USDA subsidies for farms in Caldwell County, North Carolina totaled $8,063,000 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 | $63,906 73 |
$214,291 7 |
$16,018 15 |
$8,835 39 |
$303,050 83 |
| 1996 | $28,762 57 |
$0 0 |
$42,209 45 |
$4,305 35 |
$77,137 87 |
| 1997 | $44,094 29 |
$0 0 |
$39,293 41 |
$1,306 12 |
$84,693 61 |
| 1998 | $15,513 8 |
$0 0 |
$53,956 42 |
$464 11 |
$69,933 49 |
| 1999 | $14,783 7 |
$47,545 38 |
$129,300 40 |
$12,232 15 |
$203,860 63 |
| 2000 | $49,419 10 |
$29,905 32 |
$253,992 55 |
$34,609 21 |
$367,925 75 |
| 2001 | $37,354 8 |
$41,985 30 |
$133,470 53 |
$58,037 22 |
$270,846 71 |
| 2002 | $9,872 6 |
$83,896 51 |
$77,126 32 |
$103,217 28 |
$274,111 72 |
| 2003 | $10,445 6 |
$14,353 22 |
$101,028 53 |
$319,488 37 |
$445,314 67 |
| 2004 | $36,733 10 |
$0 0 |
$86,446 35 |
$468,350 41 |
$620,481 44 |
| 2005 | $76,599 10 |
$383,401 10 |
$102,803 40 |
$522,339 46 |
$1,085,142 53 |
| 2006 | $5,681 3 |
$0 0 |
$76,516 37 |
$235,996 51 |
$318,193 40 |
| 2007 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$30,845 27 |
$274,998 50 |
$341,143 31 |
| 2008 | $897 3 |
$335,406 31 |
$129,888 32 |
$433,778 49 |
$899,969 50 |
| 2009 | $107,401 12 |
$275,189 24 |
$133,735 27 |
$322,105 47 |
$838,430 43 |
| 2010 | $897 3 |
$0 0 |
$129,832 28 |
$95,433 33 |
$626,162 31 |
| 2011 | $897 3 |
$666,700 4 |
$127,424 28 |
$44,560 29 |
$839,581 35 |
| 2012 | $0 0 |
$232,543 3 |
$122,899 25 |
$41,653 30 |
$397,095 28 |
| Total | $508,466 135 |
$2,786,114 101 |
$1,786,780 100 |
$2,981,705 596 |
$8,063,065 240 |
USDA Subsidies to Caldwell County, North Carolina by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $303,050 | |
| 1996 | $77,137 | |
| 1997 | $84,693 | |
| 1998 | $69,933 | |
| 1999 | $203,860 | |
| 2000 | $367,925 | |
| 2001 | $270,846 | |
| 2002 | $274,111 | |
| 2003 | $445,314 | |
| 2004 | $620,481 | |
| 2005 | $1,085,142 | |
| 2006 | $318,193 | |
| 2007 | $341,143 | |
| 2008 | $899,969 | |
| 2009 | $838,430 | |
| 2010 | $626,162 | |
| 2011 | $839,581 | |
| 2012 | $397,095 | |
| 1995-2012 | $8,063,065 | |
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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.
