USDA subsidies for farms in Marshall County, South Dakota totaled $233,501,000 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 | $2,133,273 397 |
$342,033 150 |
$2,200,161 543 |
$605,925 1,889 |
$5,281,392 760 |
| 1996 | $1,839,362 363 |
$9,440 37 |
$3,152,228 610 |
$698,149 1,833 |
$5,699,180 759 |
| 1997 | $1,753,807 402 |
$245,360 167 |
$2,986,775 598 |
$737,555 1,752 |
$5,723,497 765 |
| 1998 | $2,647,792 404 |
$0 0 |
$6,546,507 600 |
$672,816 1,685 |
$9,867,115 749 |
| 1999 | $2,736,227 380 |
$2,297,324 409 |
$11,043,141 573 |
$1,171,429 1,683 |
$17,248,121 764 |
| 2000 | $2,746,720 388 |
$963,943 271 |
$12,007,672 581 |
$1,044,575 1,771 |
$16,762,911 739 |
| 2001 | $2,790,812 392 |
$1,465,689 357 |
$10,839,230 558 |
$1,432,188 1,683 |
$16,527,919 741 |
| 2002 | $2,632,156 410 |
$1,763,834 336 |
$2,568,027 508 |
$1,458,857 1,618 |
$8,422,874 791 |
| 2003 | $2,663,091 432 |
$1,683,162 303 |
$3,869,767 532 |
$1,961,430 1,627 |
$10,177,450 733 |
| 2004 | $2,647,533 432 |
$0 0 |
$5,785,647 504 |
$2,782,909 1,661 |
$11,217,352 702 |
| 2005 | $2,683,129 434 |
$3,624,018 268 |
$10,004,206 522 |
$2,498,010 1,629 |
$18,809,363 739 |
| 2006 | $2,734,185 431 |
$0 0 |
$5,650,395 516 |
$3,241,736 1,593 |
$11,626,316 719 |
| 2007 | $2,911,628 437 |
$2,399,170 291 |
$2,617,260 476 |
$5,476,033 1,595 |
$13,404,091 708 |
| 2008 | $2,234,304 394 |
$1,289,070 263 |
$2,808,767 476 |
$9,063,216 1,642 |
$15,395,357 692 |
| 2009 | $2,574,072 406 |
$0 0 |
$2,519,659 443 |
$7,348,599 1,833 |
$12,442,330 658 |
| 2010 | $3,492,900 446 |
$6,562,887 329 |
$2,878,191 436 |
$6,509,498 1,756 |
$19,443,476 709 |
| 2011 | $4,035,768 448 |
$3,060,599 305 |
$2,238,456 424 |
$9,222,251 1,725 |
$18,557,074 704 |
| 2012 | $4,194,984 449 |
$1,165,754 60 |
$2,240,477 413 |
$9,293,622 1,690 |
$16,894,837 673 |
| Total | $49,451,743 939 |
$26,873,546 849 |
$91,956,567 1,088 |
$65,218,798 30,665 |
$233,500,654 1,524 |
USDA Subsidies to Marshall County, South Dakota by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $5,281,392 | |
| 1996 | $5,699,180 | |
| 1997 | $5,723,497 | |
| 1998 | $9,867,115 | |
| 1999 | $17,248,121 | |
| 2000 | $16,762,911 | |
| 2001 | $16,527,919 | |
| 2002 | $8,422,874 | |
| 2003 | $10,177,450 | |
| 2004 | $11,217,352 | |
| 2005 | $18,809,363 | |
| 2006 | $11,626,316 | |
| 2007 | $13,404,091 | |
| 2008 | $15,395,357 | |
| 2009 | $12,442,330 | |
| 2010 | $19,443,476 | |
| 2011 | $18,557,074 | |
| 2012 | $16,894,837 | |
| 1995-2012 | $233,500,654 | |
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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.
