USDA subsidies for farms in Dawson County, Nebraska totaled $316,884,000 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 | $178,374 86 |
$117,875 13 |
$10,402,432 1,131 |
$603,350 2,335 |
$11,302,031 1,170 |
| 1996 | $179,821 71 |
$0 0 |
$7,002,953 1,117 |
$820,697 2,412 |
$8,003,471 1,143 |
| 1997 | $108,987 63 |
$0 0 |
$8,371,568 1,119 |
$754,701 2,253 |
$9,235,256 1,142 |
| 1998 | $114,332 50 |
$0 0 |
$16,100,644 1,063 |
$791,353 2,246 |
$17,006,329 1,081 |
| 1999 | $88,989 35 |
$410,433 70 |
$25,749,242 1,113 |
$1,238,885 2,184 |
$27,487,549 1,135 |
| 2000 | $117,107 43 |
$292,634 56 |
$27,079,863 1,065 |
$1,190,726 2,270 |
$28,680,330 1,083 |
| 2001 | $157,586 54 |
$4,340,054 521 |
$18,918,253 1,016 |
$2,117,859 2,351 |
$25,533,752 1,114 |
| 2002 | $192,218 59 |
$2,157,202 442 |
$7,410,705 948 |
$2,012,189 2,298 |
$11,772,314 1,168 |
| 2003 | $347,607 66 |
$1,595,115 326 |
$10,546,058 999 |
$2,504,104 2,458 |
$14,992,884 1,046 |
| 2004 | $404,956 70 |
$179,732 91 |
$12,562,707 933 |
$3,211,168 2,446 |
$16,358,563 983 |
| 2005 | $114,320 53 |
$1,091,973 323 |
$30,660,003 934 |
$2,905,093 2,442 |
$34,771,389 977 |
| 2006 | $183,468 73 |
$1,452 3 |
$15,754,314 890 |
$3,455,922 2,429 |
$19,395,156 925 |
| 2007 | $252,013 81 |
$31,109 10 |
$7,107,785 794 |
$5,570,283 2,460 |
$12,961,190 839 |
| 2008 | $228,565 76 |
$1,368,411 427 |
$7,370,858 822 |
$8,696,596 2,527 |
$17,664,430 952 |
| 2009 | $1,109,268 231 |
$0 0 |
$6,380,454 815 |
$7,007,929 2,743 |
$14,499,398 919 |
| 2010 | $697,296 108 |
$2,917,187 125 |
$6,394,625 794 |
$5,736,393 2,633 |
$15,745,501 860 |
| 2011 | $232,415 74 |
$209,511 14 |
$6,316,109 784 |
$9,627,267 2,648 |
$16,385,302 824 |
| 2012 | $233,853 74 |
$482,160 35 |
$6,441,593 789 |
$7,931,718 2,650 |
$15,089,324 832 |
| Total | $4,941,175 395 |
$15,196,595 1,054 |
$230,570,166 2,194 |
$66,176,233 43,785 |
$316,884,170 2,442 |
USDA Subsidies to Dawson County, Nebraska by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $11,302,031 | |
| 1996 | $8,003,471 | |
| 1997 | $9,235,256 | |
| 1998 | $17,006,329 | |
| 1999 | $27,487,549 | |
| 2000 | $28,680,330 | |
| 2001 | $25,533,752 | |
| 2002 | $11,772,314 | |
| 2003 | $14,992,884 | |
| 2004 | $16,358,563 | |
| 2005 | $34,771,389 | |
| 2006 | $19,395,156 | |
| 2007 | $12,961,190 | |
| 2008 | $17,664,430 | |
| 2009 | $14,499,398 | |
| 2010 | $15,745,501 | |
| 2011 | $16,385,302 | |
| 2012 | $15,089,324 | |
| 1995-2012 | $316,884,170 | |
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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.
