USDA subsidies for farms in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania totaled $9,829,000 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 | $65,977 39 |
$11,518 4 |
$91,445 68 |
$8,934 41 |
$177,874 91 |
| 1996 | $43,982 23 |
$0 0 |
$177,558 124 |
$8,836 45 |
$230,376 132 |
| 1997 | $70,182 27 |
$0 0 |
$134,796 111 |
$15,075 42 |
$220,053 122 |
| 1998 | $14,094 10 |
$0 0 |
$189,839 101 |
$19,342 23 |
$226,279 105 |
| 1999 | $17,312 13 |
$236,554 61 |
$402,754 127 |
$28,022 49 |
$684,642 146 |
| 2000 | $57,777 24 |
$328,965 67 |
$615,805 130 |
$25,853 62 |
$1,028,400 153 |
| 2001 | $19,158 15 |
$14,622 5 |
$285,268 105 |
$39,452 63 |
$358,500 113 |
| 2002 | $13,418 13 |
$130,179 79 |
$564,099 115 |
$52,093 84 |
$759,789 138 |
| 2003 | $16,330 13 |
$86,881 31 |
$673,925 98 |
$104,515 92 |
$881,651 116 |
| 2004 | $34,704 21 |
$16,003 12 |
$240,533 94 |
$104,023 96 |
$395,263 108 |
| 2005 | $125,060 31 |
$111,414 25 |
$367,154 97 |
$74,357 88 |
$677,985 117 |
| 2006 | $135,911 32 |
$0 0 |
$462,180 97 |
$63,720 83 |
$661,811 115 |
| 2007 | $96,492 31 |
$0 0 |
$146,584 94 |
$135,202 82 |
$378,278 111 |
| 2008 | $134,598 31 |
$90,566 48 |
$105,612 73 |
$131,389 75 |
$462,166 104 |
| 2009 | $219,718 44 |
$0 0 |
$528,507 81 |
$162,933 73 |
$911,159 109 |
| 2010 | $129,742 28 |
$0 0 |
$119,930 74 |
$207,569 76 |
$457,241 93 |
| 2011 | $152,268 29 |
$0 0 |
$101,045 68 |
$322,486 72 |
$575,799 88 |
| 2012 | $132,430 26 |
$0 0 |
$269,084 73 |
$340,217 64 |
$741,731 92 |
| Total | $1,479,153 106 |
$1,029,706 140 |
$5,476,119 231 |
$1,844,018 1,210 |
$9,828,997 306 |
USDA Subsidies to Jefferson County, Pennsylvania by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $177,874 | |
| 1996 | $230,376 | |
| 1997 | $220,053 | |
| 1998 | $226,279 | |
| 1999 | $684,642 | |
| 2000 | $1,028,400 | |
| 2001 | $358,500 | |
| 2002 | $759,789 | |
| 2003 | $881,651 | |
| 2004 | $395,263 | |
| 2005 | $677,985 | |
| 2006 | $661,811 | |
| 2007 | $378,278 | |
| 2008 | $462,166 | |
| 2009 | $911,159 | |
| 2010 | $457,241 | |
| 2011 | $575,799 | |
| 2012 | $741,731 | |
| 1995-2012 | $9,828,997 | |
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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.
