USDA subsidies for farms in Concho County, Texas totaled $96,227,000 from 1995 through 2011.
| 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 | $893,836 136 |
$1,395,078 365 |
$1,790,629 493 |
$417,908 779 |
$4,497,450 616 |
| 1996 | $841,580 158 |
$376,729 187 |
$2,732,855 533 |
$431,050 801 |
$4,382,213 622 |
| 1997 | $838,707 126 |
$75,726 46 |
$1,433,099 453 |
$461,803 777 |
$2,809,335 530 |
| 1998 | $699,516 126 |
$0 0 |
$2,668,278 471 |
$499,562 778 |
$3,867,356 539 |
| 1999 | $622,980 106 |
$2,790,598 452 |
$3,336,640 470 |
$733,216 874 |
$7,483,434 628 |
| 2000 | $765,738 169 |
$1,190,842 440 |
$3,273,387 510 |
$1,185,021 1,078 |
$6,414,988 647 |
| 2001 | $692,165 131 |
$5,031,596 486 |
$3,081,741 483 |
$896,260 1,103 |
$9,701,762 621 |
| 2002 | $650,065 135 |
$1,768,193 373 |
$1,667,939 469 |
$739,207 1,056 |
$4,825,404 634 |
| 2003 | $614,629 143 |
$886,906 275 |
$4,101,848 483 |
$774,176 1,065 |
$6,377,559 588 |
| 2004 | $548,213 134 |
$305,405 215 |
$2,727,394 472 |
$879,494 1,059 |
$4,460,506 594 |
| 2005 | $472,616 125 |
$599,806 158 |
$4,345,335 467 |
$721,566 1,044 |
$6,139,323 536 |
| 2006 | $498,435 123 |
$14,394 11 |
$3,526,966 452 |
$956,504 979 |
$4,996,299 516 |
| 2007 | $441,161 121 |
$184,974 85 |
$2,701,277 422 |
$1,441,323 1,121 |
$4,768,735 491 |
| 2008 | $568,868 125 |
$1,715,904 357 |
$2,128,171 414 |
$1,777,621 1,093 |
$6,190,564 531 |
| 2009 | $943,567 170 |
$602,797 124 |
$3,525,877 407 |
$2,309,150 1,185 |
$7,381,391 512 |
| 2010 | $413,435 116 |
$792,837 144 |
$1,640,694 395 |
$1,967,936 1,171 |
$4,814,901 477 |
| 2011 | $405,173 114 |
$965,022 150 |
$1,278,073 366 |
$4,467,074 1,184 |
$7,115,342 461 |
| Total | $10,910,684 399 |
$18,696,807 862 |
$45,960,202 1,023 |
$20,658,871 17,147 |
$96,226,564 1,260 |
USDA Subsidies to Concho County, Texas by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $4,497,450 | |
| 1996 | $4,382,213 | |
| 1997 | $2,809,335 | |
| 1998 | $3,867,356 | |
| 1999 | $7,483,434 | |
| 2000 | $6,414,988 | |
| 2001 | $9,701,762 | |
| 2002 | $4,825,404 | |
| 2003 | $6,377,559 | |
| 2004 | $4,460,506 | |
| 2005 | $6,139,323 | |
| 2006 | $4,996,299 | |
| 2007 | $4,768,735 | |
| 2008 | $6,190,564 | |
| 2009 | $7,381,391 | |
| 2010 | $4,814,901 | |
| 2011 | $7,115,342 | |
| 1995-2011 | $96,226,564 | |
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Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011 is 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 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.
