USDA subsidies for farms in Deuel County, South Dakota totaled $177,993,000 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 | $895,200 257 |
$611,207 204 |
$2,409,435 760 |
$686,707 2,463 |
$4,602,549 884 |
| 1996 | $789,945 246 |
$-147 3 |
$2,635,769 834 |
$859,811 2,432 |
$4,285,378 907 |
| 1997 | $917,847 293 |
$405,656 252 |
$2,987,683 827 |
$733,919 2,322 |
$5,045,105 921 |
| 1998 | $2,933,438 403 |
$0 0 |
$6,028,056 757 |
$636,344 2,078 |
$9,597,838 894 |
| 1999 | $2,948,385 405 |
$1,297,903 308 |
$9,986,602 740 |
$878,566 1,987 |
$15,111,456 912 |
| 2000 | $2,928,778 394 |
$85,431 65 |
$10,831,204 731 |
$796,334 1,983 |
$14,641,747 870 |
| 2001 | $2,955,125 417 |
$112,243 43 |
$9,157,521 719 |
$1,016,795 1,890 |
$13,241,684 867 |
| 2002 | $2,879,097 423 |
$1,436,906 390 |
$2,797,379 682 |
$980,025 1,853 |
$8,093,408 934 |
| 2003 | $3,147,050 442 |
$635,732 221 |
$4,185,124 710 |
$1,213,611 1,769 |
$9,181,516 904 |
| 2004 | $2,925,849 451 |
$0 0 |
$4,722,491 680 |
$1,613,901 1,721 |
$9,262,798 866 |
| 2005 | $2,902,331 447 |
$970,646 228 |
$9,002,580 703 |
$1,376,173 1,716 |
$14,251,730 885 |
| 2006 | $3,057,428 470 |
$0 0 |
$4,942,788 690 |
$1,556,033 1,663 |
$9,556,249 899 |
| 2007 | $3,032,760 486 |
$46,770 12 |
$2,589,859 650 |
$2,681,647 1,646 |
$8,351,036 875 |
| 2008 | $2,770,428 482 |
$779,026 260 |
$2,623,010 635 |
$4,481,680 1,691 |
$10,654,144 875 |
| 2009 | $2,494,711 440 |
$0 0 |
$3,593,873 598 |
$4,203,440 1,872 |
$10,292,024 829 |
| 2010 | $2,269,072 442 |
$1,040,665 44 |
$3,007,459 585 |
$3,530,052 1,844 |
$9,847,247 826 |
| 2011 | $2,268,754 450 |
$168,858 12 |
$2,570,008 585 |
$5,976,573 1,839 |
$10,984,192 820 |
| 2012 | $2,063,839 443 |
$297,283 21 |
$2,661,401 579 |
$5,970,837 1,783 |
$10,993,360 816 |
| Total | $44,180,037 902 |
$7,888,735 794 |
$86,732,240 1,486 |
$39,192,448 34,552 |
$177,993,460 1,807 |
USDA Subsidies to Deuel County, South Dakota by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $4,602,549 | |
| 1996 | $4,285,378 | |
| 1997 | $5,045,105 | |
| 1998 | $9,597,838 | |
| 1999 | $15,111,456 | |
| 2000 | $14,641,747 | |
| 2001 | $13,241,684 | |
| 2002 | $8,093,408 | |
| 2003 | $9,181,516 | |
| 2004 | $9,262,798 | |
| 2005 | $14,251,730 | |
| 2006 | $9,556,249 | |
| 2007 | $8,351,036 | |
| 2008 | $10,654,144 | |
| 2009 | $10,292,024 | |
| 2010 | $9,847,247 | |
| 2011 | $10,984,192 | |
| 2012 | $10,993,360 | |
| 1995-2012 | $177,993,460 | |
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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.
