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Corn Subsidies in United States

Corn Subsidies in United States totaled $4.9 billion in 2006


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States Receiving corn subsidies, 2006

Rank State Corn Subsidies
2006
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Iowa$851,062,44717.3%17.3%
2Illinois$752,437,83315.3%32.6%
3Nebraska$558,899,04011.4%43.9%
4Minnesota$456,853,9219.3%53.2%
5Indiana$402,782,8768.2%61.4%
6Ohio$268,484,7315.5%66.9%
7Wisconsin$233,329,0024.7%71.6%
8South Dakota$198,851,1044.0%75.7%
9Kansas$165,459,9643.4%79.0%
10Missouri$159,906,3693.2%82.3%
11Michigan$151,815,7163.1%85.3%
12Texas$92,383,4221.9%87.2%
13Kentucky$86,161,9171.8%89.0%
14Colorado$75,943,0731.5%90.5%
15New York$57,218,0581.2%91.7%
16North Dakota$56,076,9241.1%92.8%
17Pennsylvania$50,714,4541.0%93.9%
18North Carolina$39,762,0850.8%94.7%
19Tennessee$33,721,0810.7%95.3%
20California$28,807,4650.6%95.9%
21Maryland$28,509,9710.6%96.5%
22Virginia$26,038,6790.5%97.0%
23Georgia$15,264,1780.3%97.4%
24South Carolina$13,605,3870.3%97.6%
25Louisiana$10,424,9340.2%97.8%
26Oklahoma$10,353,2390.2%98.1%
27Delaware$9,061,3640.2%98.2%
28Idaho$8,974,8310.2%98.4%
29Alabama$8,758,7510.2%98.6%
30Mississippi$8,503,2580.2%98.8%
31Washington$8,372,8430.2%98.9%
32New Mexico$8,187,3380.2%99.1%
33Wyoming$6,064,0340.1%99.2%
34Vermont$4,859,9520.1%99.3%
35New Jersey$4,737,7210.1%99.4%
36Arkansas$4,605,0520.1%99.5%
37Montana$4,226,7580.1%99.6%
38West Virginia$3,809,4180.1%99.7%
39Florida$3,219,2140.1%99.7%
40Oregon$3,099,6870.1%99.8%
41Utah$2,422,5590.0%99.9%
42Arizona$1,692,4400.0%99.9%
43Connecticut$1,589,6290.0%99.9%
44Maine$1,587,1400.0%100.0%
45Massachusetts$1,113,7540.0%100.0%
46New Hampshire$869,5090.0%100.0%
47Nevada$123,3010.0%100.0%
48Rhode Island$67,2940.0%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.



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