USDA subsidies for farms in Kittitas County, Washington totaled $15,569,000 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 | $334,194 68 |
$87,347 16 |
$69,371 47 |
$68,823 49 |
$559,735 123 |
| 1996 | $195,366 46 |
$0 0 |
$318,074 124 |
$125,689 36 |
$639,129 150 |
| 1997 | $120,802 22 |
$0 0 |
$241,270 98 |
$141,888 17 |
$503,960 111 |
| 1998 | $297,246 24 |
$0 0 |
$616,107 103 |
$75,165 14 |
$988,518 116 |
| 1999 | $421,916 30 |
$101,066 5 |
$562,343 104 |
$59,777 21 |
$1,145,102 123 |
| 2000 | $330,968 36 |
$35,733 3 |
$810,023 119 |
$59,206 21 |
$1,235,930 142 |
| 2001 | $260,353 32 |
$0 0 |
$602,026 124 |
$78,034 27 |
$940,413 143 |
| 2002 | $319,435 31 |
$81,821 17 |
$358,270 116 |
$79,479 35 |
$839,005 138 |
| 2003 | $526,778 48 |
$929,376 128 |
$470,686 114 |
$83,690 34 |
$2,010,530 226 |
| 2004 | $668,188 55 |
$115,723 5 |
$251,154 101 |
$82,393 35 |
$1,117,458 137 |
| 2005 | $195,026 21 |
$173,268 16 |
$203,946 110 |
$199,264 35 |
$771,504 129 |
| 2006 | $183,922 16 |
$0 0 |
$203,585 94 |
$168,532 32 |
$559,414 104 |
| 2007 | $165,663 15 |
$0 0 |
$180,587 91 |
$169,241 23 |
$515,491 99 |
| 2008 | $152,159 14 |
$411,013 54 |
$177,907 90 |
$186,701 20 |
$927,780 130 |
| 2009 | $756,270 61 |
$0 0 |
$204,669 73 |
$272,064 21 |
$1,233,003 118 |
| 2010 | $201,005 14 |
$0 0 |
$165,335 73 |
$240,394 16 |
$606,733 83 |
| 2011 | $147,340 15 |
$0 0 |
$169,471 69 |
$229,959 15 |
$546,770 80 |
| 2012 | $151,087 17 |
$0 0 |
$31,058 13 |
$245,578 14 |
$428,520 28 |
| Total | $5,427,717 207 |
$1,939,519 171 |
$5,635,882 263 |
$2,565,877 465 |
$15,568,995 469 |
USDA Subsidies to Kittitas County, Washington by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $559,735 | |
| 1996 | $639,129 | |
| 1997 | $503,960 | |
| 1998 | $988,518 | |
| 1999 | $1,145,102 | |
| 2000 | $1,235,930 | |
| 2001 | $940,413 | |
| 2002 | $839,005 | |
| 2003 | $2,010,530 | |
| 2004 | $1,117,458 | |
| 2005 | $771,504 | |
| 2006 | $559,414 | |
| 2007 | $515,491 | |
| 2008 | $927,780 | |
| 2009 | $1,233,003 | |
| 2010 | $606,733 | |
| 2011 | $546,770 | |
| 2012 | $428,520 | |
| 1995-2012 | $15,568,995 | |
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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.
