USDA subsidies for farms in Walthall County, Mississippi totaled $23,359,000 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 | $501,071 202 |
$0 0 |
$74,789 49 |
$5,156 20 |
$581,016 243 |
| 1996 | $488,207 206 |
$133,624 55 |
$108,348 144 |
$9,707 22 |
$739,886 335 |
| 1997 | $497,903 201 |
$0 0 |
$89,431 163 |
$13,182 29 |
$601,560 320 |
| 1998 | $362,177 173 |
$0 0 |
$117,480 152 |
$18,234 33 |
$498,579 281 |
| 1999 | $350,946 197 |
$1,117,096 358 |
$396,894 215 |
$16,536 30 |
$1,881,472 624 |
| 2000 | $311,426 213 |
$475,845 183 |
$1,005,840 244 |
$11,842 27 |
$1,804,952 518 |
| 2001 | $303,982 210 |
$1,897,188 265 |
$150,995 181 |
$18,505 25 |
$2,370,670 545 |
| 2002 | $268,931 204 |
$0 0 |
$946,773 208 |
$13,213 21 |
$1,228,917 367 |
| 2003 | $340,492 231 |
$523,072 267 |
$1,001,285 221 |
$12,621 20 |
$1,877,470 548 |
| 2004 | $422,228 245 |
$0 0 |
$246,334 211 |
$18,807 22 |
$687,369 391 |
| 2005 | $276,043 228 |
$7,145 3 |
$139,934 224 |
$11,680 24 |
$434,802 399 |
| 2006 | $3,177,248 531 |
$186,054 179 |
$874,536 267 |
$10,926 22 |
$4,248,764 664 |
| 2007 | $547,936 266 |
$277,882 126 |
$457,051 202 |
$11,215 20 |
$1,295,529 482 |
| 2008 | $659,905 264 |
$194,170 89 |
$48,914 116 |
$19,680 23 |
$922,669 405 |
| 2009 | $746,217 281 |
$0 0 |
$490,391 128 |
$19,243 26 |
$1,255,851 374 |
| 2010 | $622,221 282 |
$0 0 |
$67,940 120 |
$25,259 25 |
$716,225 368 |
| 2011 | $601,346 258 |
$568,170 137 |
$50,314 105 |
$56,267 34 |
$1,276,097 438 |
| 2012 | $471,469 246 |
$226,734 46 |
$192,614 108 |
$46,554 26 |
$937,371 349 |
| Total | $10,949,747 885 |
$5,609,517 590 |
$6,459,862 492 |
$338,627 449 |
$23,359,199 1,333 |
USDA Subsidies to Walthall County, Mississippi by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $581,016 | |
| 1996 | $739,886 | |
| 1997 | $601,560 | |
| 1998 | $498,579 | |
| 1999 | $1,881,472 | |
| 2000 | $1,804,952 | |
| 2001 | $2,370,670 | |
| 2002 | $1,228,917 | |
| 2003 | $1,877,470 | |
| 2004 | $687,369 | |
| 2005 | $434,802 | |
| 2006 | $4,248,764 | |
| 2007 | $1,295,529 | |
| 2008 | $922,669 | |
| 2009 | $1,255,851 | |
| 2010 | $716,225 | |
| 2011 | $1,276,097 | |
| 2012 | $937,371 | |
| 1995-2012 | $23,359,199 | |
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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.
