USDA subsidies for farms in Richland County, North Dakota totaled $531,054,000 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 | $1,648,512 374 |
$1,296,649 334 |
$8,038,072 1,153 |
$2,121,535 4,383 |
$13,104,768 1,384 |
| 1996 | $1,521,513 345 |
$-10,373 21 |
$8,674,567 1,176 |
$2,688,849 4,338 |
$12,874,555 1,347 |
| 1997 | $1,330,802 300 |
$84,781 92 |
$9,483,005 1,180 |
$2,545,282 4,125 |
$13,443,870 1,346 |
| 1998 | $1,314,167 311 |
$0 0 |
$21,378,770 1,154 |
$2,432,893 4,047 |
$25,119,981 1,275 |
| 1999 | $1,355,832 320 |
$5,907,397 685 |
$37,101,744 1,136 |
$4,142,154 4,094 |
$48,507,127 1,299 |
| 2000 | $1,783,633 366 |
$1,584,072 371 |
$46,004,138 1,196 |
$3,199,614 4,050 |
$52,571,456 1,333 |
| 2001 | $1,865,350 398 |
$2,045,097 372 |
$37,075,642 1,158 |
$4,073,003 3,872 |
$45,059,092 1,323 |
| 2002 | $1,963,832 442 |
$425,243 217 |
$10,149,727 1,017 |
$4,258,581 3,776 |
$16,797,383 1,254 |
| 2003 | $1,995,271 483 |
$5,105,879 590 |
$13,585,811 1,082 |
$5,444,472 3,698 |
$26,131,433 1,321 |
| 2004 | $1,967,193 514 |
$32,407 4 |
$17,240,103 1,000 |
$7,275,899 3,728 |
$26,515,602 1,233 |
| 2005 | $1,824,823 489 |
$2,713,645 445 |
$29,578,171 1,046 |
$6,510,959 3,657 |
$40,627,597 1,277 |
| 2006 | $1,897,849 502 |
$0 0 |
$16,933,556 1,017 |
$8,165,376 3,611 |
$26,996,781 1,245 |
| 2007 | $1,938,117 511 |
$107,264 5 |
$9,453,488 953 |
$13,055,469 3,612 |
$24,554,338 1,179 |
| 2008 | $1,821,067 507 |
$6,567,289 684 |
$9,687,895 968 |
$21,734,032 3,730 |
$39,810,283 1,245 |
| 2009 | $1,940,888 530 |
$1,726 3 |
$8,754,609 911 |
$17,288,395 3,824 |
$27,985,618 1,170 |
| 2010 | $2,234,798 534 |
$11,433,189 676 |
$12,107,319 891 |
$15,661,941 3,812 |
$41,437,247 1,197 |
| 2011 | $2,913,329 554 |
$13,689,522 686 |
$8,536,470 880 |
$24,377,486 3,822 |
$49,516,807 1,212 |
| Total | $31,316,976 1,039 |
$50,977,939 1,437 |
$303,783,084 2,186 |
$144,975,940 66,179 |
$531,053,938 2,550 |
USDA Subsidies to Richland County, North Dakota by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $13,104,768 | |
| 1996 | $12,874,555 | |
| 1997 | $13,443,870 | |
| 1998 | $25,119,981 | |
| 1999 | $48,507,127 | |
| 2000 | $52,571,456 | |
| 2001 | $45,059,092 | |
| 2002 | $16,797,383 | |
| 2003 | $26,131,433 | |
| 2004 | $26,515,602 | |
| 2005 | $40,627,597 | |
| 2006 | $26,996,781 | |
| 2007 | $24,554,338 | |
| 2008 | $39,810,283 | |
| 2009 | $27,985,618 | |
| 2010 | $41,437,247 | |
| 2011 | $49,516,807 | |
| 1995-2011 | $531,053,938 | |
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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.
