USDA subsidies for farms in Minnesota totaled $16,175,000,000 from 1995 through 2011.
| 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 | $108,138,798 28,014 |
$50,524,466 6,808 |
$309,066,539 56,910 |
$56,842,742 147,370 |
$524,572,546 76,497 |
| 1996 | $99,007,692 26,348 |
$2,055,666 919 |
$247,643,557 63,204 |
$68,198,816 138,405 |
$416,905,731 78,395 |
| 1997 | $87,635,902 23,973 |
$10,130,726 9,928 |
$318,976,587 63,551 |
$63,270,138 126,164 |
$480,013,353 78,153 |
| 1998 | $62,953,189 19,582 |
$1,709,123 1,013 |
$729,727,866 61,621 |
$67,060,396 126,948 |
$861,450,574 71,846 |
| 1999 | $75,513,249 20,394 |
$65,702,625 7,579 |
$1,268,734,354 65,303 |
$103,266,907 127,821 |
$1,513,217,134 76,358 |
| 2000 | $95,080,061 23,584 |
$45,953,843 6,508 |
$1,399,174,694 66,468 |
$91,348,505 131,177 |
$1,631,557,103 78,376 |
| 2001 | $109,792,525 28,396 |
$39,088,926 5,809 |
$1,092,880,370 61,825 |
$123,229,693 129,414 |
$1,364,991,513 76,693 |
| 2002 | $116,366,478 30,708 |
$4,137,227 1,462 |
$356,060,756 58,034 |
$123,954,845 127,439 |
$600,519,307 75,369 |
| 2003 | $118,171,537 32,764 |
$135,724,496 27,679 |
$527,795,576 58,532 |
$143,700,649 124,693 |
$925,392,258 80,230 |
| 2004 | $121,640,096 34,499 |
$3,442,004 1,094 |
$569,454,125 54,045 |
$187,631,439 125,132 |
$882,167,664 74,674 |
| 2005 | $132,791,328 36,817 |
$145,813,022 20,916 |
$1,099,546,053 56,111 |
$159,047,348 123,796 |
$1,537,197,750 78,308 |
| 2006 | $141,368,277 38,236 |
$838,729 156 |
$626,715,750 54,111 |
$177,330,226 123,210 |
$946,252,982 76,747 |
| 2007 | $149,438,372 39,653 |
$19,666,373 3,341 |
$311,890,146 50,519 |
$286,598,439 123,525 |
$767,593,330 74,598 |
| 2008 | $151,862,946 40,054 |
$86,793,844 15,510 |
$306,313,712 48,098 |
$471,562,929 126,142 |
$1,016,533,431 74,066 |
| 2009 | $151,166,831 38,947 |
$886,857 221 |
$381,539,863 46,631 |
$380,379,836 131,903 |
$913,973,387 72,001 |
| 2010 | $129,512,061 36,388 |
$90,594,309 4,938 |
$305,595,060 45,609 |
$323,051,066 130,591 |
$848,752,495 70,905 |
| 2011 | $112,550,363 35,326 |
$18,985,004 2,619 |
$287,698,763 43,750 |
$525,087,101 131,567 |
$944,346,818 68,358 |
| Total | $1,962,989,705 77,469 |
$722,047,240 49,104 |
$10,138,813,770 114,078 |
$3,351,561,075 2,195,297 |
$16,175,437,377 150,256 |
USDA Subsidies to Minnesota by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $524,572,546 | |
| 1996 | $416,905,731 | |
| 1997 | $480,013,353 | |
| 1998 | $861,450,574 | |
| 1999 | $1,513,217,134 | |
| 2000 | $1,631,557,103 | |
| 2001 | $1,364,991,513 | |
| 2002 | $600,519,307 | |
| 2003 | $925,392,258 | |
| 2004 | $882,167,664 | |
| 2005 | $1,537,197,750 | |
| 2006 | $946,252,982 | |
| 2007 | $767,593,330 | |
| 2008 | $1,016,533,431 | |
| 2009 | $913,973,387 | |
| 2010 | $848,752,495 | |
| 2011 | $944,346,818 | |
| 1995-2011 | $16,175,437,377 | |
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Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011 is 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 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.
