Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) payments in the United States totaled $2.1 billion from 1995-2023.
Counties in the United States Receiving Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) payments, 1995-2023
Rank |
County |
Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) 1995-2023 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
1 | Calhoun County, Texas | $20,256,222 | 0.9% | 0.9% |
2 | Hillsborough County, Florida | $20,147,013 | 0.9% | 1.9% |
3 | Imperial County, California | $16,837,029 | 0.8% | 2.7% |
4 | Polk County, Florida | $15,894,904 | 0.7% | 3.4% |
5 | Jefferson Davis, Louisiana | $15,153,047 | 0.7% | 4.1% |
6 | Fergus County, Montana | $14,252,536 | 0.7% | 4.8% |
7 | Meade County, South Dakota | $14,089,728 | 0.7% | 5.4% |
8 | Vermilion Parish, Louisiana | $13,951,422 | 0.7% | 6.1% |
9 | Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana | $13,690,386 | 0.6% | 6.7% |
10 | Jackson County, Texas | $13,331,875 | 0.6% | 7.4% |
11 | Phillips County, Montana | $13,216,056 | 0.6% | 8.0% |
12 | Matagorda County, Texas | $12,422,096 | 0.6% | 8.6% |
13 | Clinch County, Georgia | $11,953,711 | 0.6% | 9.1% |
14 | Blaine County, Montana | $11,302,987 | 0.5% | 9.6% |
15 | Garfield County, Montana | $11,178,320 | 0.5% | 10.2% |
16 | Perkins County, South Dakota | $10,883,273 | 0.5% | 10.7% |
17 | Holt County, Nebraska | $10,652,083 | 0.5% | 11.2% |
18 | Elko County, Nevada | $10,105,570 | 0.5% | 11.7% |
19 | Campbell County, Wyoming | $10,065,393 | 0.5% | 12.1% |
20 | Fremont County, Wyoming | $9,978,093 | 0.5% | 12.6% |
21 | Acadia Parish, Louisiana | $9,777,494 | 0.5% | 13.0% |
22 | Valley County, Montana | $9,658,941 | 0.5% | 13.5% |
23 | Brevard County, Florida | $9,653,202 | 0.5% | 13.9% |
24 | Comanche County, Texas | $9,610,908 | 0.4% | 14.4% |
25 | Garvin County, Oklahoma | $9,454,037 | 0.4% | 14.8% |
26 | Powder River County, Montana | $9,068,765 | 0.4% | 15.3% |
27 | Harney County, Oregon | $8,970,088 | 0.4% | 15.7% |
28 | Malheur County, Oregon | $8,949,806 | 0.4% | 16.1% |
29 | Klamath County, Oregon | $8,883,896 | 0.4% | 16.5% |
30 | Erath County, Texas | $8,409,487 | 0.4% | 16.9% |
31 | Dewey County, South Dakota | $8,273,674 | 0.4% | 17.3% |
32 | Tripp County, South Dakota | $8,039,631 | 0.4% | 17.7% |
33 | Haakon County, South Dakota | $8,020,873 | 0.4% | 18.0% |
34 | Middlesex County, Massachusetts | $7,804,929 | 0.4% | 18.4% |
35 | Carteret County, North Carolina | $7,758,148 | 0.4% | 18.8% |
36 | Morton County, North Dakota | $7,679,920 | 0.4% | 19.1% |
37 | Crook County, Wyoming | $7,660,754 | 0.4% | 19.5% |
38 | Big Horn County, Montana | $7,312,445 | 0.3% | 19.8% |
39 | Carter County, Montana | $7,088,529 | 0.3% | 20.2% |
40 | Rosebud County, Montana | $6,895,240 | 0.3% | 20.5% |
41 | Custer County, Montana | $6,691,786 | 0.3% | 20.8% |
42 | Richland County, Montana | $6,656,367 | 0.3% | 21.1% |
43 | Ziebach County, South Dakota | $6,646,803 | 0.3% | 21.4% |
44 | Lake County, Oregon | $6,617,342 | 0.3% | 21.7% |
45 | McHenry County, North Dakota | $6,610,029 | 0.3% | 22.0% |
46 | Judith Basin County, Montana | $6,521,533 | 0.3% | 22.3% |
47 | Lake County, Florida | $6,518,914 | 0.3% | 22.6% |
48 | Osage County, Oklahoma | $6,516,229 | 0.3% | 22.9% |
49 | Sweetwater County, Wyoming | $6,488,366 | 0.3% | 23.3% |
50 | Woods County, Oklahoma | $6,383,854 | 0.3% | 23.6% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.