Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF) payments in the United States totaled $18.2 million in 2012
Counties in the United States Receiving Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF) payments, 2012
| Rank |
County |
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF)
2012 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Matagorda County, Texas | $1,519,771 | 8.4% | 8.4% |
| 2 | Galveston County, Texas | $959,542 | 5.3% | 13.6% |
| 3 | Jefferson Parish, Louisiana | $927,821 | 5.1% | 18.8% |
| 4 | Mobile County, Alabama | $921,191 | 5.1% | 23.8% |
| 5 | Noxubee County, Mississippi | $664,000 | 3.7% | 27.5% |
| 6 | Washington County, Maine | $592,639 | 3.3% | 30.7% |
| 7 | Harrison County, Mississippi | $575,542 | 3.2% | 33.9% |
| 8 | Cameron County, Texas | $556,225 | 3.1% | 37.0% |
| 9 | Knox County, Maine | $511,472 | 2.8% | 39.8% |
| 10 | Lafourche Parish, Louisiana | $466,053 | 2.6% | 42.4% |
| 11 | Harris County, Texas | $462,855 | 2.5% | 44.9% |
| 12 | Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana | $455,024 | 2.5% | 47.4% |
| 13 | Jackson County, Mississippi | $447,885 | 2.5% | 49.9% |
| 14 | Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana | $433,993 | 2.4% | 52.3% |
| 15 | Oceana County, Michigan | $424,000 | 2.3% | 54.6% |
| 16 | Cumberland County, Maine | $397,334 | 2.2% | 56.8% |
| 17 | Onslow County, North Carolina | $389,828 | 2.1% | 58.9% |
| 18 | Essex County, Massachusetts | $348,720 | 1.9% | 60.8% |
| 19 | Hancock County, Maine | $347,784 | 1.9% | 62.8% |
| 20 | Jefferson County, Texas | $284,284 | 1.6% | 64.3% |
| 21 | Calhoun County, Texas | $274,570 | 1.5% | 65.8% |
| 22 | Lincoln County, Maine | $259,426 | 1.4% | 67.3% |
| 23 | McIntosh County, Georgia | $255,771 | 1.4% | 68.7% |
| 24 | Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana | $242,791 | 1.3% | 70.0% |
| 25 | Baldwin County, Alabama | $240,513 | 1.3% | 71.3% |
| 26 | Orleans Parish, Louisiana | $208,912 | 1.1% | 72.5% |
| 27 | Plymouth County, Massachusetts | $199,130 | 1.1% | 73.6% |
| 28 | Brunswick County, North Carolina | $193,714 | 1.1% | 74.6% |
| 29 | Vermilion Parish, Louisiana | $159,885 | 0.9% | 75.5% |
| 30 | Saint Mary Parish, Louisiana | $151,771 | 0.8% | 76.4% |
| 31 | Rockingham County, New Hampshire | $139,876 | 0.8% | 77.1% |
| 32 | Carteret County, North Carolina | $136,000 | 0.7% | 77.9% |
| 33 | Lafayette Parish, Louisiana | $134,456 | 0.7% | 78.6% |
| 34 | Lee County, Florida | $133,828 | 0.7% | 79.4% |
| 35 | Escambia County, Florida | $124,031 | 0.7% | 80.0% |
| 36 | York County, Maine | $122,392 | 0.7% | 80.7% |
| 37 | Barnstable County, Massachusetts | $110,735 | 0.6% | 81.3% |
| 38 | Aransas County, Texas | $104,000 | 0.6% | 81.9% |
| 39 | 02005 | $99,079 | 0.5% | 82.4% |
| 40 | Bay County, Florida | $95,885 | 0.5% | 83.0% |
| 41 | Wharton County, Texas | $88,000 | 0.5% | 83.4% |
| 42 | Hale County, Alabama | $80,000 | 0.4% | 83.9% |
| 43 | Glynn County, Georgia | $80,000 | 0.4% | 84.3% |
| 44 | Sagadahoc County, Maine | $78,681 | 0.4% | 84.8% |
| 45 | Chatham County, Georgia | $76,000 | 0.4% | 85.2% |
| 46 | Charleston County, South Carolina | $76,000 | 0.4% | 85.6% |
| 47 | Duval County, Florida | $73,714 | 0.4% | 86.0% |
| 48 | Norfolk County, Massachusetts | $69,938 | 0.4% | 86.4% |
| 49 | Lamar County, Texas | $68,000 | 0.4% | 86.8% |
| 50 | Chicot County, Arkansas | $68,000 | 0.4% | 87.1% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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