USDA subsidies for farms in Stark County, North Dakota totaled $214,415,000 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 | $2,103,904 318 |
$1,958 4 |
$1,473,829 686 |
$470,053 1,916 |
$4,049,745 883 |
| 1996 | $1,897,267 323 |
$0 0 |
$3,329,447 853 |
$597,791 1,736 |
$5,824,505 1,001 |
| 1997 | $1,886,279 329 |
$200,718 186 |
$3,519,876 849 |
$607,623 1,600 |
$6,214,496 1,003 |
| 1998 | $2,361,802 365 |
$0 0 |
$5,997,039 849 |
$580,138 1,523 |
$8,938,978 997 |
| 1999 | $2,915,732 398 |
$874,908 181 |
$10,113,110 853 |
$879,328 1,504 |
$14,783,077 996 |
| 2000 | $2,622,286 405 |
$1,374,206 246 |
$13,835,091 876 |
$831,684 1,744 |
$18,663,267 1,016 |
| 2001 | $2,801,457 441 |
$482,054 172 |
$6,903,656 846 |
$1,037,882 1,760 |
$11,225,049 1,003 |
| 2002 | $2,709,717 460 |
$892,858 499 |
$2,544,691 794 |
$1,121,391 1,822 |
$7,268,657 1,068 |
| 2003 | $2,667,768 482 |
$3,026,944 414 |
$4,488,828 852 |
$1,558,101 1,913 |
$11,741,641 1,027 |
| 2004 | $2,602,008 470 |
$31,402 12 |
$4,180,892 801 |
$1,945,119 1,982 |
$8,759,421 972 |
| 2005 | $2,458,385 450 |
$3,230,778 436 |
$4,188,905 828 |
$1,891,487 1,991 |
$11,769,555 1,046 |
| 2006 | $2,542,843 450 |
$20,153 16 |
$3,684,411 783 |
$2,544,944 2,069 |
$8,792,351 980 |
| 2007 | $2,509,325 455 |
$1,051,423 162 |
$3,180,751 749 |
$3,217,736 2,134 |
$9,959,235 949 |
| 2008 | $2,383,457 441 |
$1,508,670 288 |
$3,135,604 712 |
$8,098,349 2,112 |
$15,126,080 935 |
| 2009 | $2,805,854 462 |
$149,368 39 |
$6,539,939 674 |
$5,320,957 2,589 |
$14,816,118 905 |
| 2010 | $2,137,046 415 |
$16,164,878 511 |
$5,688,798 637 |
$5,049,600 2,626 |
$29,040,322 926 |
| 2011 | $1,760,736 350 |
$17,041 8 |
$3,262,614 642 |
$9,389,145 2,681 |
$14,429,536 825 |
| 2012 | $1,257,724 299 |
$352,593 12 |
$3,303,523 594 |
$8,098,911 2,747 |
$13,012,751 751 |
| Total | $42,423,587 973 |
$29,379,953 946 |
$89,371,005 1,614 |
$53,240,239 36,449 |
$214,414,784 1,979 |
USDA Subsidies to Stark County, North Dakota by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $4,049,745 | |
| 1996 | $5,824,505 | |
| 1997 | $6,214,496 | |
| 1998 | $8,938,978 | |
| 1999 | $14,783,077 | |
| 2000 | $18,663,267 | |
| 2001 | $11,225,049 | |
| 2002 | $7,268,657 | |
| 2003 | $11,741,641 | |
| 2004 | $8,759,421 | |
| 2005 | $11,769,555 | |
| 2006 | $8,792,351 | |
| 2007 | $9,959,235 | |
| 2008 | $15,126,080 | |
| 2009 | $14,816,118 | |
| 2010 | $29,040,322 | |
| 2011 | $14,429,536 | |
| 2012 | $13,012,751 | |
| 1995-2012 | $214,414,784 | |
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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.
