USDA subsidies for farms in North Carolina totaled $5,139,000,000 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 | $9,590,678 10,078 |
$8,436,528 2,124 |
$22,121,295 12,314 |
$22,575,556 58,837 |
$62,724,058 21,787 |
| 1996 | $9,158,450 9,280 |
$2,716,543 581 |
$63,753,403 26,032 |
$22,262,866 50,825 |
$97,891,262 32,581 |
| 1997 | $18,447,053 10,957 |
$1,471,842 304 |
$66,186,139 25,803 |
$23,094,057 37,797 |
$109,199,091 31,900 |
| 1998 | $6,566,505 4,907 |
$428,977 37 |
$121,468,967 25,936 |
$23,234,257 34,979 |
$151,698,705 29,078 |
| 1999 | $6,982,501 4,294 |
$77,032,038 11,871 |
$206,154,997 26,499 |
$33,394,344 36,886 |
$323,563,880 34,062 |
| 2000 | $21,768,734 8,423 |
$71,461,486 10,698 |
$359,960,101 99,252 |
$32,575,442 39,414 |
$485,765,763 103,183 |
| 2001 | $12,204,734 5,165 |
$33,131,768 5,270 |
$370,320,617 100,120 |
$41,564,915 36,789 |
$457,222,033 103,306 |
| 2002 | $13,428,569 5,578 |
$18,393,517 12,719 |
$292,481,612 35,575 |
$38,334,214 35,052 |
$362,637,912 46,602 |
| 2003 | $15,279,187 6,418 |
$84,626,595 9,163 |
$258,907,520 94,843 |
$45,058,217 35,207 |
$403,871,519 99,385 |
| 2004 | $18,888,374 6,732 |
$10,453,835 1,802 |
$179,233,430 22,314 |
$52,964,894 37,554 |
$261,540,533 26,952 |
| 2005 | $28,052,697 7,676 |
$84,631,652 5,621 |
$297,316,096 23,507 |
$46,876,698 35,048 |
$456,877,142 29,689 |
| 2006 | $28,309,782 7,279 |
$3,964,311 405 |
$229,827,923 22,402 |
$53,156,440 33,192 |
$315,258,457 27,209 |
| 2007 | $26,614,845 7,402 |
$15,100,087 1,623 |
$147,785,922 18,767 |
$65,432,611 32,463 |
$254,933,465 23,911 |
| 2008 | $28,952,625 7,449 |
$82,862,857 10,993 |
$208,194,253 23,838 |
$96,471,065 33,521 |
$416,480,800 32,671 |
| 2009 | $22,486,313 6,813 |
$9,259,304 2,067 |
$235,026,587 22,734 |
$99,616,272 35,641 |
$366,388,476 28,473 |
| 2010 | $12,326,054 5,849 |
$21,301,285 2,082 |
$167,982,810 21,715 |
$98,236,171 34,842 |
$299,846,320 26,406 |
| 2011 | $9,487,974 5,563 |
$11,634,263 1,220 |
$149,805,368 20,869 |
$142,330,468 35,598 |
$313,283,323 25,278 |
| Total | $288,545,073 31,260 |
$536,906,888 30,933 |
$3,376,527,040 139,166 |
$937,178,487 643,645 |
$5,139,182,738 157,389 |
USDA Subsidies to North Carolina by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $62,724,058 | |
| 1996 | $97,891,262 | |
| 1997 | $109,199,091 | |
| 1998 | $151,698,705 | |
| 1999 | $323,563,880 | |
| 2000 | $485,765,763 | |
| 2001 | $457,222,033 | |
| 2002 | $362,637,912 | |
| 2003 | $403,871,519 | |
| 2004 | $261,540,533 | |
| 2005 | $456,877,142 | |
| 2006 | $315,258,457 | |
| 2007 | $254,933,465 | |
| 2008 | $416,480,800 | |
| 2009 | $366,388,476 | |
| 2010 | $299,846,320 | |
| 2011 | $313,283,323 | |
| 1995-2011 | $5,139,182,738 | |
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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.
