Farm Subsidy information
Whatcom County, Washington
USDA subsidies for farms in Whatcom County, Washington totaled $155,282,000 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 | $599,330 $634,588 $199,854 $116,253 $1,358,037 $5,641,888 $387,054 $6,788,264 $4,396,945 $2,928,880 $1,648,567 $3,833,296 $671,588 $364,982 $7,161,541 | $771,153 $341,728 $3,181,515 $1,859,007 $-3,348 $4,532 $115,399 $249,951 $3,038,101 $3,785,630 $39,308,396 $11,126,918 $1,014,624 $7,896,930 | $109,421,602 |
| Recipients | 124 159 143 41 261 300 89 263 267 375 304 228 200 134 169 | 164 119 155 154 3 1 57 48 109 110 618 268 73 139 | 1,430 | |
| 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 $14,890,758 $78,109 $122,861 $0 | $15,091,728 |
| 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 0 152 39 1 0 | 154 | |
| 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 $13,961,578 $2,820,929 $283,285 $444,433 | $17,510,226 |
| 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 0 187 140 3 70 | 252 | |
| 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 $212,534 | $212,534 |
| 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 25 | 25 | |
| 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 $1,206,519 $1,878,537 $706,251 $0 $0 $0 | $3,791,307 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 97 97 0 0 0 | 111 | |
| 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 $45,643 $92,678 $605 $30,370 $1,953 $0 $0 $10,245 | $181,494 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 1 9 2 0 0 2 | 14 | |
| 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 $41,844 $155,923 $234,630 $66,745 $129,355 $4,543 $25 $5,503 | $638,568 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 40 64 57 59 11 1 2 | 78 | |
| Direct Payment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $864,811 $378,620 $394,688 $397,996 $391,218 $364,971 $341,552 | $348,368 $341,237 $327,348 $297,039 $-3,348 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $4,444,500 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 187 160 162 154 154 133 126 | 118 119 118 113 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 256 | |
| Counter Cyclical Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $206 $-206 $424,103 $525,017 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $949,120 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 159 161 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 174 | |
| Production Flexibility Program | Payments | $0 $54,412 $75,117 $58,445 $54,794 $51,404 $36,193 $38,271 $-8,857 $-50 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $359,729 |
| Recipients | 0 32 33 38 34 32 34 34 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 51 | |
| Market Loss Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $29,424 $1,252,303 $5,208,614 $263,535 $190 $-1,498 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $6,752,569 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 35 255 259 44 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 268 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $9 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 | |
| Deficiency Payment | Payments | $1,361 $-1,114 $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 | $247 |
| Recipients | 1 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 0 0 0 | 1 | |
| Loan Deficiency | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $28,352 $50,531 $380,979 $41,118 $59,872 $850 $461,788 $607,637 $53,780 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,684,906 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 17 16 146 21 120 2 103 121 12 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 230 | |
| Dairy Programs | Payments | $591,341 $576,856 $124,737 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,557,041 $3,517,153 $1,701,130 $27,591 $2,856,294 $280,346 $0 $6,819,956 | $422,785 $491 $2,854,167 $1,561,968 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,742,540 $1,590,583 $6,962,177 $603,494 $7,121,043 | $45,911,691 |
| Recipients | 113 123 117 0 0 0 0 204 179 180 154 163 132 0 130 | 130 1 118 116 0 0 0 0 0 86 65 78 65 62 | 454 | |
| Margin Protection Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,532 $27,912 $0 $1,593,031 $66,050 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,691,525 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 70 70 0 0 0 0 | 77 | |
| Wool and Mohair Programs | Payments | $6,623 $4,337 $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 | $10,960 |
| Recipients | 9 9 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 | 11 | |
| Lamb Meat Adjustment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $100 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $100 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 | |
| Miscellaneous Farm Programs | Payments | $5 $97 $0 $32 $409 $882 $46,108 $132,890 $24,279 $872 $153 $209 $24 $11 $34 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,024,178 $1,259,760 $3,422 $98,672 | $9,592,036 |
| Recipients | 1 5 0 4 5 61 43 22 19 9 4 6 3 1 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 399 76 5 5 | 635 | |
| Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $386,726 $194,396 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $581,122 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 144 73 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 165 | |
| 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 $1,350 $3,316 $1,388 $3,741 $1,400 $1,537 $4,500 | $17,231 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 6 2 2 3 | 9 | |
| Total Conservation Programs | Payments | $148,885 $83,790 $327,462 $298,749 $366,776 $409,175 $863,322 $1,471,484 $1,753,475 $1,183,840 $651,970 $901,330 $808,287 $894,832 $750,965 | $944,091 $969,925 $981,800 $1,175,593 $1,000,539 $1,208,472 $1,636,010 $1,846,899 $1,831,027 $1,604,577 $1,588,755 $1,593,055 $1,526,427 $1,513,029 | $30,334,541 |
| Recipients | 38 25 27 32 42 48 87 126 155 159 141 170 185 201 229 | 244 270 298 301 304 322 338 349 349 340 322 323 284 266 | 829 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $50,915 $602,788 $1,021,379 $1,207,767 $782,540 $651,970 $901,330 $808,287 $894,832 $750,965 | $944,091 $969,925 $981,800 $1,175,593 $1,000,539 $1,208,472 $1,636,010 $1,846,899 $1,831,027 $1,604,577 $1,588,755 $1,593,055 $1,526,427 $1,513,029 | $27,092,971 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 8 44 72 99 123 141 170 185 201 229 | 244 270 298 301 304 322 338 349 349 340 322 323 284 266 | 666 | |
| Environmental Quality Incentives Program | Payments | $0 $15,751 $170,349 $188,859 $287,157 $313,761 $249,669 $445,400 $545,708 $401,300 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $2,617,954 |
| Recipients | 0 2 10 21 32 34 45 58 60 37 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 117 | |
| Miscellaneous Conservation Programs | Payments | $148,885 $68,039 $157,113 $109,890 $79,619 $44,499 $10,865 $4,705 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $623,615 |
| Recipients | 38 23 18 12 10 8 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 85 | |
| Total Disaster Programs | Payments | $0 $46,653 $8,322 $192 $877,232 $50,982 $177,106 $4,403 $1,641,860 $55,789 $156,453 $36,057 $152,208 $59,324 $172,211 | $64,496 $62,160 $41,536 $29,556 $19,458 $130,143 $105,409 $-3,859 $7,896 $531,820 $283,523 $212,146 $253,016 $38,157 | $5,214,249 |
| Recipients | 0 6 3 3 42 7 7 3 208 3 14 5 12 9 18 | 5 4 4 3 3 15 16 7 1 14 13 9 24 12 | 364 | |
| Crop Disaster Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $877,232 $50,982 $177,106 $3,989 $29,245 $52,433 $156,453 $3,717 $145,512 $57,392 $0 | $1,991 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,556,053 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 42 7 7 2 3 2 14 2 12 8 0 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 72 | |
| 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 $84,575 $0 | $84,575 |
| 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 2 0 | 2 | |
| 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 $84,575 $0 | $84,575 |
| 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 2 0 | 2 | |
| Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | Payments | $0 $0 $8,322 $192 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $19,320 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,324 $0 | $34,158 |
| Recipients | 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 5 | |
| Non-insured Disaster Assistance | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,356 $0 $32,340 $6,696 $1,932 $31,067 | $6,187 $331 $1,760 $27,440 $19,458 $37,388 $13,438 $-11,029 $0 $519,285 $197,648 $19,012 $10,158 $0 | $916,467 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 1 3 | 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 4 0 12 3 1 1 0 | 34 | |
| 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 $31,976 $31,976 $0 $0 | $63,951 |
| 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 1 0 0 | 1 | |
| Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,612,615 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,612,615 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 205 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 205 | |
| Livestock Forage Disaster Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $36,880 $84,902 $0 $0 $798 $5,253 $1,967 $3,841 $19,396 | $153,037 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 9 13 0 0 1 7 1 6 6 | 30 | |
| Emergency Conservation Program | Payments | $0 $46,653 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $121,824 | $9,113 $3,006 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $124,542 $0 | $305,138 |
| Recipients | 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 | 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 | 35 | |
| SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $18,368 $58,823 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $77,191 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 | |
| Miscellaneous Disaster Programs | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $414 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $148,636 $0 $0 | $149,050 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 | 5 | |
| Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $28,836 $0 $24,109 $0 $0 $36,511 $7,069 $-7,896 $7,896 $0 $0 $8,928 $4,860 $4,931 | $115,244 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 8 | 10 | |
| Tree Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $15,667 $2,116 $0 $19,364 $0 $15,066 $0 $11,737 $48,647 $1,627 $18,716 $13,830 | $146,770 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 4 0 1 2 1 1 2 | 13 |
Increasing crop reference prices would hurt young farmers
Do billionaires get farm subsidies?
Crop insurance pays billions in weather-related losses linked to the climate crisis
Crop insurance costs soar over time, reaching a record high in 2022
As the climate emergency heats up the Southwest, crop insurance payouts for heat surge
In the intensifying climate crisis, a hotter Southwest spurs rising heat-related crop insurance costs
