Total Subsidies payments in the United States totaled $477.9 billion from 1995-2021.

Total Subsidies in the United States by county, 1995-2021

Rank County Total Subsidies
1995-2021
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Fresno County, California$1,950,119,8720.4%0.4%
2Tulare County, California$1,527,231,3970.3%0.7%
3Gaines County, Texas$1,476,802,5230.3%1.0%
4Kern County, California$1,465,815,5100.3%1.3%
5Cass County, North Dakota$1,182,875,6660.2%1.6%
6Hale County, Texas$1,159,637,3160.2%1.8%
7Brown County, South Dakota$1,154,868,7800.2%2.1%
8Cavalier County, North Dakota$1,131,592,4870.2%2.3%
9Dawson County, Texas$1,110,737,6410.2%2.5%
10Whitman County, Washington$1,095,974,7810.2%2.8%
11Stutsman County, North Dakota$1,018,718,7300.2%3.0%
12Richland County, North Dakota$990,321,0520.2%3.2%
13Terry County, Texas$987,748,0810.2%3.4%
14Marshall County, Minnesota$960,901,4460.2%3.6%
15Wharton County, Texas$954,867,9100.2%3.8%
16Colusa County, California$937,197,0950.2%4.0%
17Lamb County, Texas$928,633,3970.2%4.2%
18Poinsett County, Arkansas$908,477,7340.2%4.4%
19Kit Carson County, Colorado$906,298,2340.2%4.6%
20Bolivar County, Mississippi$900,914,8090.2%4.8%
21Iroquois County, Illinois$895,267,2640.2%4.9%
22Grand Forks County, North Dakota$883,170,4090.2%5.1%
23Chouteau County, Montana$879,819,2110.2%5.3%
24Floyd County, Texas$877,686,1180.2%5.5%
25Lubbock County, Texas$874,170,5120.2%5.7%
26Barnes County, North Dakota$873,161,5520.2%5.9%
27Spink County, South Dakota$866,439,2770.2%6.0%
28Mississippi County, Arkansas$865,412,5150.2%6.2%
29McLean County, Illinois$857,402,9400.2%6.4%
30Kossuth County, Iowa$847,823,6980.2%6.6%
31Kings County, California$842,698,8550.2%6.8%
32Merced County, California$839,159,4270.2%6.9%
33Yuma County, Colorado$831,254,0390.2%7.1%
34Lynn County, Texas$830,835,7320.2%7.3%
35Hockley County, Texas$830,765,0510.2%7.5%
36Walsh County, North Dakota$826,563,9800.2%7.6%
37Stoddard County, Missouri$824,080,6700.2%7.8%
38Parmer County, Texas$813,294,2380.2%8.0%
39Livingston County, Illinois$806,844,8320.2%8.1%
40Ward County, North Dakota$798,602,7240.2%8.3%
41San Joaquin County, California$795,926,1020.2%8.5%
42Renville County, Minnesota$790,015,3300.2%8.6%
43Bottineau County, North Dakota$785,045,7490.2%8.8%
44Deaf Smith County, Texas$783,123,4500.2%9.0%
45La Salle County, Illinois$774,270,2150.2%9.1%
46Castro County, Texas$761,982,7880.2%9.3%
47Washington County, Mississippi$759,196,9410.2%9.5%
48Grant County, Washington$755,537,5160.2%9.6%
49Craighead County, Arkansas$750,383,2040.2%9.8%
50Sioux County, Iowa$750,139,8300.2%9.9%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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