Farm Subsidy information
Bastrop County, Texas
USDA Subsidies for farms in Bastrop County, Texas totaled $31.5 million in subsidies from 1995 through 2020‡
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| Year | Subsidy Category | Total USDA Subsidies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payments / Recipients |
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| 1995 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $60,964 $41,743 $170,061 $27,930 | 39 Recipients 35 Recipients 119 Recipients 145 Policies | $300,698 169 |
| 1996 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $56,845 $746,866 $301,407 $41,541 | 42 Recipients 298 Recipients 207 Recipients 165 Policies | $1,146,659 467 |
| 1997 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $28,096 $50,016 $241,091 $26,682 | 19 Recipients 4 Recipients 201 Recipients 141 Policies | $345,885 216 |
| 1998 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $75,572 $34,408 $468,345 $28,956 | 22 Recipients 18 Recipients 200 Recipients 95 Policies | $607,281 228 |
| 1999 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $191,860 $692,401 $513,168 $26,596 | 64 Recipients 267 Recipients 189 Recipients 137 Policies | $1,424,025 404 |
| 2000 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $104,845 $379,673 $632,219 $23,766 | 41 Recipients 403 Recipients 200 Recipients 152 Policies | $1,140,503 526 |
| 2001 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $50,990 $614,227 $423,001 $49,330 | 30 Recipients 264 Recipients 200 Recipients 138 Policies | $1,137,548 401 |
| 2002 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $22,949 $21,361 $275,785 $35,511 | 17 Recipients 4 Recipients 200 Recipients 150 Policies | $355,606 210 |
| 2003 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $11,909 $751,604 $330,331 $37,930 | 6 Recipients 339 Recipients 193 Recipients 150 Policies | $1,131,774 413 |
| 2004 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $40,111 $52,296 $291,309 $37,211 | 20 Recipients 31 Recipients 172 Recipients 131 Policies | $420,927 205 |
| 2005 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $5,925 $100,055 $425,475 $28,264 | 2 Recipients 22 Recipients 176 Recipients 119 Policies | $559,719 179 |
| 2006 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $13,010 $0 $403,546 $89,349 | 2 Recipients 0 Recipients 167 Recipients 125 Policies | $505,905 168 |
| 2007 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,476 $71,968 $233,511 $181,839 | 1 Recipients 59 Recipients 145 Recipients 139 Policies | $488,794 177 |
| 2008 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $7,456 $339,370 $216,470 $146,900 | 3 Recipients 192 Recipients 142 Recipients 115 Policies | $710,196 276 |
| 2009 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $137,112 $524,248 $200,699 $245,921 | 33 Recipients 119 Recipients 120 Recipients 123 Policies | $1,107,980 226 |
| 2010 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $33,386 $1,766,927 $189,950 $157,928 | 11 Recipients 221 Recipients 131 Recipients 102 Policies | $2,148,190 296 |
| 2011 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,923 $1,432,499 $189,466 $163,791 | 2 Recipients 216 Recipients 127 Recipients 99 Policies | $1,787,679 269 |
| 2012 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $96,482 $908,563 $176,356 $207,771 | 18 Recipients 156 Recipients 119 Recipients 117 Policies | $1,389,172 227 |
| 2013 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $57,596 $286,757 $155,097 $247,173 | 15 Recipients 174 Recipients 118 Recipients 113 Policies | $746,623 248 |
| 2014 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,923 $3,685,881 $37,314 $206,977 | 2 Recipients 248 Recipients 25 Recipients 137 Policies | $3,932,095 263 |
| 2015 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,923 $2,605,456 $19,034 $418,054 | 2 Recipients 270 Recipients 18 Recipients 149 Policies | $3,044,467 282 |
| 2016 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,923 $1,598,632 $231,059 $293,393 | 2 Recipients 339 Recipients 99 Recipients 148 Policies | $2,125,007 374 |
| 2017 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,923 $36,003 $381,225 $270,561 | 2 Recipients 10 Recipients 95 Recipients 152 Policies | $689,712 103 |
| 2018 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,923 $11,643 $312,912 $334,565 | 2 Recipients 4 Recipients 97 Recipients 151 Policies | $661,043 100 |
| 2019‡ | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,923 $287,846 $505,723 $376,222 | 2 Recipients 101 Recipients 97 Recipients 154 Policies | $1,172,731 185 |
| 2020 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $0 $653,495 $1,762,286 $0 | 0 Recipients 189 Recipients 186 Recipients 0 Policies | $2,415,781 307 |
| Total‡ | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,010,044 $17,693,937 $9,086,840 $3,704,161 | 226 Recipients 1,156 Recipients 582 Recipients 3,347 Policies | $31,496,000 1,470 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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