USDA subsidies for farms in New York totaled $1,784,000,000 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 | $6,200,580 3,167 |
$3,754,023 623 |
$33,524,355 10,373 |
$4,576,928 10,612 |
$48,055,886 12,290 |
| 1996 | $6,562,418 2,878 |
$3,463,678 932 |
$33,251,013 12,978 |
$3,738,951 7,507 |
$47,016,060 14,205 |
| 1997 | $5,470,533 2,160 |
$153,334 62 |
$33,914,271 12,479 |
$3,299,326 5,964 |
$42,837,464 13,409 |
| 1998 | $8,040,229 2,746 |
$1,326,384 501 |
$51,378,304 10,756 |
$3,647,848 3,989 |
$64,392,765 12,096 |
| 1999 | $8,027,292 2,569 |
$12,319,515 1,098 |
$99,959,183 14,442 |
$4,896,082 4,171 |
$125,202,071 15,881 |
| 2000 | $6,161,173 2,367 |
$15,371,302 3,139 |
$138,340,034 14,935 |
$5,332,137 4,399 |
$165,204,646 16,348 |
| 2001 | $7,483,842 2,314 |
$20,160,378 2,439 |
$86,127,999 12,674 |
$7,634,381 5,045 |
$121,406,599 14,062 |
| 2002 | $9,093,797 2,396 |
$33,520,135 9,725 |
$116,672,455 13,895 |
$8,065,715 5,474 |
$167,352,101 17,077 |
| 2003 | $7,910,574 2,347 |
$19,276,459 1,700 |
$133,084,698 13,967 |
$11,553,657 5,694 |
$171,825,388 15,389 |
| 2004 | $6,435,169 2,355 |
$8,847,047 874 |
$64,495,515 12,051 |
$11,975,019 6,198 |
$91,752,751 13,424 |
| 2005 | $13,915,036 3,070 |
$31,846,542 2,163 |
$95,508,499 12,299 |
$12,422,961 6,333 |
$153,693,037 14,297 |
| 2006 | $18,368,433 3,259 |
$2,530,311 229 |
$101,730,700 11,924 |
$12,397,955 6,208 |
$135,027,399 13,692 |
| 2007 | $22,219,277 3,762 |
$2,663,433 252 |
$33,346,599 11,019 |
$14,649,616 6,041 |
$72,878,925 13,090 |
| 2008 | $22,774,382 3,738 |
$19,722,071 3,234 |
$27,043,681 8,779 |
$18,041,404 5,961 |
$87,581,539 11,797 |
| 2009 | $17,869,541 3,341 |
$4,105,035 379 |
$127,465,523 9,881 |
$18,963,475 5,997 |
$168,403,574 11,963 |
| 2010 | $8,501,473 2,249 |
$5,312,450 547 |
$31,024,701 9,879 |
$19,362,960 5,982 |
$64,202,041 11,338 |
| 2011 | $4,336,394 1,935 |
$2,500,879 497 |
$24,455,615 7,788 |
$25,593,154 6,061 |
$56,942,255 9,075 |
| Total | $179,370,144 12,340 |
$186,872,975 14,304 |
$1,231,323,145 27,962 |
$186,151,569 101,636 |
$1,783,774,503 34,961 |
USDA Subsidies to New York by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $48,055,886 | |
| 1996 | $47,016,060 | |
| 1997 | $42,837,464 | |
| 1998 | $64,392,765 | |
| 1999 | $125,202,071 | |
| 2000 | $165,204,646 | |
| 2001 | $121,406,599 | |
| 2002 | $167,352,101 | |
| 2003 | $171,825,388 | |
| 2004 | $91,752,751 | |
| 2005 | $153,693,037 | |
| 2006 | $135,027,399 | |
| 2007 | $72,878,925 | |
| 2008 | $87,581,539 | |
| 2009 | $168,403,574 | |
| 2010 | $64,202,041 | |
| 2011 | $56,942,255 | |
| 1995-2011 | $1,783,774,503 | |
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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.
