USDA subsidies for farms in Raleigh County, West Virginia totaled $778,000 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 | $26,476 39 |
$0 0 |
$2,229 12 |
$649 7 |
$29,354 43 |
| 1996 | $16,200 33 |
$0 0 |
$3,732 37 |
$784 6 |
$20,716 61 |
| 1997 | $10,854 8 |
$0 0 |
$4,120 32 |
$970 7 |
$15,944 38 |
| 1998 | $20,011 13 |
$0 0 |
$12,421 34 |
$937 4 |
$33,369 45 |
| 1999 | $55,757 29 |
$12,329 3 |
$11,543 40 |
$1,162 4 |
$80,791 60 |
| 2000 | $112,174 72 |
$20,393 49 |
$12,604 47 |
$1,237 3 |
$146,408 116 |
| 2001 | $21,527 8 |
$0 0 |
$6,658 40 |
$239 4 |
$29,522 46 |
| 2002 | $26,150 10 |
$0 0 |
$1,782 24 |
$290 3 |
$28,222 32 |
| 2003 | $0 0 |
$25,582 44 |
$5,520 22 |
$424 3 |
$36,188 53 |
| 2004 | $26,825 6 |
$0 0 |
$4,665 21 |
$349 3 |
$52,156 25 |
| 2005 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$13,708 22 |
$1,879 3 |
$15,587 22 |
| 2006 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$7,520 23 |
$292 3 |
$16,712 24 |
| 2007 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$3,499 21 |
$579 2 |
$4,078 21 |
| 2008 | $0 0 |
$35,721 64 |
$4,964 25 |
$719 2 |
$41,404 73 |
| 2009 | $164,299 23 |
$0 0 |
$1,898 8 |
$718 1 |
$166,916 31 |
| 2010 | $27,166 4 |
$0 0 |
$12,043 10 |
$2,620 1 |
$41,829 14 |
| 2011 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$5,681 6 |
$3,628 1 |
$15,725 7 |
| 2012 | $0 0 |
$0 0 |
$1,914 7 |
$1,584 1 |
$3,498 7 |
| Total | $512,101 143 |
$130,756 99 |
$116,502 84 |
$19,060 58 |
$778,419 221 |
USDA Subsidies to Raleigh County, West Virginia by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $29,354 | |
| 1996 | $20,716 | |
| 1997 | $15,944 | |
| 1998 | $33,369 | |
| 1999 | $80,791 | |
| 2000 | $146,408 | |
| 2001 | $29,522 | |
| 2002 | $28,222 | |
| 2003 | $36,188 | |
| 2004 | $52,156 | |
| 2005 | $15,587 | |
| 2006 | $16,712 | |
| 2007 | $4,078 | |
| 2008 | $41,404 | |
| 2009 | $166,916 | |
| 2010 | $41,829 | |
| 2011 | $15,725 | |
| 2012 | $3,498 | |
| 1995-2012 | $778,419 | |
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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.
