Direct Payment Program payments in California totaled $1.7 billion from 1995-2021.

Counties in California Receiving Direct Payment Program payments, 1995-2021

Rank County Direct Payment Program
1995-2021
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Colusa County, California$242,790,62714.5%14.5%
2Sutter County, California$164,189,4609.8%24.3%
3Fresno County, California$159,587,9219.5%33.9%
4Glenn County, California$144,359,2518.6%42.5%
5Butte County, California$140,351,8098.4%50.9%
6Kern County, California$128,414,5077.7%58.6%
7Kings County, California$124,367,6557.4%66.0%
8Tulare County, California$102,283,8246.1%72.1%
9Yolo County, California$87,890,9995.3%77.4%
10Merced County, California$79,458,2904.8%82.1%
11Yuba County, California$49,616,3203.0%85.1%
12Imperial County, California$39,300,6112.3%87.5%
13Sacramento County, California$33,946,7192.0%89.5%
14San Joaquin County, California$32,273,6171.9%91.4%
15Madera County, California$29,868,8711.8%93.2%
16Placer County, California$20,950,5291.3%94.5%
17Solano County, California$19,978,8841.2%95.6%
18Stanislaus County, California$18,889,8381.1%96.8%
19Riverside County, California$18,140,2941.1%97.9%
20Siskiyou County, California$7,354,0730.4%98.3%
21Tehama County, California$7,323,4680.4%98.7%
22San Luis Obispo County, California$6,269,7290.4%99.1%
23Modoc County, California$5,045,4280.3%99.4%
24Monterey County, California$2,437,7350.1%99.6%
25Contra Costa County, California$2,150,9490.1%99.7%
26San Benito County, California$2,122,4910.1%99.8%
27Lassen County, California$825,8830.0%99.9%
28Alameda County, California$721,0280.0%99.9%
29Shasta County, California$456,6370.0%99.9%
30Santa Clara County, California$325,8090.0%100.0%
31San Bernardino County, California$240,1040.0%100.0%
32Los Angeles County, California$212,7940.0%100.0%
33Amador County, California$157,8920.0%100.0%
34Sonoma County, California$55,2880.0%100.0%
35Humboldt County, California$31,1950.0%100.0%
36Santa Barbara County, California$15,0060.0%100.0%
37Sierra County, California$6,0380.0%100.0%
38Marin County, California$4,7450.0%100.0%
39Plumas County, California$4,3710.0%100.0%
40Mono County, California$1,6380.0%100.0%
41Alpine County, California$70.0%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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