USDA subsidies for farms in Wichita County, Texas totaled $78,392,000 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 | $79,872 42 |
$1,286,569 259 |
$860,646 345 |
$303,552 558 |
$2,530,639 411 |
| 1996 | $63,588 29 |
$263,774 114 |
$2,329,831 450 |
$307,785 559 |
$2,964,977 461 |
| 1997 | $94,870 43 |
$4,404 7 |
$2,198,248 435 |
$259,083 491 |
$2,556,605 446 |
| 1998 | $97,230 29 |
$0 0 |
$3,471,495 424 |
$266,323 449 |
$3,835,048 433 |
| 1999 | $286,987 72 |
$1,959,401 290 |
$4,818,854 413 |
$471,790 515 |
$7,537,031 488 |
| 2000 | $134,347 64 |
$743,964 237 |
$4,498,930 395 |
$580,976 564 |
$5,958,217 454 |
| 2001 | $56,282 23 |
$1,975,785 275 |
$3,338,927 383 |
$1,087,933 519 |
$6,458,927 443 |
| 2002 | $126,145 45 |
$776,950 217 |
$1,925,987 360 |
$716,021 562 |
$3,545,103 419 |
| 2003 | $67,083 24 |
$2,077,202 261 |
$2,892,349 401 |
$754,505 603 |
$5,791,139 435 |
| 2004 | $172,832 35 |
$55,407 33 |
$2,170,224 383 |
$779,230 604 |
$3,177,693 407 |
| 2005 | $5,957 4 |
$921,484 189 |
$2,449,044 388 |
$757,471 569 |
$4,133,956 407 |
| 2006 | $6,536 4 |
$22,083 11 |
$2,266,013 357 |
$817,790 548 |
$3,112,422 364 |
| 2007 | $1,005 3 |
$159,434 51 |
$2,567,280 342 |
$1,282,357 629 |
$4,010,076 349 |
| 2008 | $9,869 4 |
$1,379,512 182 |
$2,090,492 318 |
$1,730,271 579 |
$5,210,144 351 |
| 2009 | $303,978 48 |
$166,164 46 |
$2,325,414 303 |
$2,577,308 562 |
$5,372,864 325 |
| 2010 | $4,237 8 |
$325,105 48 |
$2,085,827 288 |
$1,937,366 540 |
$4,352,535 293 |
| 2011 | $11,424 5 |
$3,422,985 130 |
$1,470,553 246 |
$2,939,236 570 |
$7,844,198 271 |
| Total | $1,522,241 257 |
$15,540,223 635 |
$43,760,113 800 |
$17,568,997 9,421 |
$78,391,574 972 |
USDA Subsidies to Wichita County, Texas by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $2,530,639 | |
| 1996 | $2,964,977 | |
| 1997 | $2,556,605 | |
| 1998 | $3,835,048 | |
| 1999 | $7,537,031 | |
| 2000 | $5,958,217 | |
| 2001 | $6,458,927 | |
| 2002 | $3,545,103 | |
| 2003 | $5,791,139 | |
| 2004 | $3,177,693 | |
| 2005 | $4,133,956 | |
| 2006 | $3,112,422 | |
| 2007 | $4,010,076 | |
| 2008 | $5,210,144 | |
| 2009 | $5,372,864 | |
| 2010 | $4,352,535 | |
| 2011 | $7,844,198 | |
| 1995-2011 | $78,391,574 | |
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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.
