Farm Subsidy information
Cameron County, Texas
USDA subsidies for farms in Cameron County, Texas totaled $474,704,000 from 1995 through 2023.
| Subsidy Category | Type | 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 | 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 | TOTAL 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Commodity Programs | Payments | $1,587,518 $6,717,988 $6,953,638 $12,477,068 $17,722,053 $15,745,869 $13,340,513 $6,583,694 $16,076,357 $12,027,204 $18,250,898 $14,567,609 $10,238,735 $8,609,487 $11,762,286 | $5,410,249 $5,088,546 $4,582,732 $3,897,225 $3,123,445 $2,085,241 $4,491,678 $6,394,182 $5,328,852 $21,420,466 $18,489,004 $6,904,350 $746,798 $826,093 | $261,449,782 |
| Recipients | 1,339 1,879 2,076 2,028 1,992 1,995 1,855 1,815 1,886 2,207 2,217 1,734 1,579 1,447 1,472 | 1,320 1,178 1,204 1,000 882 468 724 678 785 725 666 543 104 197 | 5,633 | |
| Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 1 | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,470,878 $93,410 $0 $0 | $2,564,289 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 107 67 0 0 | 112 | |
| Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,429,417 $3,458,319 $0 $632,309 | $8,520,045 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 286 293 0 145 | 354 | |
| Total Pandemic Assistance Program (PARP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $103,004 | $103,004 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 | 13 | |
| Market Facilitation Program (MFP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $923,046 $16,890,385 $4,170,598 $136,701 $0 $0 | $22,120,730 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104 509 470 38 0 0 | 600 | |
| Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,679 $18,215 $19,848 $893,936 $841,093 $639,329 $702,885 $23,204 | $3,144,189 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 121 100 103 64 38 | 265 | |
| Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,287,043 $6,370,835 $3,520,219 $3,632,990 $6,576,018 $2,575,173 $39,810 $66,076 | $26,068,164 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 650 673 736 565 466 378 44 24 | 1,176 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $23,102 $3,840 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $26,942 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 | |
| Direct Payment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $550,684 $5,798,595 $5,135,838 $5,218,827 $5,119,410 $4,626,128 $5,001,606 $4,841,957 | $4,470,760 $4,688,300 $4,045,628 $3,812,754 $153,814 $10,731 $-4,210 $5,291 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $53,476,113 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 272 1,849 1,711 1,489 1,483 1,112 1,285 1,217 | 1,043 1,076 1,115 977 43 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3,048 | |
| Counter Cyclical Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $524,243 $8,901,971 $3,545,981 $9,093,522 $8,604,082 $5,355,140 $3,607,600 $6,849,209 | $939,489 $1,621 $-19,121 $-555 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $47,403,182 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 229 1,841 1,754 1,765 1,564 1,419 1,258 1,246 | 1,163 12 120 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2,727 | |
| Production Flexibility Program | Payments | $0 $7,465,851 $7,260,217 $8,341,396 $5,451,827 $5,963,164 $4,979,103 $4,238,380 $-67,508 $-3,652 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $43,628,778 |
| Recipients | 0 1,866 2,043 2,010 1,854 1,888 1,761 1,726 325 12 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3,132 | |
| Market Loss Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $3,471,301 $6,649,112 $6,458,860 $5,548,819 $-70 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $22,128,022 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 1,966 1,956 1,925 1,806 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2,567 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $13,536 $17,529 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $31,065 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 62 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 79 | |
| Deficiency Payment | Payments | $1,587,518 $-747,721 $-311,484 $-18,686 $-368 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $509,259 |
| Recipients | 1,339 423 242 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,385 | |
| Loan Deficiency | Payments | $0 $-15 $-75 $681,402 $5,585,659 $3,125,341 $2,544,057 $975,437 $1,404,342 $2,551,105 $1,915,418 $742,552 $75,228 $281 $61,150 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $71,513 $1,544,508 $32,949 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $21,310,853 |
| Recipients | 0 1 1 370 1,221 1,217 424 549 961 731 782 558 72 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 25 224 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2,205 | |
| Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,714 $30,223 $0 $91,618 $26,173 $14,633 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $172,360 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 7 2 2 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 12 | |
| Market Gains | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $35,825 $177,736 $99,091 $122,112 $36,431 $0 $0 $0 $151,710 $0 $9,971 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $275,865 $342,236 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,250,978 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 13 5 2 17 4 0 0 0 19 0 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 69 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 143 | |
| Miscellaneous Farm Programs | Payments | $0 $-126 $4,981 $1,655 $-2 $7,232 $142,201 $142,684 $2,526 $11,184 $1,934 $1,742 $528 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $446 $0 | $316,984 |
| Recipients | 0 2 60 24 1 250 43 70 169 214 59 97 11 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 595 | |
| Cotton Ginning Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $826,417 $0 $865,739 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,692,156 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 151 0 235 0 0 0 0 0 | 287 | |
| Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $695,131 $1,995,025 $85,191 $30,000 $0 $0 | $0 $398,625 $556,225 $85,026 $71,638 $0 $3,660 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $3,920,520 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 275 338 12 3 0 0 | 0 102 88 23 57 0 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 526 | |
| Cotton Transistion Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,803,378 $250,296 $-2,096 $-590 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $3,050,988 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 802 253 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,008 | |
| CCC Organic Programs | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $431 $0 $3,155 $1,000 $1,418 $3,657 $1,500 | $11,161 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 2 4 1 | 7 | |
| Total Conservation Programs | Payments | $332,733 $341,450 $285,240 $257,067 $340,084 $338,406 $405,180 $326,654 $248,752 $314,125 $219,301 $220,967 $226,044 $170,139 $163,204 | $198,437 $255,387 $194,647 $289,330 $217,036 $273,195 $265,395 $164,330 $158,695 $147,611 $169,057 $105,423 $100,587 $85,166 | $6,813,641 |
| Recipients | 64 61 34 30 35 46 53 49 38 46 33 34 31 25 24 | 24 22 22 22 23 18 15 13 12 13 11 9 8 6 | 170 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $234,427 $263,372 $268,782 $200,076 $226,291 $213,517 $239,674 $225,328 $224,135 $214,923 $219,301 $220,967 $226,044 $170,139 $163,204 | $198,437 $255,387 $194,647 $289,330 $217,036 $273,195 $265,395 $164,330 $158,695 $147,611 $169,057 $105,423 $100,587 $85,166 | $5,934,476 |
| Recipients | 23 25 25 23 23 28 32 32 31 31 33 34 31 25 24 | 24 22 22 22 23 18 15 13 12 13 11 9 8 6 | 65 | |
| Environmental Quality Incentives Program | Payments | $0 $0 $3,477 $56,991 $113,793 $124,889 $165,506 $101,326 $24,617 $99,202 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $689,801 |
| Recipients | 0 0 1 7 12 18 21 17 7 16 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 38 | |
| Miscellaneous Conservation Programs | Payments | $98,306 $78,078 $12,981 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $189,365 |
| Recipients | 41 36 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 74 | |
| Total Disaster Programs | Payments | $626,349 $12,470 $16,373 $392,138 $7,255,513 $1,859,032 $3,852,674 $179,381 $4,762,449 $733,197 $1,654,562 $118,539 $886,969 $1,569,204 $143,170 | $3,783,098 $2,559,765 $257,083 $2,032,738 $222,855 $-20,348 $35,174 $31,236 $6,153 $15,756 $38,859 $1,318,850 $18,674,491 $2,728,888 | $55,746,618 |
| Recipients | 227 7 7 20 498 338 521 152 447 131 220 7 90 177 23 | 242 146 30 57 19 3 3 10 6 7 14 78 344 182 | 1,632 | |
| Crop Disaster Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,190,196 $1,858,757 $3,797,813 $26,231 $4,581,362 $728,916 $1,640,416 $97,529 $878,600 $1,516,978 $88,551 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $22,405,350 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 467 337 495 14 420 130 220 4 88 163 13 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,049 | |
| Total Emergency Relief Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $18,310,414 $2,476,949 | $20,787,363 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 320 150 | 339 | |
| Emergency Relief Program (ERP) - Specialty Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,849,659 $107,529 | $2,957,188 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 4 | 45 | |
| Emergency Relief Program (ERP) - Non-specialty Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $15,460,755 $77,459 | $15,538,214 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 311 4 | 311 | |
| Emergency Relief Program (ERP) - Phase 2 | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,024,501 | $1,024,501 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 | 9 | |
| Emergency Relief Program (ERP) - Phase 1 Non-specialty Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,267,459 | $1,267,459 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 142 | 142 | |
| Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $275 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $4,627 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $4,902 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 | |
| Non-insured Disaster Assistance | Payments | $0 $0 $16,373 $407,076 $0 $0 $0 $9,689 $160,991 $4,281 $14,146 $21,010 $8,369 $25,779 $28,941 | $0 $0 $42,810 $35,158 $0 $0 $30,009 $9,549 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $814,181 |
| Recipients | 0 0 7 19 0 0 0 4 7 1 1 3 2 3 3 | 0 0 4 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 39 | |
| Wildfires and Hurricane Indemnity Program Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,042,624 $0 $0 | $1,042,624 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 | 44 | |
| Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | Payments | $3,970 $0 $0 $0 $77,533 $0 $54,861 $137,528 $20,096 $0 $0 $0 $0 $26,447 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $320,435 |
| Recipients | 1 0 0 0 52 0 40 117 30 0 0 0 0 17 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 179 | |
| Livestock Forage Disaster Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $25,678 | $30,286 $34,614 $711 $-6,678 $271,487 $-20,450 $0 $0 $0 $0 $10,001 $8,143 $7,451 $51,248 | $412,491 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 | 7 20 1 1 17 3 0 0 0 0 6 5 9 17 | 52 | |
| Emergency Conservation Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $291,917 $0 | $291,917 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 | 19 | |
| SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $3,743,133 $2,518,930 $114,265 $2,004,258 $-48,632 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $8,331,954 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 234 131 21 54 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 286 | |
| Miscellaneous Disaster Programs | Payments | $622,379 $12,470 $0 $-14,938 $-12,216 $0 $0 $5,933 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $226,416 $0 $394 | $840,438 |
| Recipients | 226 7 0 1 1 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 1 | 283 | |
| Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $102 $5,165 $21,687 $6,153 $15,756 $28,858 $41,667 $60,230 $66,249 | $245,866 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 6 7 9 10 21 26 | 38 | |
| Tree Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $5,052 $6,221 $99,297 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,479 $134,048 | $249,098 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 | 11 |
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