USDA subsidies for farms in Attala County, Mississippi totaled $32,459,000 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 | $717,476 276 |
$0 0 |
$27,338 79 |
$90,473 88 |
$835,287 329 |
| 1996 | $659,861 225 |
$0 0 |
$549,403 190 |
$95,297 74 |
$1,304,561 352 |
| 1997 | $652,206 223 |
$0 0 |
$546,163 203 |
$70,976 64 |
$1,269,345 362 |
| 1998 | $666,277 219 |
$0 0 |
$1,080,971 205 |
$59,617 60 |
$1,806,865 359 |
| 1999 | $634,914 216 |
$18,993 7 |
$1,400,984 216 |
$75,878 42 |
$2,130,769 363 |
| 2000 | $597,900 200 |
$87,406 134 |
$1,409,458 220 |
$61,504 42 |
$2,156,268 431 |
| 2001 | $833,956 267 |
$860,371 149 |
$1,028,889 219 |
$90,642 39 |
$2,813,858 438 |
| 2002 | $610,383 220 |
$0 0 |
$831,567 200 |
$66,417 34 |
$1,508,367 343 |
| 2003 | $651,389 223 |
$150,275 122 |
$1,562,499 207 |
$62,186 36 |
$2,426,349 403 |
| 2004 | $662,833 241 |
$0 0 |
$1,260,851 207 |
$80,740 39 |
$2,004,423 353 |
| 2005 | $622,065 260 |
$0 0 |
$1,582,138 204 |
$69,684 35 |
$2,273,887 366 |
| 2006 | $608,639 278 |
$0 0 |
$1,396,102 221 |
$62,103 35 |
$2,066,844 389 |
| 2007 | $577,633 261 |
$31,309 49 |
$1,153,959 212 |
$67,086 34 |
$1,829,987 393 |
| 2008 | $606,433 254 |
$22,139 36 |
$884,975 203 |
$62,330 33 |
$1,575,877 371 |
| 2009 | $716,441 277 |
$0 0 |
$1,514,338 180 |
$83,013 33 |
$2,313,792 364 |
| 2010 | $625,745 256 |
$49,476 17 |
$532,694 158 |
$149,468 36 |
$1,357,384 338 |
| 2011 | $711,971 253 |
$34,527 22 |
$398,875 135 |
$225,026 45 |
$1,370,399 322 |
| 2012 | $744,254 250 |
$35,783 9 |
$446,980 138 |
$187,967 48 |
$1,414,984 324 |
| Total | $11,900,375 715 |
$1,290,279 254 |
$17,608,184 428 |
$1,660,407 817 |
$32,459,245 987 |
USDA Subsidies to Attala County, Mississippi by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $835,287 | |
| 1996 | $1,304,561 | |
| 1997 | $1,269,345 | |
| 1998 | $1,806,865 | |
| 1999 | $2,130,769 | |
| 2000 | $2,156,268 | |
| 2001 | $2,813,858 | |
| 2002 | $1,508,367 | |
| 2003 | $2,426,349 | |
| 2004 | $2,004,423 | |
| 2005 | $2,273,887 | |
| 2006 | $2,066,844 | |
| 2007 | $1,829,987 | |
| 2008 | $1,575,877 | |
| 2009 | $2,313,792 | |
| 2010 | $1,357,384 | |
| 2011 | $1,370,399 | |
| 2012 | $1,414,984 | |
| 1995-2012 | $32,459,245 | |
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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.
