USDA subsidies for farms in 5th District of Texas (Rep. Jeb Hensarling) totaled $72,574,000 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 | $428,246 292 |
$491,470 70 |
$661,249 230 |
$0 0 |
$1,580,965 548 |
| 1996 | $364,873 215 |
$2,068,944 489 |
$1,131,913 339 |
$0 0 |
$3,565,730 886 |
| 1997 | $78,485 58 |
$1,505,182 206 |
$689,723 318 |
$0 0 |
$2,273,390 546 |
| 1998 | $105,412 55 |
$0 0 |
$1,256,991 228 |
$0 0 |
$1,362,403 281 |
| 1999 | $73,756 56 |
$12,648,281 1,836 |
$2,126,973 377 |
$0 0 |
$14,849,010 1,998 |
| 2000 | $65,319 39 |
$4,901,787 1,647 |
$2,982,044 384 |
$0 0 |
$7,949,150 1,836 |
| 2001 | $122,923 33 |
$10,261,615 1,503 |
$2,719,255 315 |
$0 0 |
$13,103,793 1,681 |
| 2002 | $81,609 31 |
$122,518 17 |
$2,787,251 290 |
$0 0 |
$2,991,379 329 |
| 2003 | $148,569 32 |
$4,770,755 1,808 |
$2,424,759 257 |
$0 0 |
$7,344,083 1,914 |
| 2004 | $125,878 62 |
$135,368 20 |
$1,218,799 255 |
$0 0 |
$1,480,045 314 |
| 2005 | $10,249 6 |
$228,128 23 |
$790,284 220 |
$0 0 |
$1,028,661 229 |
| 2006 | $32,507 13 |
$221,348 12 |
$1,922,316 214 |
$0 0 |
$2,176,171 234 |
| 2007 | $16,000 7 |
$455,595 113 |
$822,652 182 |
$0 0 |
$1,294,247 288 |
| 2008 | $11,294 5 |
$2,989,886 810 |
$548,178 126 |
$0 0 |
$3,549,358 861 |
| 2009 | $375,562 77 |
$13,173 2 |
$3,260,593 153 |
$0 0 |
$3,649,328 222 |
| 2010 | $54,691 8 |
$551,152 11 |
$658,792 148 |
$0 0 |
$1,264,635 159 |
| 2011 | $11,093 5 |
$670,950 98 |
$325,165 80 |
$0 0 |
$1,007,208 170 |
| 2012 | $21,813 6 |
$906,587 45 |
$1,176,204 118 |
$0 0 |
$2,104,604 155 |
| Total | $2,128,280 685 |
$42,942,740 3,331 |
$27,503,141 756 |
$0 0 |
$72,574,160 3,889 |
USDA Subsidies to 5th District of Texas (Rep. Jeb Hensarling) by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $1,580,965 | |
| 1996 | $3,565,730 | |
| 1997 | $2,273,390 | |
| 1998 | $1,362,403 | |
| 1999 | $14,849,010 | |
| 2000 | $7,949,150 | |
| 2001 | $13,103,793 | |
| 2002 | $2,991,379 | |
| 2003 | $7,344,083 | |
| 2004 | $1,480,045 | |
| 2005 | $1,028,661 | |
| 2006 | $2,176,171 | |
| 2007 | $1,294,247 | |
| 2008 | $3,549,358 | |
| 2009 | $3,649,328 | |
| 2010 | $1,264,635 | |
| 2011 | $1,007,208 | |
| 2012 | $2,104,604 | |
| 1995-2012 | $72,574,160 | |
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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.
