USDA subsidies for farms in Rolette County, North Dakota totaled $172,681,000 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 | $2,318,870 383 |
$155,207 72 |
$1,639,774 585 |
$498,218 2,221 |
$4,612,069 793 |
| 1996 | $2,097,529 380 |
$0 0 |
$3,000,285 674 |
$548,405 2,146 |
$5,646,219 818 |
| 1997 | $2,123,951 378 |
$72,459 110 |
$2,972,547 674 |
$560,905 2,088 |
$5,729,861 839 |
| 1998 | $2,348,628 387 |
$0 0 |
$5,905,730 659 |
$550,351 2,062 |
$8,804,709 824 |
| 1999 | $2,281,731 379 |
$1,791,089 432 |
$7,025,680 650 |
$1,563,850 2,244 |
$12,662,350 845 |
| 2000 | $2,286,398 403 |
$3,011,104 446 |
$10,615,845 650 |
$1,027,820 2,391 |
$16,941,167 833 |
| 2001 | $2,360,251 413 |
$2,084,421 378 |
$7,218,547 619 |
$1,260,056 2,520 |
$12,923,274 825 |
| 2002 | $2,350,704 433 |
$1,902,840 464 |
$1,934,925 558 |
$1,280,931 2,482 |
$7,469,399 882 |
| 2003 | $2,269,149 439 |
$2,379,484 327 |
$3,775,297 624 |
$1,716,208 2,627 |
$10,140,138 841 |
| 2004 | $2,300,356 447 |
$139,471 50 |
$4,003,751 581 |
$2,024,430 2,730 |
$8,468,008 799 |
| 2005 | $2,268,961 435 |
$4,091,076 371 |
$4,473,086 590 |
$1,933,829 2,754 |
$12,766,952 808 |
| 2006 | $2,358,998 423 |
$0 0 |
$3,552,269 582 |
$2,494,454 2,953 |
$8,419,372 789 |
| 2007 | $2,358,379 430 |
$0 0 |
$2,768,829 534 |
$3,017,237 2,878 |
$8,144,445 754 |
| 2008 | $1,925,128 394 |
$1,811,066 338 |
$2,838,541 515 |
$7,121,380 2,954 |
$13,696,115 768 |
| 2009 | $2,049,811 405 |
$61,104 26 |
$3,078,284 461 |
$4,579,985 3,302 |
$9,769,185 702 |
| 2010 | $2,010,491 386 |
$2,764,921 228 |
$3,750,373 467 |
$4,773,929 3,167 |
$13,299,714 724 |
| 2011 | $1,788,717 359 |
$206,870 81 |
$2,756,534 447 |
$8,436,225 3,141 |
$13,188,346 661 |
| Total | $37,498,051 853 |
$20,484,763 845 |
$71,310,297 1,141 |
$43,388,213 44,660 |
$172,681,324 1,517 |
USDA Subsidies to Rolette County, North Dakota by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $4,612,069 | |
| 1996 | $5,646,219 | |
| 1997 | $5,729,861 | |
| 1998 | $8,804,709 | |
| 1999 | $12,662,350 | |
| 2000 | $16,941,167 | |
| 2001 | $12,923,274 | |
| 2002 | $7,469,399 | |
| 2003 | $10,140,138 | |
| 2004 | $8,468,008 | |
| 2005 | $12,766,952 | |
| 2006 | $8,419,372 | |
| 2007 | $8,144,445 | |
| 2008 | $13,696,115 | |
| 2009 | $9,769,185 | |
| 2010 | $13,299,714 | |
| 2011 | $13,188,346 | |
| 1995-2011 | $172,681,324 | |
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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.
