USDA subsidies for farms in Briscoe County, Texas totaled $131,722,000 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 | $1,819,288 204 |
$685,664 183 |
$660,628 375 |
$615,373 717 |
$3,780,953 531 |
| 1996 | $1,781,309 216 |
$109,545 47 |
$2,033,092 436 |
$613,996 760 |
$4,537,942 545 |
| 1997 | $1,732,895 190 |
$53,807 38 |
$1,814,520 438 |
$594,697 746 |
$4,195,919 542 |
| 1998 | $1,592,443 198 |
$0 0 |
$3,580,430 439 |
$636,365 733 |
$5,809,238 537 |
| 1999 | $1,704,771 225 |
$1,702,658 239 |
$4,911,530 430 |
$943,910 779 |
$9,262,869 583 |
| 2000 | $1,666,645 225 |
$1,789,828 186 |
$4,460,983 409 |
$959,714 848 |
$8,877,170 532 |
| 2001 | $1,611,906 230 |
$2,478,097 310 |
$4,944,555 417 |
$977,161 876 |
$10,011,719 587 |
| 2002 | $1,549,821 229 |
$977,554 206 |
$2,651,770 408 |
$864,691 781 |
$6,043,835 591 |
| 2003 | $1,555,049 232 |
$1,450,986 214 |
$5,273,918 425 |
$1,094,886 859 |
$9,374,838 591 |
| 2004 | $1,661,777 244 |
$428,219 152 |
$3,202,016 423 |
$1,224,336 891 |
$6,516,348 582 |
| 2005 | $1,585,762 240 |
$2,737,546 271 |
$4,963,007 423 |
$987,263 897 |
$10,273,577 581 |
| 2006 | $1,576,916 230 |
$49,535 15 |
$4,383,250 392 |
$1,384,163 883 |
$7,393,864 532 |
| 2007 | $1,531,017 213 |
$204,431 54 |
$3,622,120 382 |
$1,360,512 862 |
$6,718,080 525 |
| 2008 | $1,568,943 227 |
$1,358,413 237 |
$2,937,906 404 |
$2,115,361 854 |
$7,980,623 540 |
| 2009 | $1,756,981 241 |
$21,154 7 |
$3,824,669 374 |
$2,150,746 924 |
$7,753,550 521 |
| 2010 | $793,486 120 |
$637,905 66 |
$2,185,330 428 |
$2,377,746 940 |
$5,994,467 496 |
| 2011 | $1,559,679 190 |
$684,011 59 |
$1,612,269 350 |
$5,107,893 1,011 |
$8,963,852 488 |
| 2012 | $1,658,429 182 |
$575,670 32 |
$1,578,124 325 |
$4,421,337 1,042 |
$8,233,560 449 |
| Total | $28,707,116 536 |
$15,945,023 612 |
$58,640,116 952 |
$28,430,150 15,403 |
$131,722,405 1,164 |
USDA Subsidies to Briscoe County, Texas by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $3,780,953 | |
| 1996 | $4,537,942 | |
| 1997 | $4,195,919 | |
| 1998 | $5,809,238 | |
| 1999 | $9,262,869 | |
| 2000 | $8,877,170 | |
| 2001 | $10,011,719 | |
| 2002 | $6,043,835 | |
| 2003 | $9,374,838 | |
| 2004 | $6,516,348 | |
| 2005 | $10,273,577 | |
| 2006 | $7,393,864 | |
| 2007 | $6,718,080 | |
| 2008 | $7,980,623 | |
| 2009 | $7,753,550 | |
| 2010 | $5,994,467 | |
| 2011 | $8,963,852 | |
| 2012 | $8,233,560 | |
| 1995-2012 | $131,722,405 | |
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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.
