USDA subsidies for farms in Culberson County, Texas totaled $19,583,000 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 | $379,100 23 |
$207,779 20 |
$123,193 10 |
$3,012 18 |
$713,084 41 |
| 1996 | $381,334 25 |
$137,837 14 |
$235,369 24 |
$2,160 7 |
$756,700 46 |
| 1997 | $313,268 20 |
$0 0 |
$270,584 24 |
$16,009 6 |
$599,996 34 |
| 1998 | $282,337 15 |
$0 0 |
$674,695 24 |
$72,368 16 |
$1,029,400 30 |
| 1999 | $252,858 14 |
$310,604 39 |
$558,031 21 |
$100,127 15 |
$1,221,620 60 |
| 2000 | $212,166 10 |
$0 0 |
$632,917 22 |
$92,325 15 |
$940,355 27 |
| 2001 | $186,170 10 |
$274,159 27 |
$489,288 25 |
$79,583 13 |
$1,029,200 55 |
| 2002 | $193,640 9 |
$714,080 32 |
$218,228 23 |
$76,921 13 |
$1,202,869 54 |
| 2003 | $233,526 12 |
$356,037 17 |
$558,353 24 |
$100,505 13 |
$1,248,421 44 |
| 2004 | $160,105 9 |
$310,452 26 |
$371,693 24 |
$93,671 10 |
$935,921 49 |
| 2005 | $161,355 9 |
$280,869 11 |
$508,691 20 |
$107,978 11 |
$1,058,893 32 |
| 2006 | $161,354 9 |
$0 0 |
$429,065 18 |
$137,283 9 |
$727,702 22 |
| 2007 | $161,354 9 |
$16,449 4 |
$486,105 21 |
$151,573 10 |
$815,481 27 |
| 2008 | $109,292 7 |
$18,943 8 |
$511,048 22 |
$93,250 10 |
$732,533 30 |
| 2009 | $543,195 14 |
$102,070 9 |
$759,098 23 |
$81,580 10 |
$1,485,944 40 |
| 2010 | $106,762 7 |
$306,661 8 |
$369,089 22 |
$125,483 12 |
$907,995 28 |
| 2011 | $76,143 5 |
$183,265 5 |
$280,148 19 |
$1,073,439 33 |
$1,612,995 24 |
| 2012 | $126,635 6 |
$275,085 6 |
$318,107 15 |
$1,843,842 64 |
$2,563,669 23 |
| Total | $4,040,594 46 |
$3,497,371 87 |
$7,793,704 62 |
$4,251,109 285 |
$19,582,778 147 |
USDA Subsidies to Culberson County, Texas by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $713,084 | |
| 1996 | $756,700 | |
| 1997 | $599,996 | |
| 1998 | $1,029,400 | |
| 1999 | $1,221,620 | |
| 2000 | $940,355 | |
| 2001 | $1,029,200 | |
| 2002 | $1,202,869 | |
| 2003 | $1,248,421 | |
| 2004 | $935,921 | |
| 2005 | $1,058,893 | |
| 2006 | $727,702 | |
| 2007 | $815,481 | |
| 2008 | $732,533 | |
| 2009 | $1,485,944 | |
| 2010 | $907,995 | |
| 2011 | $1,612,995 | |
| 2012 | $2,563,669 | |
| 1995-2012 | $19,582,778 | |
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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.
