Farm Subsidy information
Wharton County, Texas
USDA subsidies for farms in Wharton County, Texas totaled $1,010,000,000 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 | $25,659,203 $23,246,174 $19,278,613 $31,628,581 $45,766,775 $54,713,314 $48,671,107 $31,187,190 $47,899,592 $26,350,878 $28,998,360 $27,404,800 $21,008,009 $18,608,431 $20,913,974 | $16,266,783 $15,112,062 $15,568,521 $13,975,157 $2,279,973 $16,080,918 $26,059,387 $32,390,849 $25,625,780 $44,730,781 $42,121,347 $18,050,435 $2,526,727 $1,887,524 | $744,011,245 |
| Recipients | 1,984 2,009 2,045 1,992 1,993 1,996 1,982 1,932 1,988 2,011 2,079 2,021 1,956 1,816 1,743 | 1,674 1,593 1,553 1,509 885 812 1,334 1,343 1,427 1,386 1,504 1,347 384 519 | 5,071 | |
| 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 $6,849,821 $1,305,860 $0 $0 | $8,155,681 |
| 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 0 744 511 0 0 | 757 | |
| 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 $9,195,372 $5,880,253 $0 $761,362 | $15,836,988 |
| 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 1,092 809 0 329 | 1,152 | |
| 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 $337,792 | $337,792 |
| 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 39 | 39 | |
| 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 $3,014,798 $19,848,842 $5,465,337 $6,238 $0 $0 | $28,335,215 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 391 855 795 1 0 0 | 896 | |
| 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 $1,115,481 $254,739 $853,274 $406,168 $1,334 $1,051 $0 $777,541 | $3,409,588 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 330 346 360 181 6 3 0 230 | 582 | |
| 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 $12,439,521 $20,843,970 $32,133,547 $20,497,893 $24,475,321 $20,608,508 $10,854,977 $2,524,378 $7,192 | $144,385,307 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 486 1,279 1,296 1,313 1,160 961 787 383 4 | 1,899 | |
| Direct Payment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $645,923 $19,043,047 $16,332,469 $16,407,580 $16,159,718 $16,197,210 $16,183,571 $15,633,277 | $15,682,338 $15,050,401 $15,486,121 $13,939,644 $-15,998 $28,858 $104 $104 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $176,774,367 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 389 1,969 1,901 1,846 1,819 1,793 1,727 1,630 | 1,612 1,559 1,547 1,506 29 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3,012 | |
| Counter Cyclical Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $671,313 $15,904,933 $4,823,427 $6,938,855 $8,751,915 $4,572,839 $2,262,987 $4,414,545 | $583,243 $933 $-5,600 $-487 $13 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $48,918,916 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 217 1,877 1,895 2,025 1,909 1,518 1,103 1,068 | 1,008 7 17 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2,482 | |
| Production Flexibility Program | Payments | $0 $18,432,166 $19,888,401 $21,261,510 $17,842,380 $18,132,896 $14,407,326 $13,657,656 $-684,961 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $122,937,374 |
| Recipients | 0 1,931 1,994 1,988 1,810 1,911 1,883 1,870 751 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2,746 | |
| Market Loss Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $9,922,812 $19,398,420 $19,211,025 $16,451,845 $-228 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $64,983,874 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 1,965 1,966 1,939 1,943 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2,402 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $55,410 $119,142 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $174,552 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 175 177 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 270 | |
| Deficiency Payment | Payments | $24,734,548 $4,799,068 $-613,392 $-2,278 $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 | $28,917,946 |
| Recipients | 1,970 983 593 5 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 | 1,980 | |
| Loan Deficiency | Payments | $174,611 $41,393 $0 $427,995 $8,142,798 $14,746,395 $16,348,853 $11,561,214 $10,095,943 $4,084,450 $4,281,699 $1,888,204 $76,494 $161,870 $509,299 | $668 $0 $0 $0 $592,205 $780,735 $673,550 $0 $3,069 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $74,591,445 |
| Recipients | 156 9 0 279 1,086 1,141 775 651 861 763 766 406 42 73 144 | 1 0 0 0 121 146 118 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,779 | |
| Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $58,646 $137,484 $1,637,400 $453,163 $129,114 $0 $15,354 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $2,431,161 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 47 16 11 0 1 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 67 | |
| Market Gains | Payments | $742,724 $0 $0 $17,050 $382,641 $2,494,950 $1,205,141 $3,013,013 $3,078,216 $978,837 $1,362,647 $589,582 $161,466 $0 $356,854 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,805,214 $1,282,455 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $18,470,791 |
| Recipients | 286 0 0 3 97 123 45 101 103 40 159 114 56 0 78 | 0 0 0 0 0 306 250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 886 | |
| Lamb Meat Adjustment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,028 $0 $7,434 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $15,462 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 | |
| Miscellaneous Farm Programs | Payments | $7,320 $-26,452 $3,604 $1,492 $537 $13,992 $1,316 $898 $1,223 $525 $144 $26 $0 $4 $0 | $533 $4,728 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,060 $0 | $10,950 |
| Recipients | 65 18 22 12 12 422 60 14 39 14 3 2 0 1 0 | 29 185 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 | 689 | |
| 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 $2,142,616 $-8 $1,253,780 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $3,396,388 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 441 1 435 0 0 0 0 0 | 525 | |
| Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,056 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $56,000 $88,000 $36,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $182,056 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 10 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 16 | |
| Cotton Transistion Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,703,753 $26,589 $1,210 $350 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,731,902 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 866 47 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 901 | |
| 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 $2,117 $2,966 $450 $975 $2,057 $1,288 $3,638 | $13,491 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 2 5 3 5 | 11 | |
| Total Conservation Programs | Payments | $65,319 $75,257 $29,945 $21,432 $43,833 $99,639 $91,875 $248,678 $69,855 $81,429 $6,791 $728 $728 $728 $728 | $728 $728 $728 $728 $728 $728 $728 $728 $728 $728 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $844,245 |
| Recipients | 28 36 13 7 17 19 13 29 13 17 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 | 134 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $18,935 $18,935 $7,590 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,834 $6,791 $728 $728 $728 $728 | $728 $728 $728 $728 $728 $728 $728 $728 $728 $728 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $64,277 |
| Recipients | 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 | 5 | |
| Environmental Quality Incentives Program | Payments | $0 $8,517 $13,520 $21,432 $43,833 $99,639 $91,875 $248,678 $69,855 $79,595 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $676,944 |
| Recipients | 0 8 8 7 17 19 13 29 13 16 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 92 | |
| Miscellaneous Conservation Programs | Payments | $46,384 $47,805 $8,835 $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 | $103,024 |
| Recipients | 24 26 4 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 | 51 | |
| Total Disaster Programs | Payments | $126,418 $71,063 $68,001 $2,247 $8,326,082 $1,555,102 $2,570,313 $40,457 $2,268,591 $396,608 $4,618,113 $21,126 $0 $2,774,224 $31,864 | $4,804,210 $3,461,790 $2,847,691 $7,033,878 $8,038,185 $991,779 $51,188 $6,460 $1,440,223 $705,561 $2,675,509 $2,612,365 $7,483,161 $11,434,484 | $76,456,692 |
| Recipients | 124 48 11 2 1,173 647 676 17 811 91 585 8 0 742 24 | 580 560 237 364 475 130 8 6 219 135 319 355 547 807 | 2,862 | |
| Crop Disaster Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,505,655 $1,057,923 $1,806,471 $4,661 $1,105,751 $372,235 $4,608,043 $0 $0 $2,380,410 $31,864 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $18,873,013 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 816 151 291 1 218 73 585 0 0 454 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,278 | |
| 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 $5,475,967 $2,704,502 | $8,180,469 |
| 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 0 270 260 | 407 | |
| 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 $5,475,967 $25,477 | $5,501,443 |
| 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 0 270 10 | 270 | |
| 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 $279,459 | $279,459 |
| 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 7 | 7 | |
| 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 $2,399,566 | $2,399,566 |
| 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 0 252 | 252 | |
| Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,537 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $50,445 $0 $395,950 $0 $707 $49,195 $48,459 $0 | $546,293 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 39 0 1 13 11 0 | 66 | |
| Non-insured Disaster Assistance | Payments | $0 $0 $70,674 $2,674 $0 $37,228 $0 $35,723 $19,793 $1,007 $10,070 $21,126 $0 $0 $0 | $217,172 $0 $952,044 $-7,528 $151,951 $6,926 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $48,945 | $1,567,805 |
| Recipients | 0 0 8 1 0 10 0 14 9 5 7 8 0 0 0 | 76 0 152 1 157 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 | 249 | |
| 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 $554,850 $686,335 $2,031,160 $643,846 $0 $0 | $3,916,191 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 128 128 104 77 0 0 | 214 | |
| Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | Payments | $0 $74,406 $0 $0 $787,665 $457,114 $753,892 $0 $1,143,047 $23,366 $0 $0 $0 $393,814 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $3,633,304 |
| Recipients | 0 44 0 0 500 520 435 0 637 14 0 0 0 355 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 945 | |
| Livestock Forage Disaster Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,314,881 $955,216 $40,438 $-15,259 $7,887,323 $984,106 $0 $0 $0 $1,714 $643,642 $583,591 $1,958,735 $3,046,733 | $17,401,120 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 241 223 11 6 451 116 0 0 0 1 222 158 363 409 | 909 | |
| Emergency Conservation Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $33,267 $1,300 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $61,686 $17,512 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $113,765 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 7 0 0 0 0 | 25 | |
| SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $3,272,157 $2,506,574 $1,855,209 $7,056,665 $-1,089 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $14,689,516 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 356 363 83 358 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 572 | |
| Miscellaneous Disaster Programs | Payments | $126,418 $-3,343 $-2,673 $-427 $-506 $0 $9,950 $73 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,335,733 $0 $5,057,662 | $6,522,887 |
| Recipients | 124 4 3 1 1 0 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 154 0 158 | 421 | |
| 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 $747 $743 $6,460 $427,737 $0 $0 $0 $0 $576,642 | $1,012,329 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 81 0 0 0 0 489 | 523 |
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