| Rank |
County |
Subtotal, Disaster Payments
2010 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Pike County, Illinois | $3,819,450 | 6.3% | 6.3% |
| 2 | Iroquois County, Illinois | $2,641,012 | 4.3% | 10.6% |
| 3 | Henry County, Illinois | $2,619,193 | 4.3% | 14.9% |
| 4 | Adams County, Illinois | $2,510,995 | 4.1% | 19.0% |
| 5 | Macoupin County, Illinois | $2,373,045 | 3.9% | 22.9% |
| 6 | Douglas County, Illinois | $1,715,611 | 2.8% | 25.7% |
| 7 | Ford County, Illinois | $1,585,398 | 2.6% | 28.3% |
| 8 | Mercer County, Illinois | $1,558,836 | 2.6% | 30.9% |
| 9 | Hancock County, Illinois | $1,492,007 | 2.4% | 33.3% |
| 10 | Edgar County, Illinois | $1,480,952 | 2.4% | 35.8% |
| 11 | Lawrence County, Illinois | $1,438,702 | 2.4% | 38.1% |
| 12 | Ogle County, Illinois | $1,433,297 | 2.4% | 40.5% |
| 13 | Jasper County, Illinois | $1,299,459 | 2.1% | 42.6% |
| 14 | Jersey County, Illinois | $1,074,004 | 1.8% | 44.4% |
| 15 | Piatt County, Illinois | $1,049,826 | 1.7% | 46.1% |
| 16 | White County, Illinois | $1,028,114 | 1.7% | 47.8% |
| 17 | Richland County, Illinois | $1,023,182 | 1.7% | 49.5% |
| 18 | Henderson County, Illinois | $1,020,398 | 1.7% | 51.1% |
| 19 | Hamilton County, Illinois | $1,019,212 | 1.7% | 52.8% |
| 20 | Clay County, Illinois | $973,203 | 1.6% | 54.4% |
| 21 | Stephenson County, Illinois | $964,357 | 1.6% | 56.0% |
| 22 | McHenry County, Illinois | $933,248 | 1.5% | 57.5% |
| 23 | Lee County, Illinois | $913,543 | 1.5% | 59.0% |
| 24 | Fayette County, Illinois | $906,626 | 1.5% | 60.5% |
| 25 | Clark County, Illinois | $901,933 | 1.5% | 62.0% |
| 26 | Crawford County, Illinois | $789,691 | 1.3% | 63.3% |
| 27 | Whiteside County, Illinois | $775,910 | 1.3% | 64.5% |
| 28 | Wayne County, Illinois | $771,344 | 1.3% | 65.8% |
| 29 | Bond County, Illinois | $716,563 | 1.2% | 67.0% |
| 30 | Gallatin County, Illinois | $714,334 | 1.2% | 68.2% |
| 31 | Marion County, Illinois | $690,693 | 1.1% | 69.3% |
| 32 | Calhoun County, Illinois | $632,300 | 1.0% | 70.3% |
| 33 | Greene County, Illinois | $624,455 | 1.0% | 71.4% |
| 34 | Effingham County, Illinois | $616,235 | 1.0% | 72.4% |
| 35 | Scott County, Illinois | $576,197 | 0.9% | 73.3% |
| 36 | Washington County, Illinois | $567,433 | 0.9% | 74.2% |
| 37 | Vermilion County, Illinois | $566,722 | 0.9% | 75.2% |
| 38 | Jo Daviess County, Illinois | $555,698 | 0.9% | 76.1% |
| 39 | Montgomery County, Illinois | $554,570 | 0.9% | 77.0% |
| 40 | Kankakee County, Illinois | $547,368 | 0.9% | 77.9% |
| 41 | Sangamon County, Illinois | $544,545 | 0.9% | 78.8% |
| 42 | Winnebago County, Illinois | $542,105 | 0.9% | 79.7% |
| 43 | Madison County, Illinois | $530,270 | 0.9% | 80.5% |
| 44 | Wabash County, Illinois | $496,163 | 0.8% | 81.4% |
| 45 | Clinton County, Illinois | $446,971 | 0.7% | 82.1% |
| 46 | Saline County, Illinois | $426,328 | 0.7% | 82.8% |
| 47 | Cumberland County, Illinois | $423,877 | 0.7% | 83.5% |
| 48 | La Salle County, Illinois | $422,454 | 0.7% | 84.2% |
| 49 | Logan County, Illinois | $411,492 | 0.7% | 84.9% |
| 50 | Jefferson County, Illinois | $407,584 | 0.7% | 85.5% |
| 51 | Shelby County, Illinois | $395,290 | 0.6% | 86.2% |
| 52 | Rock Island County, Illinois | $373,871 | 0.6% | 86.8% |
| 53 | Randolph County, Illinois | $370,294 | 0.6% | 87.4% |
| 54 | Johnson County, Illinois | $369,881 | 0.6% | 88.0% |
| 55 | Carroll County, Illinois | $368,947 | 0.6% | 88.6% |
| 56 | Livingston County, Illinois | $361,111 | 0.6% | 89.2% |
| 57 | Fulton County, Illinois | $342,795 | 0.6% | 89.8% |
| 58 | Bureau County, Illinois | $315,881 | 0.5% | 90.3% |
| 59 | Coles County, Illinois | $312,886 | 0.5% | 90.8% |
| 60 | Monroe County, Illinois | $312,206 | 0.5% | 91.3% |
| 61 | Champaign County, Illinois | $301,887 | 0.5% | 91.8% |
| 62 | Perry County, Illinois | $297,780 | 0.5% | 92.3% |
| 63 | Schuyler County, Illinois | $267,348 | 0.4% | 92.7% |
| 64 | Brown County, Illinois | $259,796 | 0.4% | 93.2% |
| 65 | Alexander County, Illinois | $254,030 | 0.4% | 93.6% |
| 66 | Boone County, Illinois | $247,204 | 0.4% | 94.0% |
| 67 | Macon County, Illinois | $240,590 | 0.4% | 94.4% |
| 68 | Union County, Illinois | $220,758 | 0.4% | 94.7% |
| 69 | Pulaski County, Illinois | $219,332 | 0.4% | 95.1% |
| 70 | Williamson County, Illinois | $218,310 | 0.4% | 95.4% |
| 71 | Saint Clair County, Illinois | $200,335 | 0.3% | 95.8% |
| 72 | McDonough County, Illinois | $192,274 | 0.3% | 96.1% |
| 73 | Menard County, Illinois | $189,878 | 0.3% | 96.4% |
| 74 | Morgan County, Illinois | $185,224 | 0.3% | 96.7% |
| 75 | DeKalb County, Illinois | $181,630 | 0.3% | 97.0% |
| 76 | Christian County, Illinois | $172,764 | 0.3% | 97.3% |
| 77 | Kane County, Illinois | $166,928 | 0.3% | 97.6% |
| 78 | Moultrie County, Illinois | $151,111 | 0.2% | 97.8% |
| 79 | Will County, Illinois | $149,122 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 80 | Jackson County, Illinois | $145,396 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 81 | Edwards County, Illinois | $138,396 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 82 | McLean County, Illinois | $123,741 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 83 | De Witt County, Illinois | $111,904 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 84 | Warren County, Illinois | $104,055 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 85 | Massac County, Illinois | $82,023 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 86 | Cass County, Illinois | $79,523 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 87 | Lake County, Illinois | $67,575 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 88 | Pope County, Illinois | $50,563 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 89 | Hardin County, Illinois | $48,048 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 90 | Knox County, Illinois | $36,608 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 91 | Franklin County, Illinois | $29,541 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
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.
