USDA subsidies for farms in Henderson County, Texas totaled $7,785,000 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 | $81,069 61 |
$106,348 3 |
$44,677 7 |
$8,573 5 |
$240,667 71 |
| 1996 | $34,519 26 |
$129,045 56 |
$76,968 15 |
$11,802 5 |
$252,334 92 |
| 1997 | $8,690 7 |
$53,963 10 |
$45,692 12 |
$24,825 6 |
$133,171 29 |
| 1998 | $41,650 17 |
$0 0 |
$82,500 9 |
$47,848 5 |
$171,998 26 |
| 1999 | $23,769 23 |
$1,369,296 280 |
$98,527 15 |
$65,817 6 |
$1,557,409 301 |
| 2000 | $8,370 10 |
$249,306 235 |
$95,023 17 |
$65,382 8 |
$418,081 255 |
| 2001 | $10,813 10 |
$1,358,940 227 |
$135,464 17 |
$62,647 7 |
$1,567,864 246 |
| 2002 | $7,547 7 |
$0 0 |
$145,413 11 |
$68,535 13 |
$228,030 20 |
| 2003 | $26,962 11 |
$762,741 349 |
$89,206 6 |
$42,965 12 |
$921,874 353 |
| 2004 | $14,882 9 |
$0 0 |
$83,783 8 |
$46,421 12 |
$145,086 17 |
| 2005 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$48,253 7 |
$75,350 12 |
$123,603 7 |
| 2006 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$97,917 8 |
$42,884 11 |
$148,973 10 |
| 2007 | $0 0 |
$99,127 60 |
$39,022 7 |
$94,225 11 |
$232,374 67 |
| 2008 | $0 0 |
$178,325 82 |
$32,061 6 |
$90,049 11 |
$300,435 87 |
| 2009 | $89,314 25 |
$0 0 |
$159,394 9 |
$98,076 11 |
$346,784 34 |
| 2010 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$71,886 9 |
$114,806 12 |
$200,381 11 |
| 2011 | $0 0 |
$15,805 7 |
$32,575 6 |
$272,369 23 |
$320,749 13 |
| 2012 | $0 0 |
$11,349 3 |
$42,700 5 |
$421,272 39 |
$475,321 8 |
| Total | $361,273 143 |
$4,348,952 568 |
$1,421,063 30 |
$1,653,846 209 |
$7,785,134 677 |
USDA Subsidies to Henderson County, Texas by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $240,667 | |
| 1996 | $252,334 | |
| 1997 | $133,171 | |
| 1998 | $171,998 | |
| 1999 | $1,557,409 | |
| 2000 | $418,081 | |
| 2001 | $1,567,864 | |
| 2002 | $228,030 | |
| 2003 | $921,874 | |
| 2004 | $145,086 | |
| 2005 | $123,603 | |
| 2006 | $148,973 | |
| 2007 | $232,374 | |
| 2008 | $300,435 | |
| 2009 | $346,784 | |
| 2010 | $200,381 | |
| 2011 | $320,749 | |
| 2012 | $475,321 | |
| 1995-2012 | $7,785,134 | |
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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.
