USDA subsidies for farms in Choctaw County, Mississippi totaled $10,424,000 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 | $361,069 215 |
$16,510 7 |
$15,169 34 |
$8,019 23 |
$400,766 234 |
| 1996 | $346,636 190 |
$13,103 22 |
$109,883 158 |
$6,967 21 |
$476,590 273 |
| 1997 | $364,573 190 |
$11,626 16 |
$99,860 150 |
$6,324 22 |
$482,383 266 |
| 1998 | $325,951 173 |
$0 0 |
$173,174 148 |
$6,182 20 |
$505,307 243 |
| 1999 | $327,945 179 |
$36,992 47 |
$231,323 146 |
$5,647 15 |
$601,907 257 |
| 2000 | $299,884 165 |
$91,233 47 |
$302,259 144 |
$4,178 13 |
$697,554 247 |
| 2001 | $437,606 187 |
$241,090 56 |
$226,845 140 |
$5,072 9 |
$910,613 258 |
| 2002 | $351,603 181 |
$0 0 |
$195,440 145 |
$2,618 9 |
$551,492 239 |
| 2003 | $350,493 187 |
$72,991 51 |
$256,995 129 |
$4,937 9 |
$685,417 257 |
| 2004 | $395,350 210 |
$0 0 |
$257,607 131 |
$6,065 9 |
$659,023 258 |
| 2005 | $312,303 189 |
$0 0 |
$253,818 144 |
$5,347 8 |
$571,467 249 |
| 2006 | $301,549 199 |
$15,280 3 |
$249,451 140 |
$5,970 8 |
$572,250 257 |
| 2007 | $299,883 197 |
$7,308 9 |
$232,629 139 |
$1,750 8 |
$541,570 253 |
| 2008 | $291,020 189 |
$47,171 30 |
$178,968 131 |
$2,263 8 |
$519,422 253 |
| 2009 | $344,692 217 |
$0 0 |
$312,009 91 |
$13,559 11 |
$670,260 248 |
| 2010 | $315,063 196 |
$13,100 8 |
$105,384 78 |
$16,783 22 |
$450,331 223 |
| 2011 | $383,226 194 |
$36,163 7 |
$87,569 73 |
$36,866 20 |
$543,824 222 |
| 2012 | $364,459 184 |
$100,321 12 |
$88,626 80 |
$30,139 7 |
$583,546 215 |
| Total | $6,173,306 471 |
$704,719 128 |
$3,377,010 275 |
$168,686 242 |
$10,423,721 582 |
USDA Subsidies to Choctaw County, Mississippi by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $400,766 | |
| 1996 | $476,590 | |
| 1997 | $482,383 | |
| 1998 | $505,307 | |
| 1999 | $601,907 | |
| 2000 | $697,554 | |
| 2001 | $910,613 | |
| 2002 | $551,492 | |
| 2003 | $685,417 | |
| 2004 | $659,023 | |
| 2005 | $571,467 | |
| 2006 | $572,250 | |
| 2007 | $541,570 | |
| 2008 | $519,422 | |
| 2009 | $670,260 | |
| 2010 | $450,331 | |
| 2011 | $543,824 | |
| 2012 | $583,546 | |
| 1995-2012 | $10,423,721 | |
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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.
