Farm Subsidy information
Matagorda County, Texas
USDA Subsidies for farms in Matagorda County, Texas totaled $514 million in subsidies from 1995 through 2021
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| Year | Subsidy Category | Total USDA Subsidies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payments / Recipients |
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| 1995 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $17,046 $23,662 $13,183,418 $877,540 | 17 Recipients 19 Recipients 629 Recipients 980 Policies | $14,101,666 634 |
| 1996 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $7,574 $0 $12,464,206 $1,000,505 | 10 Recipients 0 Recipients 685 Recipients 1,082 Policies | $13,472,285 685 |
| 1997 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $0 $0 $9,735,928 $1,118,140 | 0 Recipients 0 Recipients 727 Recipients 1,097 Policies | $10,854,068 727 |
| 1998 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $2,452 $0 $15,806,450 $1,131,916 | 3 Recipients 0 Recipients 706 Recipients 1,217 Policies | $16,940,818 708 |
| 1999 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $3,089 $4,920,239 $23,506,307 $1,415,061 | 2 Recipients 523 Recipients 689 Recipients 1,326 Policies | $29,844,696 915 |
| 2000 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $2,136 $1,947,032 $25,629,229 $1,047,311 | 2 Recipients 425 Recipients 696 Recipients 1,361 Policies | $28,625,708 924 |
| 2001 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $5,433 $1,681,016 $24,573,114 $1,399,896 | 3 Recipients 396 Recipients 692 Recipients 1,398 Policies | $27,659,459 902 |
| 2002 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,992 $1,012,735 $16,139,202 $1,205,436 | 1 Recipients 305 Recipients 685 Recipients 1,364 Policies | $18,359,365 868 |
| 2003 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $1,316 $865,134 $20,825,458 $1,438,049 | 2 Recipients 113 Recipients 716 Recipients 1,234 Policies | $23,129,957 747 |
| 2004 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $10,189 $-5,187 $13,993,771 $1,605,009 | 5 Recipients 6 Recipients 893 Recipients 1,275 Policies | $15,603,782 896 |
| 2005 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $4,172 $3,237,219 $15,614,587 $1,369,760 | 2 Recipients 157 Recipients 935 Recipients 1,263 Policies | $20,225,738 945 |
| 2006 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $2,180 $842 $13,155,256 $1,466,126 | 2 Recipients 1 Recipients 717 Recipients 1,289 Policies | $14,624,404 718 |
| 2007 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $2,180 $0 $10,594,977 $1,573,220 | 2 Recipients 0 Recipients 694 Recipients 1,183 Policies | $12,170,377 695 |
| 2008 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $0 $1,740,177 $9,088,552 $2,255,126 | 0 Recipients 246 Recipients 656 Recipients 1,154 Policies | $13,083,855 739 |
| 2009 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $0 $297,106 $10,088,701 $2,440,760 | 0 Recipients 33 Recipients 629 Recipients 1,131 Policies | $12,826,567 634 |
| 2010 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $0 $2,118,911 $8,022,374 $2,738,976 | 0 Recipients 107 Recipients 616 Recipients 1,103 Policies | $12,880,261 649 |
| 2011 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $0 $1,409,691 $9,320,982 $4,994,978 | 0 Recipients 122 Recipients 841 Recipients 1,159 Policies | $15,725,651 881 |
| 2012 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $0 $1,825,988 $9,291,442 $5,524,242 | 0 Recipients 103 Recipients 762 Recipients 1,219 Policies | $16,641,672 799 |
| 2013 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $0 $915,137 $7,260,685 $6,168,918 | 0 Recipients 30 Recipients 589 Recipients 1,270 Policies | $14,344,740 595 |
| 2014 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $0 $3,314,826 $768,740 $6,000,121 | 0 Recipients 107 Recipients 196 Recipients 1,358 Policies | $10,083,687 279 |
| 2015 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $0 $4,604,187 $8,381,968 $5,600,729 | 0 Recipients 205 Recipients 350 Recipients 1,420 Policies | $18,586,884 460 |
| 2016 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $0 $12,558 $13,359,732 $5,654,625 | 0 Recipients 2 Recipients 486 Recipients 1,436 Policies | $19,026,915 487 |
| 2017 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $0 $57,715 $17,499,994 $6,658,777 | 0 Recipients 1 Recipients 486 Recipients 1,466 Policies | $24,216,486 487 |
| 2018 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $0 $474,593 $12,296,949 $6,996,962 | 0 Recipients 81 Recipients 485 Recipients 1,498 Policies | $19,768,504 514 |
| 2019 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $0 $430,473 $22,522,879 $7,926,500 | 0 Recipients 41 Recipients 446 Recipients 1,503 Policies | $30,879,852 460 |
| 2020 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $0 $1,647,624 $23,678,402 $6,717,733 | 0 Recipients 46 Recipients 579 Recipients 1,597 Policies | $32,043,759 584 |
| 2021 | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $0 $8,329,628 $11,058,687 $8,700,822 | 0 Recipients 217 Recipients 523 Recipients 1,755 Policies | $28,087,879 565 |
| Total | Conservation Disaster Commodity Crop Insurance | $59,759 $40,861,306 $377,861,990 $107,528,848 | 30 Recipients 1,102 Recipients 2,473 Recipients 37,006 Policies | $513,809,035 2,813 |
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