USDA subsidies for farms in Union County, Oregon totaled $59,251,000 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 | $439,067 85 |
$99,958 26 |
$753,926 332 |
$53,999 441 |
$1,346,950 393 |
| 1996 | $356,131 59 |
$134,204 13 |
$2,369,928 446 |
$45,545 237 |
$2,905,808 478 |
| 1997 | $300,038 57 |
$0 0 |
$1,952,137 425 |
$29,329 157 |
$2,281,504 447 |
| 1998 | $187,061 33 |
$0 0 |
$4,229,546 435 |
$27,042 165 |
$4,443,649 444 |
| 1999 | $223,483 40 |
$384,964 47 |
$4,067,400 442 |
$88,366 165 |
$4,764,213 453 |
| 2000 | $431,848 51 |
$671,883 115 |
$5,634,522 466 |
$83,376 191 |
$6,821,629 492 |
| 2001 | $601,124 70 |
$115,624 17 |
$3,390,205 472 |
$92,801 176 |
$4,199,754 489 |
| 2002 | $912,836 76 |
$409,066 234 |
$1,506,511 460 |
$109,341 178 |
$2,937,754 608 |
| 2003 | $1,030,847 86 |
$341,081 53 |
$1,982,956 475 |
$167,739 182 |
$3,522,623 508 |
| 2004 | $988,413 97 |
$182,577 31 |
$1,610,280 432 |
$161,668 170 |
$2,942,937 476 |
| 2005 | $573,347 86 |
$298,498 55 |
$1,881,201 468 |
$126,721 173 |
$2,879,767 499 |
| 2006 | $614,717 95 |
$0 0 |
$1,678,857 439 |
$107,544 154 |
$2,408,941 471 |
| 2007 | $805,739 99 |
$32,578 3 |
$1,636,555 399 |
$135,232 132 |
$2,610,104 432 |
| 2008 | $635,736 95 |
$211,007 81 |
$1,670,681 389 |
$316,051 146 |
$2,833,475 448 |
| 2009 | $2,122,182 149 |
$0 0 |
$1,598,325 352 |
$500,098 152 |
$4,224,086 402 |
| 2010 | $620,096 94 |
$0 0 |
$1,591,016 336 |
$362,212 148 |
$2,580,244 369 |
| 2011 | $632,637 92 |
$0 0 |
$1,571,489 330 |
$599,551 133 |
$2,803,677 364 |
| 2012 | $591,433 89 |
$0 0 |
$1,517,388 318 |
$635,388 145 |
$2,744,209 350 |
| Total | $12,066,736 307 |
$2,899,662 405 |
$40,642,922 919 |
$3,642,003 3,245 |
$59,251,322 1,141 |
USDA Subsidies to Union County, Oregon by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $1,346,950 | |
| 1996 | $2,905,808 | |
| 1997 | $2,281,504 | |
| 1998 | $4,443,649 | |
| 1999 | $4,764,213 | |
| 2000 | $6,821,629 | |
| 2001 | $4,199,754 | |
| 2002 | $2,937,754 | |
| 2003 | $3,522,623 | |
| 2004 | $2,942,937 | |
| 2005 | $2,879,767 | |
| 2006 | $2,408,941 | |
| 2007 | $2,610,104 | |
| 2008 | $2,833,475 | |
| 2009 | $4,224,086 | |
| 2010 | $2,580,244 | |
| 2011 | $2,803,677 | |
| 2012 | $2,744,209 | |
| 1995-2012 | $59,251,322 | |
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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.
