USDA subsidies for farms in Loudoun County, Virginia totaled $12,373,000 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 | $39,925 17 |
$-659 3 |
$456,344 137 |
$39,988 101 |
$535,598 152 |
| 1996 | $28,243 13 |
$0 0 |
$727,561 245 |
$62,851 99 |
$818,655 251 |
| 1997 | $18,389 7 |
$0 0 |
$572,373 234 |
$37,332 100 |
$628,094 239 |
| 1998 | $18,583 7 |
$7,510 4 |
$892,105 223 |
$47,635 59 |
$965,833 232 |
| 1999 | $18,664 7 |
$159,978 76 |
$1,299,381 198 |
$68,629 75 |
$1,546,652 225 |
| 2000 | $37,662 22 |
$368,750 112 |
$1,324,510 197 |
$71,046 85 |
$1,801,968 243 |
| 2001 | $59,484 13 |
$0 0 |
$1,137,369 195 |
$74,472 74 |
$1,278,305 201 |
| 2002 | $83,998 15 |
$0 0 |
$354,754 174 |
$63,268 70 |
$502,020 186 |
| 2003 | $72,908 15 |
$16,129 5 |
$323,354 136 |
$87,569 67 |
$499,960 143 |
| 2004 | $39,634 12 |
$0 0 |
$312,595 113 |
$92,962 73 |
$450,008 118 |
| 2005 | $16,835 13 |
$82,796 13 |
$585,380 115 |
$83,830 71 |
$768,841 122 |
| 2006 | $23,399 12 |
$0 0 |
$502,886 98 |
$70,053 65 |
$596,338 104 |
| 2007 | $32,865 12 |
$0 0 |
$205,690 83 |
$101,874 64 |
$340,429 88 |
| 2008 | $36,665 10 |
$215,770 27 |
$196,543 74 |
$152,039 63 |
$601,017 84 |
| 2009 | $23,748 12 |
$0 0 |
$168,407 61 |
$127,243 71 |
$319,398 68 |
| 2010 | $13,920 11 |
$0 0 |
$145,298 58 |
$138,581 68 |
$297,799 66 |
| 2011 | $12,261 11 |
$6,583 4 |
$178,067 55 |
$224,985 67 |
$421,896 66 |
| Total | $577,183 61 |
$868,654 154 |
$9,382,617 383 |
$1,544,357 1,272 |
$12,372,811 447 |
USDA Subsidies to Loudoun County, Virginia by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $535,598 | |
| 1996 | $818,655 | |
| 1997 | $628,094 | |
| 1998 | $965,833 | |
| 1999 | $1,546,652 | |
| 2000 | $1,801,968 | |
| 2001 | $1,278,305 | |
| 2002 | $502,020 | |
| 2003 | $499,960 | |
| 2004 | $450,008 | |
| 2005 | $768,841 | |
| 2006 | $596,338 | |
| 2007 | $340,429 | |
| 2008 | $601,017 | |
| 2009 | $319,398 | |
| 2010 | $297,799 | |
| 2011 | $421,896 | |
| 1995-2011 | $12,372,811 | |
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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.
