USDA subsidies for farms in Duval County, Texas totaled $49,438,000 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 | $446,669 86 |
$1,338,876 288 |
$479,716 215 |
$159,629 307 |
$2,424,889 379 |
| 1996 | $369,863 71 |
$400,574 218 |
$660,688 313 |
$236,729 268 |
$1,667,854 481 |
| 1997 | $417,287 57 |
$441,114 227 |
$869,526 344 |
$269,467 235 |
$1,997,394 499 |
| 1998 | $483,538 95 |
$207,763 36 |
$1,224,962 344 |
$288,800 256 |
$2,205,063 414 |
| 1999 | $611,207 131 |
$1,982,858 453 |
$1,368,542 334 |
$1,058,142 285 |
$5,020,749 660 |
| 2000 | $750,853 126 |
$1,186,562 179 |
$1,583,244 339 |
$237,260 275 |
$3,757,918 474 |
| 2001 | $799,949 113 |
$1,776,648 402 |
$1,127,720 333 |
$240,431 237 |
$3,944,748 617 |
| 2002 | $673,472 121 |
$1,055,041 447 |
$1,140,570 315 |
$245,834 254 |
$3,114,917 664 |
| 2003 | $600,000 94 |
$886,064 234 |
$932,854 375 |
$213,809 179 |
$2,632,727 544 |
| 2004 | $707,796 118 |
$655,577 197 |
$744,906 324 |
$188,148 165 |
$2,296,426 482 |
| 2005 | $611,815 91 |
$288,753 46 |
$1,182,658 343 |
$103,929 128 |
$2,187,155 395 |
| 2006 | $677,077 99 |
$455,582 102 |
$1,164,239 340 |
$116,144 113 |
$2,413,042 430 |
| 2007 | $801,877 101 |
$379,377 136 |
$569,542 283 |
$429,576 125 |
$2,180,372 395 |
| 2008 | $711,587 99 |
$489,343 205 |
$455,987 263 |
$371,804 123 |
$2,028,721 419 |
| 2009 | $849,274 133 |
$181,989 125 |
$425,052 283 |
$613,037 173 |
$2,069,352 414 |
| 2010 | $790,135 94 |
$2,003,931 221 |
$494,278 336 |
$707,783 196 |
$3,996,126 448 |
| 2011 | $539,598 84 |
$972,804 215 |
$364,611 291 |
$787,425 183 |
$2,664,438 449 |
| 2012 | $476,343 76 |
$1,137,155 135 |
$324,256 259 |
$898,462 207 |
$2,836,216 373 |
| Total | $11,318,339 428 |
$15,840,010 979 |
$15,113,351 836 |
$7,166,409 3,709 |
$49,438,109 1,410 |
USDA Subsidies to Duval County, Texas by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $2,424,889 | |
| 1996 | $1,667,854 | |
| 1997 | $1,997,394 | |
| 1998 | $2,205,063 | |
| 1999 | $5,020,749 | |
| 2000 | $3,757,918 | |
| 2001 | $3,944,748 | |
| 2002 | $3,114,917 | |
| 2003 | $2,632,727 | |
| 2004 | $2,296,426 | |
| 2005 | $2,187,155 | |
| 2006 | $2,413,042 | |
| 2007 | $2,180,372 | |
| 2008 | $2,028,721 | |
| 2009 | $2,069,352 | |
| 2010 | $3,996,126 | |
| 2011 | $2,664,438 | |
| 2012 | $2,836,216 | |
| 1995-2012 | $49,438,109 | |
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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.
