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In 2021, 69 farmers in cities within Nome Census Area received a total of $190,900 in 69 farm subsidies, a 27.7% increase from 2020, when the total was $149,475 in 48 farm subsidies.
Though farm subsidies support agriculture in the U.S., pumping $7 trillion into the economy, they are not without controversy.
The American Action Forum discovered that the most highly subsidized crops - corn, soy, wheat, and rice - are often consumed in highly processed ways, which leads to unhealthy eating habits and obesity, while the fruits and vegetables needed for a healthy diet are rarely subsidized.
"We are consuming more calories, fats, sodium, and sugars, and not enough beneficial nutrients and vitamins," Tara O'Neill Hayes wrote. "It is critical that both policymakers and the American public understand the influence that federal agricultural subsidies have on our food supply and diet and, in turn, our nutrition and health."
Farm subsidies have also been criticized for assisting the highest-earning agricultural businesses, not local farmers on their family farms who are barely getting by.
Kimberly Amadeo of The Balance said farmer subsidies "help high-income corporations, not poor rural farmers. Most of the money goes toward large agribusinesses."
The U.S. has provided farm subsidies since the Great Depression to assist farmers who weather price fluctuations and disasters, to help maintain consistent farming across the country.
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie L. Brown | $0 | $13,325 | -- |
| Gage Ivanoff | $0 | $9,483 | -- |
| Lars Sookiayak | $0 | $8,485 | -- |
| Jalen Roger Katchatag | $0 | $6,401 | -- |
| John Fugerstrom Peterson | $0 | $6,083 | -- |
| Everson James Paniptchuk | $0 | $5,862 | -- |
| Charles O. Degnan | $0 | $5,810 | -- |
| Stephen P. Ivanoff | $0 | $5,678 | -- |
| Phillip Pryzmont | $0 | $5,094 | -- |
| Sikulik K Johnson | $0 | $4,363 | -- |
| Franklin Burke McFarland | $0 | $4,336 | -- |
| Morris N Nakarak SR | $0 | $4,288 | -- |
| Matthew Donald Reed Jackson | $0 | $4,277 | -- |
| Charles A. Lewis Jr. | $0 | $4,255 | -- |
| Sheldon I Katchatag | $0 | $4,028 | -- |
| Reuben Paniptchuk | $0 | $3,926 | -- |
| Lawrence B. Davis | $0 | $3,917 | -- |
| Thomas Gus Sampson | $0 | $3,824 | -- |
| Roy Martin Paniptchuk | $0 | $3,821 | -- |
| Marilyn Corinna Oyoumick | $0 | $3,649 | -- |
| Roy N Takak | $0 | $3,578 | -- |
| Ryan Walter Ivanoff | $0 | $3,536 | -- |
| Steven Perry | $0 | $3,512 | -- |
| Reese Samuel Huhta | $0 | $3,441 | -- |
| Cody Sherman | $0 | $3,309 | -- |
| Dean M. Ivanoff | $0 | $2,960 | -- |
| Charles Franklin Saccheus | $0 | $2,827 | -- |
| Harry D. Johnson Jr. | $0 | $2,824 | -- |
| Marvin Charles Takak | $0 | $2,736 | -- |
| Jay D Asicksik | $0 | $2,637 | -- |
| Russell Donald Saccheus | $0 | $2,588 | -- |
| Rachel Marie Moore | $0 | $2,356 | -- |
| Adem Paul Boeckmann | $0 | $2,259 | -- |
| Frank Lynn Doty | $0 | $2,259 | -- |
| Mikael James Sherman | $0 | $2,236 | -- |
| Kyle A. Ryan | $0 | $1,990 | -- |
| Jory Peterson | $0 | $1,979 | -- |
| William E Koutchak | $0 | $1,898 | -- |
| Clarence Towarak | $0 | $1,882 | -- |
| Ingram P. Melton III | $0 | $1,735 | -- |
| Brandon J. Dewey | $0 | $1,685 | -- |
| Christine Mary Nassuk | $0 | $1,635 | -- |
| Joseph H Katchatag | $0 | $1,595 | -- |
| Jacob Ivanoff | $0 | $1,564 | -- |
| Van a Katchatag | $0 | $1,531 | -- |
| Henry R. Ivanoff | $0 | $1,485 | -- |
| Lance Sampson | $0 | $1,425 | -- |
| Wayne Victor Kotongan | $0 | $1,411 | -- |
| Albert Saccheus | $0 | $1,384 | -- |
| Brice Warner Hardy | $0 | $1,306 | -- |
| John Wilson | $0 | $1,132 | -- |
| Kevin Joseph McDonald Sr. | $0 | $1,087 | -- |
| Walter Ivanoff | $0 | $1,084 | -- |
| Dylan Henry Ivanoff | $0 | $1,004 | -- |
| Johnny Reuben Jemewouk JR | $0 | $959 | -- |
| Patrick Lee Kimoktoak | $0 | $891 | -- |
| Marlin T. Paul Sr. | $0 | $843 | -- |
| Yannita Ivanoff | $0 | $838 | -- |
| Kenneth J Takak | $0 | $694 | -- |
| Katie M. Daniels | $0 | $684 | -- |
| Henry a J Katchatag | $0 | $654 | -- |
| Kollin Kotongan | $0 | $654 | -- |
| Steven Nathaniel Kimoktoak | $0 | $590 | -- |
| Lewis Nakarak | $0 | $487 | -- |
| Fred Jay Ivanoff | $0 | $285 | -- |
| Jeffrey D. Erickson | $0 | $284 | -- |
| Jason M Takak | $0 | $106 | -- |
| Leo Martin Charles | $0 | $95 | -- |
| Patricia Ruth Huhta | $0 | $61 | -- |
| Arthur Paul Amaktoolik | $951 | $0 | -100% |
| Carl S. Paul | $838 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric Fred Daniels | $86 | $0 | -100% |
| Kimberly Marie Takak | $2,657 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas D. A. Saccheus | $2,738 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry L Katchatag | $2,887 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Floyd Fagerstrom Jr. | $2,745 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles L. Weiss | $185 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric Osborne | $6,256 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua Osborne | $5,465 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott M. Kent | $5,602 | $0 | -100% |
| Raymond James Hunt | $3,669 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew J Nakarak | $7,339 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald William Auliye | $7,058 | $0 | -100% |
| Melvin John Hunt | $3,885 | $0 | -100% |
| Rita Auliye | $4,385 | $0 | -100% |
| Silas Paniptchuk | $2,270 | $0 | -100% |
| Trevor J Savetilik | $5,826 | $0 | -100% |
| Alexander A. Ivanoff | $3,316 | $0 | -100% |
| Alfred Commack | $2,374 | $0 | -100% |
| Alice H Toshavik | $813 | $0 | -100% |
| Allen Oliver Ivanoff | $853 | $0 | -100% |
| Ambrose Towarak | $8,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Benjamin H Eakon SR | $4,872 | $0 | -100% |
| Carter James Commack | $2,840 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank D. Johnson | $2,626 | $0 | -100% |
| Franklin D Focia | $5,219 | $0 | -100% |
| Gabriel Anagick | $764 | $0 | -100% |
| Galen Doty | $3,289 | $0 | -100% |
| George Herbert Turner Jr. | $3,224 | $0 | -100% |
| George Leland Jackson Jr. | $908 | $0 | -100% |
| Gordon D Eakon | $2,641 | $0 | -100% |
| Henry M Nanouk | $2,995 | $0 | -100% |
| Herbert a Paniptchuk JR | $2,194 | $0 | -100% |
| Isaiah P Towarak | $1,953 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Toshavik | $4,640 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Ivanoff | $6,163 | $0 | -100% |
| Jolene Marion Nanouk | $1,408 | $0 | -100% |
| Karl J. Erickson | $1,222 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry M. Ivanoff | $293 | $0 | -100% |
| Merle M Towarak | $1,062 | $0 | -100% |
| Payton T Commack | $2,389 | $0 | -100% |
| Phillip Maxwell Kniseley | $4,516 | $0 | -100% |
| Reid N. Tulloch | $4,947 | $0 | -100% |
| Sherilee F Ivanoff | $953 | $0 | -100% |
| Talon Erickson | $4,609 | $0 | -100% |
| Wesley Ward Jones | $1,641 | $0 | -100% |
| Peter Glenn Katongan | $1,589 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $149,475 | $190,900 | 27.7% |
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