USDA subsidies for farms in 30th District of Texas (Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson) totaled $8,918,000 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 | $30,990 14 |
$20,569 11 |
$293,420 93 |
$0 0 |
$344,979 99 |
| 1996 | $34,015 10 |
$2,679 4 |
$457,499 110 |
$0 0 |
$494,193 116 |
| 1997 | $20,935 7 |
$1,799 3 |
$453,942 113 |
$0 0 |
$476,676 116 |
| 1998 | $20,571 6 |
$0 0 |
$969,480 111 |
$0 0 |
$990,051 114 |
| 1999 | $22,903 6 |
$765,895 64 |
$1,213,330 104 |
$0 0 |
$2,002,128 127 |
| 2000 | $16,866 6 |
$190,616 38 |
$1,337,692 100 |
$0 0 |
$1,545,174 118 |
| 2001 | $17,679 7 |
$87,280 39 |
$865,303 98 |
$0 0 |
$970,262 117 |
| 2002 | $13,657 7 |
$-429 1 |
$329,879 95 |
$0 0 |
$343,107 96 |
| 2003 | $4,772 5 |
$169,187 47 |
$444,006 86 |
$0 0 |
$617,965 104 |
| 2004 | $19,324 8 |
$1,556 3 |
$407,780 74 |
$0 0 |
$428,660 77 |
| 2005 | $2,188 2 |
$37,124 8 |
$599,145 78 |
$0 0 |
$638,457 79 |
| 2006 | $2,188 2 |
$25,678 1 |
$467,451 72 |
$0 0 |
$495,317 73 |
| 2007 | $2,188 2 |
$28,150 2 |
$229,634 47 |
$0 0 |
$259,972 49 |
| 2008 | $298 1 |
$209,784 22 |
$174,079 44 |
$0 0 |
$384,161 50 |
| 2009 | $3,503 2 |
$11,411 1 |
$195,118 42 |
$0 0 |
$210,032 44 |
| 2010 | $298 1 |
$9,662 4 |
$157,298 37 |
$0 0 |
$167,258 39 |
| 2011 | $398 1 |
$42,587 6 |
$99,869 34 |
$0 0 |
$142,854 36 |
| Total | $203,904 27 |
$1,477,785 113 |
$7,236,321 192 |
$0 0 |
$8,918,010 232 |
USDA Subsidies to 30th District of Texas (Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson) by year
| Year | Subsidy Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $344,979 | |
| 1996 | $494,193 | |
| 1997 | $476,676 | |
| 1998 | $990,051 | |
| 1999 | $2,002,128 | |
| 2000 | $1,545,174 | |
| 2001 | $970,262 | |
| 2002 | $343,107 | |
| 2003 | $617,965 | |
| 2004 | $428,660 | |
| 2005 | $638,457 | |
| 2006 | $495,317 | |
| 2007 | $259,972 | |
| 2008 | $384,161 | |
| 2009 | $210,032 | |
| 2010 | $167,258 | |
| 2011 | $142,854 | |
| 1995-2011 | $8,918,010 | |
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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.
