USDA subsidies for farms in Big Horn County, Montana totaled $136,595,000 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 | $1,099,815 60 |
$582,814 149 |
$1,441,110 300 |
$320,105 743 |
$3,443,844 409 |
| 1996 | $846,072 61 |
$0 0 |
$3,054,853 463 |
$363,018 681 |
$4,262,957 486 |
| 1997 | $802,149 41 |
$288,907 63 |
$3,249,321 492 |
$393,239 606 |
$4,733,616 527 |
| 1998 | $802,043 41 |
$0 0 |
$6,363,372 503 |
$445,015 628 |
$7,615,030 520 |
| 1999 | $948,263 45 |
$2,120,156 324 |
$7,197,087 461 |
$790,304 691 |
$11,055,810 579 |
| 2000 | $1,436,089 69 |
$1,341,220 278 |
$7,909,972 477 |
$741,381 681 |
$11,428,662 608 |
| 2001 | $1,552,238 121 |
$3,162,884 338 |
$5,163,123 500 |
$945,680 606 |
$10,823,925 681 |
| 2002 | $1,794,463 172 |
$2,315,144 395 |
$2,363,143 491 |
$1,086,015 641 |
$7,558,765 724 |
| 2003 | $1,637,547 132 |
$3,387,736 292 |
$2,494,340 440 |
$1,306,522 662 |
$8,826,145 566 |
| 2004 | $1,416,697 101 |
$1,677,577 299 |
$2,463,503 422 |
$1,359,306 700 |
$6,917,083 609 |
| 2005 | $1,132,806 104 |
$4,869,062 337 |
$2,674,658 447 |
$1,903,790 784 |
$10,580,316 606 |
| 2006 | $1,129,811 89 |
$182,165 19 |
$2,566,630 426 |
$1,862,060 762 |
$5,740,666 482 |
| 2007 | $1,360,366 112 |
$0 0 |
$2,425,935 351 |
$2,426,098 759 |
$6,248,839 389 |
| 2008 | $1,118,150 83 |
$1,718,837 249 |
$2,226,193 353 |
$3,474,450 746 |
$8,537,630 470 |
| 2009 | $1,485,112 108 |
$36,453 6 |
$2,166,781 311 |
$3,450,035 688 |
$7,138,382 373 |
| 2010 | $2,648,103 68 |
$1,205,706 58 |
$2,091,260 311 |
$2,402,995 676 |
$8,348,064 364 |
| 2011 | $665,808 55 |
$1,081,490 32 |
$2,366,029 296 |
$3,349,318 664 |
$7,462,646 334 |
| 2012 | $652,852 58 |
$212,420 15 |
$1,629,707 271 |
$3,377,273 665 |
$5,872,252 298 |
| Total | $22,528,385 377 |
$24,222,624 779 |
$59,847,018 953 |
$29,996,604 12,383 |
$136,594,631 1,274 |
USDA Subsidies to Big Horn County, Montana by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $3,443,844 | |
| 1996 | $4,262,957 | |
| 1997 | $4,733,616 | |
| 1998 | $7,615,030 | |
| 1999 | $11,055,810 | |
| 2000 | $11,428,662 | |
| 2001 | $10,823,925 | |
| 2002 | $7,558,765 | |
| 2003 | $8,826,145 | |
| 2004 | $6,917,083 | |
| 2005 | $10,580,316 | |
| 2006 | $5,740,666 | |
| 2007 | $6,248,839 | |
| 2008 | $8,537,630 | |
| 2009 | $7,138,382 | |
| 2010 | $8,348,064 | |
| 2011 | $7,462,646 | |
| 2012 | $5,872,252 | |
| 1995-2012 | $136,594,631 | |
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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.
