| Rank |
County |
Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program
1995-2011 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | DeKalb County, Illinois | $7,000,695 | 8.2% | 8.2% |
| 2 | Jo Daviess County, Illinois | $4,601,548 | 5.4% | 13.6% |
| 3 | Pike County, Illinois | $3,672,010 | 4.3% | 17.9% |
| 4 | Henry County, Illinois | $3,652,388 | 4.3% | 22.2% |
| 5 | Ogle County, Illinois | $3,628,209 | 4.3% | 26.5% |
| 6 | Stephenson County, Illinois | $3,076,999 | 3.6% | 30.1% |
| 7 | Kane County, Illinois | $2,705,861 | 3.2% | 33.2% |
| 8 | Iroquois County, Illinois | $2,642,536 | 3.1% | 36.3% |
| 9 | Macoupin County, Illinois | $2,622,677 | 3.1% | 39.4% |
| 10 | Knox County, Illinois | $2,567,517 | 3.0% | 42.4% |
| 11 | Edgar County, Illinois | $2,559,772 | 3.0% | 45.4% |
| 12 | Mercer County, Illinois | $2,517,975 | 3.0% | 48.4% |
| 13 | Adams County, Illinois | $2,432,567 | 2.9% | 51.2% |
| 14 | Bureau County, Illinois | $2,240,585 | 2.6% | 53.9% |
| 15 | Peoria County, Illinois | $2,048,970 | 2.4% | 56.3% |
| 16 | Lee County, Illinois | $1,843,546 | 2.2% | 58.4% |
| 17 | Ford County, Illinois | $1,605,206 | 1.9% | 60.3% |
| 18 | Douglas County, Illinois | $1,569,192 | 1.8% | 62.2% |
| 19 | Hancock County, Illinois | $1,532,171 | 1.8% | 64.0% |
| 20 | Boone County, Illinois | $1,498,858 | 1.8% | 65.7% |
| 21 | White County, Illinois | $1,260,038 | 1.5% | 67.2% |
| 22 | McHenry County, Illinois | $1,201,425 | 1.4% | 68.6% |
| 23 | Henderson County, Illinois | $1,156,493 | 1.4% | 70.0% |
| 24 | Jersey County, Illinois | $1,063,525 | 1.2% | 71.2% |
| 25 | La Salle County, Illinois | $986,444 | 1.2% | 72.4% |
| 26 | Lawrence County, Illinois | $983,063 | 1.2% | 73.5% |
| 27 | Hamilton County, Illinois | $956,513 | 1.1% | 74.6% |
| 28 | Piatt County, Illinois | $928,642 | 1.1% | 75.7% |
| 29 | Whiteside County, Illinois | $920,938 | 1.1% | 76.8% |
| 30 | Carroll County, Illinois | $818,936 | 1.0% | 77.8% |
| 31 | Stark County, Illinois | $731,528 | 0.9% | 78.6% |
| 32 | Gallatin County, Illinois | $703,525 | 0.8% | 79.5% |
| 33 | Winnebago County, Illinois | $651,881 | 0.8% | 80.2% |
| 34 | Alexander County, Illinois | $621,926 | 0.7% | 81.0% |
| 35 | Calhoun County, Illinois | $613,544 | 0.7% | 81.7% |
| 36 | Sangamon County, Illinois | $572,512 | 0.7% | 82.3% |
| 37 | Vermilion County, Illinois | $566,722 | 0.7% | 83.0% |
| 38 | Kankakee County, Illinois | $549,615 | 0.6% | 83.7% |
| 39 | Scott County, Illinois | $509,182 | 0.6% | 84.3% |
| 40 | Greene County, Illinois | $506,364 | 0.6% | 84.8% |
| 41 | Rock Island County, Illinois | $485,387 | 0.6% | 85.4% |
| 42 | Madison County, Illinois | $482,832 | 0.6% | 86.0% |
| 43 | Coles County, Illinois | $477,865 | 0.6% | 86.5% |
| 44 | Clay County, Illinois | $433,447 | 0.5% | 87.1% |
| 45 | Bond County, Illinois | $432,108 | 0.5% | 87.6% |
| 46 | Jasper County, Illinois | $420,972 | 0.5% | 88.1% |
| 47 | Wabash County, Illinois | $407,782 | 0.5% | 88.5% |
| 48 | Logan County, Illinois | $404,724 | 0.5% | 89.0% |
| 49 | Shelby County, Illinois | $392,113 | 0.5% | 89.5% |
| 50 | Wayne County, Illinois | $392,017 | 0.5% | 89.9% |
| 51 | Clinton County, Illinois | $379,119 | 0.4% | 90.4% |
| 52 | Livingston County, Illinois | $367,268 | 0.4% | 90.8% |
| 53 | Williamson County, Illinois | $352,534 | 0.4% | 91.2% |
| 54 | Champaign County, Illinois | $337,612 | 0.4% | 91.6% |
| 55 | McDonough County, Illinois | $334,637 | 0.4% | 92.0% |
| 56 | Clark County, Illinois | $329,752 | 0.4% | 92.4% |
| 57 | Marion County, Illinois | $309,647 | 0.4% | 92.8% |
| 58 | Saline County, Illinois | $302,261 | 0.4% | 93.1% |
| 59 | Johnson County, Illinois | $285,427 | 0.3% | 93.4% |
| 60 | Crawford County, Illinois | $260,398 | 0.3% | 93.7% |
| 61 | Macon County, Illinois | $250,321 | 0.3% | 94.0% |
| 62 | Brown County, Illinois | $244,439 | 0.3% | 94.3% |
| 63 | Jefferson County, Illinois | $235,662 | 0.3% | 94.6% |
| 64 | Moultrie County, Illinois | $228,235 | 0.3% | 94.9% |
| 65 | Pulaski County, Illinois | $218,035 | 0.3% | 95.1% |
| 66 | Montgomery County, Illinois | $217,335 | 0.3% | 95.4% |
| 67 | Warren County, Illinois | $207,739 | 0.2% | 95.6% |
| 68 | Randolph County, Illinois | $204,921 | 0.2% | 95.9% |
| 69 | McLean County, Illinois | $200,538 | 0.2% | 96.1% |
| 70 | Richland County, Illinois | $198,171 | 0.2% | 96.3% |
| 71 | Menard County, Illinois | $189,878 | 0.2% | 96.6% |
| 72 | Monroe County, Illinois | $189,155 | 0.2% | 96.8% |
| 73 | Mason County, Illinois | $185,989 | 0.2% | 97.0% |
| 74 | Will County, Illinois | $178,955 | 0.2% | 97.2% |
| 75 | Schuyler County, Illinois | $176,315 | 0.2% | 97.4% |
| 76 | Union County, Illinois | $168,467 | 0.2% | 97.6% |
| 77 | Christian County, Illinois | $167,674 | 0.2% | 97.8% |
| 78 | Fayette County, Illinois | $151,316 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 79 | Effingham County, Illinois | $147,881 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 80 | Perry County, Illinois | $146,704 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 81 | Fulton County, Illinois | $126,262 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 82 | Cook County, Illinois | $118,700 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 83 | De Witt County, Illinois | $113,777 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 84 | Cumberland County, Illinois | $113,183 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 85 | Lake County, Illinois | $110,265 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 86 | Morgan County, Illinois | $108,961 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 87 | Edwards County, Illinois | $88,961 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 88 | Washington County, Illinois | $75,299 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 89 | Marshall County, Illinois | $63,863 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 90 | Massac County, Illinois | $53,958 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 91 | Saint Clair County, Illinois | $40,316 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 92 | Putnam County, Illinois | $37,702 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 93 | Grundy County, Illinois | $28,619 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 94 | Pope County, Illinois | $24,229 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 95 | Hardin County, Illinois | $17,245 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011 is incomplete due to missing data from USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service. In addition some payments made in 2010 were not assigned to recipients in the data received from NRCS. Those payments are also not included.
The information provided for the Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) provides an inaccurate picture of how WRP payments are distributed. USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service uses title companies as intermediaries to finalize wetlands easements under the Wetlands Reserve Program. As a result, the data provided to us shows large sums of money going to these title companies. In reality, the payments are ultimately distributed to landowners participating in the WRP.
Unfortunately, NRCS has not provided the data to show where these farms and wetlands are located or which farmers or landowners are enrolling in the program, so EWG is unable to allocate these large sums of money to individuals beyond the title companies. Therefore, these companies skew the conservation rankings and payment concentration, which EWG cannot avoid unless and until NRCS makes available the additional farm attribution data. Therefore, we have not included WRP payments in the 2011 data update.
We have separated data on farm commodity, disaster and conservation payments in order to provide a more accurate picture of top recipients and concentration of payments among the three main categories of USDA programs.
Finally, EWG works hard to ensure the accuracy of the information it provides through its products and services, but obtains data for the Farm Subsidy Database from the U.S. Department of Agriculture pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. Therefore, EWG cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information USDA provides or any analysis based thereon. If you find an error or discrepancy on the site, please contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office to check its records before contacting EWG.
