USDA subsidies for farms in Tunica County, Mississippi totaled $223,607,000 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 | $101,554 63 |
$115,838 21 |
$4,878,657 108 |
$1,118,117 394 |
$6,214,166 167 |
| 1996 | $53,295 17 |
$0 0 |
$6,316,499 149 |
$1,309,748 417 |
$7,674,650 155 |
| 1997 | $164,481 29 |
$0 0 |
$5,244,640 144 |
$1,170,232 387 |
$6,579,353 152 |
| 1998 | $186,231 37 |
$0 0 |
$9,003,539 143 |
$1,099,265 376 |
$10,289,035 152 |
| 1999 | $211,247 35 |
$922,844 70 |
$14,170,690 149 |
$1,190,620 401 |
$16,495,401 168 |
| 2000 | $254,187 25 |
$368,978 42 |
$15,924,455 165 |
$1,101,638 447 |
$17,649,258 176 |
| 2001 | $206,903 27 |
$3,578,253 109 |
$16,945,813 158 |
$2,022,924 479 |
$22,753,893 171 |
| 2002 | $141,981 23 |
$9,083 3 |
$8,431,532 147 |
$1,480,061 526 |
$10,062,657 155 |
| 2003 | $244,040 41 |
$627,178 23 |
$17,050,867 174 |
$1,628,570 578 |
$19,550,655 192 |
| 2004 | $357,786 60 |
$410,160 32 |
$10,976,574 193 |
$2,233,372 591 |
$13,977,892 229 |
| 2005 | $294,983 66 |
$1,549,986 70 |
$11,845,098 176 |
$1,814,478 586 |
$15,504,545 213 |
| 2006 | $245,408 64 |
$165,913 10 |
$11,653,891 166 |
$2,213,193 576 |
$14,278,405 209 |
| 2007 | $202,010 57 |
$0 0 |
$9,094,190 163 |
$2,212,972 601 |
$11,509,172 200 |
| 2008 | $193,499 58 |
$1,516,086 73 |
$8,213,639 145 |
$3,462,101 594 |
$13,385,325 192 |
| 2009 | $464,326 75 |
$0 0 |
$9,745,274 151 |
$3,784,204 656 |
$14,005,627 197 |
| 2010 | $387,353 60 |
$1,808,899 93 |
$5,860,919 145 |
$3,854,003 690 |
$11,911,174 186 |
| 2011 | $215,073 57 |
$604,277 93 |
$5,259,944 136 |
$5,686,230 676 |
$11,765,523 185 |
| Total | $3,924,358 203 |
$11,684,425 215 |
$170,616,222 430 |
$37,381,728 8,975 |
$223,606,732 514 |
USDA Subsidies to Tunica County, Mississippi by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $6,214,166 | |
| 1996 | $7,674,650 | |
| 1997 | $6,579,353 | |
| 1998 | $10,289,035 | |
| 1999 | $16,495,401 | |
| 2000 | $17,649,258 | |
| 2001 | $22,753,893 | |
| 2002 | $10,062,657 | |
| 2003 | $19,550,655 | |
| 2004 | $13,977,892 | |
| 2005 | $15,504,545 | |
| 2006 | $14,278,405 | |
| 2007 | $11,509,172 | |
| 2008 | $13,385,325 | |
| 2009 | $14,005,627 | |
| 2010 | $11,911,174 | |
| 2011 | $11,765,523 | |
| 1995-2011 | $223,606,732 | |
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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.
