USDA subsidies for farms in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania totaled $7,018,000 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 | $17,186 9 |
$0 0 |
$95,486 45 |
$5,440 29 |
$114,373 47 |
| 1996 | $52,162 8 |
$24,205 6 |
$122,775 55 |
$15,802 27 |
$214,945 58 |
| 1997 | $32,483 11 |
$0 0 |
$92,671 44 |
$16,241 25 |
$141,395 47 |
| 1998 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$116,156 42 |
$17,974 22 |
$135,381 43 |
| 1999 | $0 0 |
$14,883 6 |
$288,968 54 |
$18,463 23 |
$322,314 55 |
| 2000 | $0 0 |
$61,392 39 |
$511,065 55 |
$13,918 22 |
$588,139 64 |
| 2001 | $0 0 |
$35,570 8 |
$148,358 47 |
$15,319 22 |
$199,247 48 |
| 2002 | $0 0 |
$129,326 69 |
$480,907 55 |
$14,841 25 |
$625,074 79 |
| 2003 | $0 0 |
$83,828 24 |
$598,672 58 |
$31,586 25 |
$722,148 59 |
| 2004 | $40,551 12 |
$0 0 |
$227,452 54 |
$29,320 29 |
$297,323 60 |
| 2005 | $94,431 27 |
$20,687 7 |
$259,744 58 |
$30,467 27 |
$405,329 72 |
| 2006 | $141,385 28 |
$0 0 |
$357,012 61 |
$30,953 23 |
$529,350 77 |
| 2007 | $154,266 37 |
$0 0 |
$86,384 59 |
$37,974 17 |
$278,624 77 |
| 2008 | $330,705 48 |
$38,945 31 |
$66,884 46 |
$54,782 17 |
$491,315 83 |
| 2009 | $337,191 62 |
$0 0 |
$479,501 43 |
$44,687 15 |
$861,379 91 |
| 2010 | $216,382 60 |
$0 0 |
$84,913 46 |
$34,645 14 |
$335,940 88 |
| 2011 | $106,629 61 |
$0 0 |
$61,379 34 |
$60,675 11 |
$228,683 84 |
| 2012 | $239,224 65 |
$0 0 |
$235,459 35 |
$52,351 13 |
$527,035 86 |
| Total | $1,773,673 98 |
$405,096 84 |
$4,313,785 115 |
$525,438 386 |
$7,017,992 186 |
USDA Subsidies to Sullivan County, Pennsylvania by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $114,373 | |
| 1996 | $214,945 | |
| 1997 | $141,395 | |
| 1998 | $135,381 | |
| 1999 | $322,314 | |
| 2000 | $588,139 | |
| 2001 | $199,247 | |
| 2002 | $625,074 | |
| 2003 | $722,148 | |
| 2004 | $297,323 | |
| 2005 | $405,329 | |
| 2006 | $529,350 | |
| 2007 | $278,624 | |
| 2008 | $491,315 | |
| 2009 | $861,379 | |
| 2010 | $335,940 | |
| 2011 | $228,683 | |
| 2012 | $527,035 | |
| 1995-2012 | $7,017,992 | |
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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.
