USDA subsidies for farms in Henderson County, North Carolina totaled $50,089,000 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 | $23,162 30 |
$338,548 50 |
$59,495 12 |
$213,209 142 |
$634,414 82 |
| 1996 | $17,365 24 |
$0 0 |
$117,890 39 |
$227,465 117 |
$365,280 60 |
| 1997 | $5,821 7 |
$0 0 |
$88,821 35 |
$305,389 94 |
$400,031 39 |
| 1998 | $153,453 43 |
$0 0 |
$175,231 34 |
$370,320 96 |
$699,004 58 |
| 1999 | $9,010 12 |
$931,647 146 |
$309,230 37 |
$691,602 139 |
$1,941,489 168 |
| 2000 | $16,332 9 |
$1,065,267 94 |
$493,583 73 |
$754,722 146 |
$2,329,904 166 |
| 2001 | $22,033 13 |
$641,367 78 |
$2,274,666 211 |
$1,700,471 146 |
$4,638,538 241 |
| 2002 | $53,323 22 |
$252,212 113 |
$1,900,995 172 |
$948,537 141 |
$3,155,067 235 |
| 2003 | $77,872 37 |
$3,097,898 139 |
$2,139,190 185 |
$1,052,232 131 |
$6,367,192 218 |
| 2004 | $49,765 20 |
$314,898 19 |
$190,245 32 |
$1,152,639 133 |
$1,707,547 64 |
| 2005 | $1,352,721 118 |
$6,196,510 143 |
$199,007 40 |
$1,357,636 119 |
$9,105,874 206 |
| 2006 | $75,843 20 |
$301,500 27 |
$320,367 33 |
$1,496,440 115 |
$2,194,150 73 |
| 2007 | $0 0 |
$78,826 6 |
$55,033 25 |
$1,773,251 112 |
$1,908,316 31 |
| 2008 | $0 0 |
$3,098,774 118 |
$58,081 25 |
$1,780,396 115 |
$4,938,457 136 |
| 2009 | $149,701 14 |
$461,734 60 |
$247,767 20 |
$2,203,346 115 |
$3,062,547 82 |
| 2010 | $187,316 12 |
$279,452 21 |
$52,148 21 |
$2,307,232 120 |
$2,826,148 47 |
| 2011 | $17,765 4 |
$199,388 9 |
$49,032 22 |
$1,353,595 120 |
$1,620,304 33 |
| 2012 | $0 0 |
$217,826 11 |
$154,432 20 |
$1,821,307 114 |
$2,195,226 31 |
| Total | $2,215,555 206 |
$17,478,407 338 |
$8,885,215 267 |
$21,509,789 2,215 |
$50,089,491 481 |
USDA Subsidies to Henderson County, North Carolina by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $634,414 | |
| 1996 | $365,280 | |
| 1997 | $400,031 | |
| 1998 | $699,004 | |
| 1999 | $1,941,489 | |
| 2000 | $2,329,904 | |
| 2001 | $4,638,538 | |
| 2002 | $3,155,067 | |
| 2003 | $6,367,192 | |
| 2004 | $1,707,547 | |
| 2005 | $9,105,874 | |
| 2006 | $2,194,150 | |
| 2007 | $1,908,316 | |
| 2008 | $4,938,457 | |
| 2009 | $3,062,547 | |
| 2010 | $2,826,148 | |
| 2011 | $1,620,304 | |
| 2012 | $2,195,226 | |
| 1995-2012 | $50,089,491 | |
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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.
