USDA subsidies for farms in Miner County, South Dakota totaled $135,442,000 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 | $822,622 181 |
$17,681 49 |
$1,386,079 555 |
$469,833 1,751 |
$2,696,214 642 |
| 1996 | $712,260 177 |
$-5,089 4 |
$1,661,431 589 |
$593,516 1,738 |
$2,962,118 654 |
| 1997 | $713,170 183 |
$126,055 157 |
$2,087,445 580 |
$613,687 1,699 |
$3,540,356 673 |
| 1998 | $938,184 220 |
$0 0 |
$3,592,112 564 |
$577,478 1,620 |
$5,107,774 642 |
| 1999 | $882,771 186 |
$1,517,052 274 |
$7,582,259 563 |
$910,910 1,665 |
$10,892,992 652 |
| 2000 | $784,030 146 |
$449,731 196 |
$7,402,567 555 |
$884,613 1,701 |
$9,520,941 602 |
| 2001 | $846,495 169 |
$627,152 163 |
$6,278,560 535 |
$1,320,576 1,624 |
$9,072,783 602 |
| 2002 | $1,020,984 206 |
$1,253,134 268 |
$1,763,417 472 |
$1,280,473 1,394 |
$5,318,008 608 |
| 2003 | $1,054,847 228 |
$2,061,402 332 |
$2,693,129 519 |
$1,597,890 1,555 |
$7,407,268 637 |
| 2004 | $1,070,600 252 |
$16,490 16 |
$3,627,773 478 |
$2,157,000 1,687 |
$6,871,863 592 |
| 2005 | $1,014,804 257 |
$842,259 197 |
$6,902,200 509 |
$1,927,966 1,659 |
$10,687,229 623 |
| 2006 | $1,135,976 276 |
$0 0 |
$3,902,913 477 |
$2,196,975 1,568 |
$7,235,864 612 |
| 2007 | $1,150,877 280 |
$223,643 14 |
$1,730,440 442 |
$3,383,702 1,562 |
$6,488,662 580 |
| 2008 | $1,225,374 298 |
$1,593,672 283 |
$1,755,846 442 |
$5,280,618 1,541 |
$9,855,510 617 |
| 2009 | $1,376,086 311 |
$0 0 |
$1,737,367 403 |
$4,657,015 1,668 |
$7,779,373 578 |
| 2010 | $1,265,939 304 |
$2,729,588 152 |
$1,706,682 399 |
$4,289,738 1,627 |
$9,991,948 578 |
| 2011 | $1,550,337 311 |
$447,039 14 |
$1,673,619 404 |
$6,462,930 1,607 |
$10,133,925 577 |
| 2012 | $1,634,748 309 |
$191,721 4 |
$1,654,071 401 |
$6,398,425 1,534 |
$9,878,965 569 |
| Total | $19,200,103 610 |
$12,100,434 634 |
$59,137,911 1,097 |
$45,003,345 29,200 |
$135,441,793 1,342 |
USDA Subsidies to Miner County, South Dakota by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $2,696,214 | |
| 1996 | $2,962,118 | |
| 1997 | $3,540,356 | |
| 1998 | $5,107,774 | |
| 1999 | $10,892,992 | |
| 2000 | $9,520,941 | |
| 2001 | $9,072,783 | |
| 2002 | $5,318,008 | |
| 2003 | $7,407,268 | |
| 2004 | $6,871,863 | |
| 2005 | $10,687,229 | |
| 2006 | $7,235,864 | |
| 2007 | $6,488,662 | |
| 2008 | $9,855,510 | |
| 2009 | $7,779,373 | |
| 2010 | $9,991,948 | |
| 2011 | $10,133,925 | |
| 2012 | $9,878,965 | |
| 1995-2012 | $135,441,793 | |
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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.
