USDA subsidies for farms in Le Sueur County, Minnesota totaled $176,944,000 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 | $2,668,752 653 |
$184,150 33 |
$3,371,890 607 |
$419,872 1,241 |
$6,644,664 1,117 |
| 1996 | $2,504,917 653 |
$44,406 15 |
$2,299,917 720 |
$470,784 1,204 |
$5,320,023 1,174 |
| 1997 | $2,020,147 571 |
$20,366 52 |
$3,379,690 717 |
$449,119 980 |
$5,869,321 1,130 |
| 1998 | $1,261,200 457 |
$0 0 |
$8,669,255 713 |
$491,885 975 |
$10,422,340 1,022 |
| 1999 | $1,332,720 465 |
$57,450 16 |
$14,285,411 763 |
$751,425 975 |
$16,427,007 1,074 |
| 2000 | $1,353,868 495 |
$55,185 39 |
$15,064,025 756 |
$774,543 1,002 |
$17,247,622 1,090 |
| 2001 | $1,587,637 573 |
$56,030 19 |
$12,723,739 732 |
$1,041,892 975 |
$15,409,299 1,109 |
| 2002 | $1,628,090 593 |
$0 0 |
$3,623,892 671 |
$1,078,111 990 |
$6,330,093 1,089 |
| 2003 | $1,629,243 629 |
$504,528 235 |
$5,906,874 711 |
$1,202,606 936 |
$9,243,251 1,153 |
| 2004 | $1,730,539 657 |
$11,216 10 |
$6,705,115 638 |
$1,643,763 950 |
$10,090,633 1,109 |
| 2005 | $1,652,466 666 |
$598,132 173 |
$13,488,687 673 |
$1,356,661 933 |
$17,095,946 1,150 |
| 2006 | $1,690,156 695 |
$0 0 |
$7,642,551 641 |
$1,502,973 924 |
$10,835,680 1,145 |
| 2007 | $1,799,855 730 |
$0 0 |
$3,695,045 595 |
$2,459,842 923 |
$7,954,742 1,139 |
| 2008 | $1,810,627 726 |
$370,787 133 |
$3,636,947 574 |
$4,221,322 972 |
$10,039,683 1,128 |
| 2009 | $2,056,752 732 |
$0 0 |
$4,157,931 552 |
$3,493,405 1,025 |
$9,708,088 1,124 |
| 2010 | $2,007,800 734 |
$0 0 |
$3,546,566 549 |
$2,794,994 1,008 |
$8,349,360 1,129 |
| 2011 | $1,816,986 647 |
$0 0 |
$3,393,553 522 |
$4,712,701 1,026 |
$9,956,717 1,027 |
| Total | $30,551,755 1,382 |
$1,935,726 421 |
$115,591,089 1,275 |
$28,865,898 17,039 |
$176,944,468 2,110 |
USDA Subsidies to Le Sueur County, Minnesota by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $6,644,664 | |
| 1996 | $5,320,023 | |
| 1997 | $5,869,321 | |
| 1998 | $10,422,340 | |
| 1999 | $16,427,007 | |
| 2000 | $17,247,622 | |
| 2001 | $15,409,299 | |
| 2002 | $6,330,093 | |
| 2003 | $9,243,251 | |
| 2004 | $10,090,633 | |
| 2005 | $17,095,946 | |
| 2006 | $10,835,680 | |
| 2007 | $7,954,742 | |
| 2008 | $10,039,683 | |
| 2009 | $9,708,088 | |
| 2010 | $8,349,360 | |
| 2011 | $9,956,717 | |
| 1995-2011 | $176,944,468 | |
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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.
