Total Subsidies payments in the United States totaled $14.9 billion in 2012

Total Subsidies in the United States by county, 2012

Rank County Total Subsidies
2012
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Brown County, South Dakota$50,196,6150.3%0.3%
2Cass County, North Dakota$46,598,2680.3%0.6%
3Fresno County, California$46,546,5320.3%1.0%
4Gaines County, Texas$42,803,5850.3%1.2%
5Whitman County, Washington$42,113,8360.3%1.5%
6Spink County, South Dakota$39,237,7380.3%1.8%
7Richland County, North Dakota$37,537,1700.3%2.0%
8Cavalier County, North Dakota$36,676,5870.2%2.3%
9Kern County, California$36,188,9210.2%2.5%
10Dawson County, Texas$36,116,6660.2%2.8%
11Barnes County, North Dakota$35,554,5780.2%3.0%
12Terry County, Texas$34,584,7530.2%3.2%
13Tulare County, California$34,506,7950.2%3.5%
14Marshall County, Minnesota$33,431,9900.2%3.7%
15Hale County, Texas$33,326,1500.2%3.9%
16Grand Forks County, North Dakota$32,559,7980.2%4.1%
17Stutsman County, North Dakota$31,868,4230.2%4.4%
18Walsh County, North Dakota$31,300,3190.2%4.6%
19Chouteau County, Montana$31,299,7510.2%4.8%
20Iroquois County, Illinois$30,648,8020.2%5.0%
21Baca County, Colorado$30,450,2260.2%5.2%
22Kit Carson County, Colorado$29,357,7730.2%5.4%
23LaMoure County, North Dakota$29,015,1940.2%5.6%
24Dickey County, North Dakota$28,505,2010.2%5.8%
25Texas County, Oklahoma$27,966,1600.2%6.0%
26Deaf Smith County, Texas$27,956,2940.2%6.1%
27Wharton County, Texas$27,950,6040.2%6.3%
28Lamb County, Texas$27,474,0400.2%6.5%
29Lynn County, Texas$27,383,6060.2%6.7%
30Polk County, Minnesota$27,279,3460.2%6.9%
31Ramsey County, North Dakota$27,095,0900.2%7.1%
32Renville County, Minnesota$27,094,1440.2%7.2%
33Pembina County, North Dakota$26,966,0530.2%7.4%
34Lincoln County, Washington$26,837,5600.2%7.6%
35Bottineau County, North Dakota$26,647,9380.2%7.8%
36Yuma County, Colorado$26,256,5720.2%8.0%
37Floyd County, Texas$26,131,4520.2%8.1%
38Parmer County, Texas$25,762,7850.2%8.3%
39Lubbock County, Texas$25,586,1720.2%8.5%
40Hockley County, Texas$25,514,9020.2%8.6%
41Stearns County, Minnesota$25,503,1620.2%8.8%
42Ward County, North Dakota$24,883,6080.2%9.0%
43Hill County, Montana$24,631,5790.2%9.2%
44Kossuth County, Iowa$24,436,2590.2%9.3%
45Beadle County, South Dakota$24,284,3280.2%9.5%
46Umatilla County, Oregon$23,934,4950.2%9.6%
47Swisher County, Texas$23,819,3120.2%9.8%
48Cimarron County, Oklahoma$23,679,2190.2%10.0%
49Grant County, Washington$23,674,1700.2%10.1%
50Livingston County, Illinois$23,528,3600.2%10.3%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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