USDA subsidies for farms in Llano County, Texas totaled $6,203,000 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 | $29,949 14 |
$0 0 |
$48,978 27 |
$5,208 6 |
$84,135 40 |
| 1996 | $29,759 17 |
$175,144 122 |
$38,399 31 |
$2,956 4 |
$246,258 151 |
| 1997 | $15,287 5 |
$0 0 |
$3,845 10 |
$1,924 3 |
$21,056 15 |
| 1998 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$5,276 10 |
$829 2 |
$11,263 12 |
| 1999 | $0 0 |
$224,532 93 |
$9,849 12 |
$1,251 3 |
$240,941 100 |
| 2000 | $0 0 |
$147,559 178 |
$19,800 13 |
$1,431 3 |
$168,790 183 |
| 2001 | $11,854 3 |
$449,687 145 |
$22,990 14 |
$0 2 |
$484,531 152 |
| 2002 | $6,256 5 |
$288,235 110 |
$192,369 15 |
$377 4 |
$487,237 123 |
| 2003 | $7,733 4 |
$40,375 26 |
$87,859 28 |
$0 2 |
$135,967 54 |
| 2004 | $66,165 14 |
$8,412 12 |
$55,876 20 |
$476 2 |
$130,929 41 |
| 2005 | $26,116 3 |
$0 0 |
$53,117 18 |
$211 1 |
$82,030 19 |
| 2006 | $14,430 3 |
$41,849 36 |
$45,887 14 |
$1,108 1 |
$103,274 47 |
| 2007 | $6,944 3 |
$179,880 51 |
$31,967 11 |
$67,400 30 |
$286,191 58 |
| 2008 | $6,944 3 |
$149,890 79 |
$21,861 15 |
$77,168 24 |
$255,863 87 |
| 2009 | $232,411 21 |
$323,575 46 |
$10,181 9 |
$92,810 27 |
$658,977 68 |
| 2010 | $11,281 4 |
$1,067,746 80 |
$15,267 8 |
$58,611 15 |
$1,152,905 86 |
| 2011 | $6,944 3 |
$615,492 85 |
$11,485 6 |
$56,737 18 |
$690,658 89 |
| 2012 | $0 0 |
$838,162 82 |
$9,845 5 |
$107,574 44 |
$961,932 85 |
| Total | $488,890 70 |
$4,553,124 358 |
$684,851 66 |
$476,071 191 |
$6,202,936 420 |
USDA Subsidies to Llano County, Texas by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $84,135 | |
| 1996 | $246,258 | |
| 1997 | $21,056 | |
| 1998 | $11,263 | |
| 1999 | $240,941 | |
| 2000 | $168,790 | |
| 2001 | $484,531 | |
| 2002 | $487,237 | |
| 2003 | $135,967 | |
| 2004 | $130,929 | |
| 2005 | $82,030 | |
| 2006 | $103,274 | |
| 2007 | $286,191 | |
| 2008 | $255,863 | |
| 2009 | $658,977 | |
| 2010 | $1,152,905 | |
| 2011 | $690,658 | |
| 2012 | $961,932 | |
| 1995-2012 | $6,202,936 | |
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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.
