USDA subsidies for farms in Ellis County, Texas totaled $125,788,000 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 | $323,754 82 |
$456,721 167 |
$1,415,292 923 |
$589,752 1,544 |
$2,785,519 981 |
| 1996 | $336,623 97 |
$296,591 187 |
$3,119,930 1,086 |
$706,460 1,610 |
$4,459,605 1,196 |
| 1997 | $330,466 97 |
$8,883 11 |
$2,623,413 1,126 |
$755,618 1,688 |
$3,718,380 1,162 |
| 1998 | $292,478 66 |
$0 0 |
$5,311,202 1,106 |
$618,433 1,515 |
$6,222,113 1,126 |
| 1999 | $301,675 74 |
$5,694,469 865 |
$8,132,791 1,112 |
$997,473 1,705 |
$15,126,408 1,344 |
| 2000 | $280,537 66 |
$1,137,758 517 |
$8,835,290 1,089 |
$857,089 1,875 |
$11,110,674 1,285 |
| 2001 | $205,501 60 |
$1,199,132 433 |
$7,908,994 1,107 |
$1,132,396 1,619 |
$10,446,023 1,258 |
| 2002 | $252,968 64 |
$0 0 |
$3,554,811 1,093 |
$1,034,248 1,749 |
$4,842,916 1,108 |
| 2003 | $197,365 73 |
$1,611,700 539 |
$5,538,780 1,191 |
$1,121,852 1,717 |
$8,469,697 1,327 |
| 2004 | $119,854 53 |
$33,673 9 |
$4,817,857 1,138 |
$1,239,731 1,766 |
$6,211,115 1,157 |
| 2005 | $35,705 22 |
$689,336 123 |
$6,787,588 1,186 |
$1,266,793 1,698 |
$8,779,422 1,200 |
| 2006 | $34,830 21 |
$132,939 20 |
$5,832,586 1,140 |
$1,425,025 1,679 |
$7,425,380 1,149 |
| 2007 | $29,950 18 |
$652,707 78 |
$3,755,030 1,040 |
$1,648,618 1,642 |
$6,086,305 1,065 |
| 2008 | $41,352 19 |
$1,915,777 419 |
$3,676,284 1,026 |
$2,338,505 1,578 |
$7,971,918 1,113 |
| 2009 | $164,679 57 |
$155,673 37 |
$4,462,486 957 |
$2,926,666 1,647 |
$7,709,504 994 |
| 2010 | $53,927 25 |
$694,217 84 |
$2,397,616 894 |
$3,036,703 1,616 |
$6,182,463 914 |
| 2011 | $64,549 22 |
$1,693,702 143 |
$2,047,481 835 |
$4,435,072 1,520 |
$8,240,804 864 |
| Total | $3,066,213 266 |
$16,374,167 1,368 |
$80,217,432 2,385 |
$26,130,434 28,168 |
$125,788,246 2,703 |
USDA Subsidies to Ellis County, Texas by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $2,785,519 | |
| 1996 | $4,459,605 | |
| 1997 | $3,718,380 | |
| 1998 | $6,222,113 | |
| 1999 | $15,126,408 | |
| 2000 | $11,110,674 | |
| 2001 | $10,446,023 | |
| 2002 | $4,842,916 | |
| 2003 | $8,469,697 | |
| 2004 | $6,211,115 | |
| 2005 | $8,779,422 | |
| 2006 | $7,425,380 | |
| 2007 | $6,086,305 | |
| 2008 | $7,971,918 | |
| 2009 | $7,709,504 | |
| 2010 | $6,182,463 | |
| 2011 | $8,240,804 | |
| 1995-2011 | $125,788,246 | |
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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.
