USDA subsidies for farms in Sully County, South Dakota totaled $280,268,000 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 | $1,015,778 131 |
$408,160 61 |
$3,153,163 529 |
$908,393 1,476 |
$5,485,494 573 |
| 1996 | $874,311 105 |
$0 0 |
$4,801,983 535 |
$1,020,923 1,430 |
$6,697,217 562 |
| 1997 | $946,793 110 |
$138,751 65 |
$5,051,700 527 |
$1,326,378 1,164 |
$7,463,622 557 |
| 1998 | $1,286,936 150 |
$0 0 |
$10,013,694 505 |
$1,197,286 1,162 |
$12,497,916 538 |
| 1999 | $1,057,584 128 |
$1,291,492 224 |
$18,329,229 484 |
$1,668,057 1,155 |
$22,346,362 535 |
| 2000 | $754,729 128 |
$514,097 94 |
$22,122,968 512 |
$1,571,006 1,287 |
$24,962,800 536 |
| 2001 | $999,605 139 |
$654,085 130 |
$14,336,529 483 |
$2,641,256 1,242 |
$18,631,475 520 |
| 2002 | $1,006,998 147 |
$771,918 131 |
$3,998,670 445 |
$2,671,502 1,262 |
$8,449,088 528 |
| 2003 | $994,115 153 |
$9,647,437 360 |
$5,838,380 478 |
$3,203,961 1,594 |
$19,683,893 523 |
| 2004 | $1,130,325 186 |
$334,302 37 |
$6,085,206 430 |
$3,955,968 1,973 |
$11,505,801 489 |
| 2005 | $882,467 173 |
$5,092,358 306 |
$8,524,037 445 |
$3,781,384 2,014 |
$18,280,246 517 |
| 2006 | $858,593 170 |
$174,601 35 |
$5,846,291 421 |
$4,349,954 2,035 |
$11,229,439 473 |
| 2007 | $960,323 173 |
$814,817 38 |
$4,188,378 384 |
$6,956,261 2,044 |
$12,919,779 436 |
| 2008 | $772,038 164 |
$7,505,297 322 |
$4,165,108 371 |
$12,042,140 2,080 |
$24,484,583 462 |
| 2009 | $809,299 181 |
$0 0 |
$3,114,150 338 |
$12,106,458 2,563 |
$16,066,273 395 |
| 2010 | $967,439 178 |
$1,368,926 58 |
$11,382,761 368 |
$9,657,817 2,523 |
$23,376,943 429 |
| 2011 | $869,890 176 |
$0 0 |
$3,367,229 357 |
$13,964,437 2,470 |
$18,201,556 403 |
| 2012 | $809,983 173 |
$84,818 4 |
$3,146,212 337 |
$13,944,064 2,352 |
$17,985,077 393 |
| Total | $16,997,206 403 |
$28,837,425 598 |
$137,465,690 983 |
$96,967,245 31,826 |
$280,267,565 1,098 |
USDA Subsidies to Sully County, South Dakota by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $5,485,494 | |
| 1996 | $6,697,217 | |
| 1997 | $7,463,622 | |
| 1998 | $12,497,916 | |
| 1999 | $22,346,362 | |
| 2000 | $24,962,800 | |
| 2001 | $18,631,475 | |
| 2002 | $8,449,088 | |
| 2003 | $19,683,893 | |
| 2004 | $11,505,801 | |
| 2005 | $18,280,246 | |
| 2006 | $11,229,439 | |
| 2007 | $12,919,779 | |
| 2008 | $24,484,583 | |
| 2009 | $16,066,273 | |
| 2010 | $23,376,943 | |
| 2011 | $18,201,556 | |
| 2012 | $17,985,077 | |
| 1995-2012 | $280,267,565 | |
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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.
