USDA subsidies for farms in Dorchester County, Maryland totaled $76,664,000 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 | $55,603 37 |
$173,215 20 |
$678,480 154 |
$181,161 614 |
$1,088,458 192 |
| 1996 | $73,013 41 |
$0 0 |
$932,649 316 |
$183,808 458 |
$1,189,371 333 |
| 1997 | $72,448 40 |
$0 0 |
$1,155,519 331 |
$152,531 428 |
$1,378,019 348 |
| 1998 | $284,606 79 |
$0 0 |
$2,608,444 342 |
$133,453 220 |
$3,026,154 365 |
| 1999 | $379,907 122 |
$573,550 59 |
$4,312,374 360 |
$160,257 266 |
$5,426,088 405 |
| 2000 | $594,241 170 |
$215,654 51 |
$6,037,065 379 |
$242,943 304 |
$7,089,903 440 |
| 2001 | $1,010,105 226 |
$231,389 24 |
$6,049,270 379 |
$249,593 245 |
$7,540,356 458 |
| 2002 | $1,236,932 257 |
$4,796 13 |
$1,814,960 335 |
$182,814 254 |
$3,239,503 457 |
| 2003 | $1,886,760 321 |
$1,152,551 116 |
$2,042,275 350 |
$560,598 316 |
$5,642,184 506 |
| 2004 | $1,719,016 328 |
$10,624 4 |
$2,032,151 311 |
$579,559 405 |
$4,341,349 491 |
| 2005 | $1,395,234 318 |
$878,509 57 |
$3,742,060 311 |
$547,087 396 |
$6,562,890 503 |
| 2006 | $1,351,049 318 |
$70,643 4 |
$2,468,894 290 |
$607,115 385 |
$4,497,701 498 |
| 2007 | $1,265,236 294 |
$0 0 |
$1,322,278 256 |
$837,563 382 |
$3,435,917 437 |
| 2008 | $1,308,357 311 |
$827,264 100 |
$1,327,269 252 |
$1,245,492 377 |
$4,708,382 469 |
| 2009 | $2,268,119 357 |
$0 0 |
$1,187,482 233 |
$1,288,472 488 |
$4,757,290 481 |
| 2010 | $1,334,760 304 |
$182,752 12 |
$1,266,918 232 |
$1,294,864 501 |
$4,079,294 456 |
| 2011 | $1,601,992 303 |
$22,793 3 |
$1,216,911 235 |
$2,174,969 495 |
$5,016,665 453 |
| 2012 | $507,441 126 |
$116,053 7 |
$1,229,909 233 |
$1,791,254 489 |
$3,644,657 317 |
| Total | $18,344,818 562 |
$4,480,923 229 |
$41,424,906 706 |
$12,413,533 7,023 |
$76,664,180 935 |
USDA Subsidies to Dorchester County, Maryland by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $1,088,458 | |
| 1996 | $1,189,371 | |
| 1997 | $1,378,019 | |
| 1998 | $3,026,154 | |
| 1999 | $5,426,088 | |
| 2000 | $7,089,903 | |
| 2001 | $7,540,356 | |
| 2002 | $3,239,503 | |
| 2003 | $5,642,184 | |
| 2004 | $4,341,349 | |
| 2005 | $6,562,890 | |
| 2006 | $4,497,701 | |
| 2007 | $3,435,917 | |
| 2008 | $4,708,382 | |
| 2009 | $4,757,290 | |
| 2010 | $4,079,294 | |
| 2011 | $5,016,665 | |
| 2012 | $3,644,657 | |
| 1995-2012 | $76,664,180 | |
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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.
