2000 | $493,664,456 | |
| 2001 | $513,943,492 | |
| 2002 | $294,474,712 | |
| 2003 | $447,760,618 | |
| 2004 | $286,762,666 | |
| 2005 | $356,519,828 | |
| 2006 | $353,859,753 | |
| 2007 | $292,469,552 | |
| 2008 | $263,526,259 | |
| 2009 | $300,212,791 | |
| 2010 | $243,608,655 | |
| 2011 | $245,114,451 | |
| 2012 | $209,932,879 | |
| 1995-2012 | $5,579,528,546 | |
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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.
