| Rank |
County |
Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE)
1995-2011 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | McLean County, Illinois | $18,286,740 | 5.6% | 5.6% |
| 2 | Livingston County, Illinois | $16,402,184 | 5.0% | 10.6% |
| 3 | Champaign County, Illinois | $12,572,355 | 3.8% | 14.4% |
| 4 | Bureau County, Illinois | $10,263,057 | 3.1% | 17.5% |
| 5 | Iroquois County, Illinois | $10,116,341 | 3.1% | 20.6% |
| 6 | Edgar County, Illinois | $9,859,984 | 3.0% | 23.6% |
| 7 | Henry County, Illinois | $9,544,806 | 2.9% | 26.5% |
| 8 | Vermilion County, Illinois | $9,387,493 | 2.9% | 29.4% |
| 9 | Logan County, Illinois | $8,775,234 | 2.7% | 32.0% |
| 10 | Piatt County, Illinois | $7,564,038 | 2.3% | 34.3% |
| 11 | Macon County, Illinois | $7,523,524 | 2.3% | 36.6% |
| 12 | Shelby County, Illinois | $7,432,404 | 2.3% | 38.9% |
| 13 | Tazewell County, Illinois | $7,377,560 | 2.2% | 41.1% |
| 14 | Lee County, Illinois | $7,144,081 | 2.2% | 43.3% |
| 15 | McDonough County, Illinois | $6,688,559 | 2.0% | 45.3% |
| 16 | Stark County, Illinois | $6,654,997 | 2.0% | 47.4% |
| 17 | Woodford County, Illinois | $6,490,503 | 2.0% | 49.3% |
| 18 | Ford County, Illinois | $6,025,409 | 1.8% | 51.2% |
| 19 | Christian County, Illinois | $5,873,347 | 1.8% | 53.0% |
| 20 | DeKalb County, Illinois | $5,708,752 | 1.7% | 54.7% |
| 21 | Sangamon County, Illinois | $5,685,685 | 1.7% | 56.4% |
| 22 | Marshall County, Illinois | $5,642,145 | 1.7% | 58.1% |
| 23 | Moultrie County, Illinois | $5,568,924 | 1.7% | 59.8% |
| 24 | Knox County, Illinois | $5,543,779 | 1.7% | 61.5% |
| 25 | Mercer County, Illinois | $5,355,102 | 1.6% | 63.2% |
| 26 | Douglas County, Illinois | $5,266,447 | 1.6% | 64.8% |
| 27 | Warren County, Illinois | $5,080,808 | 1.5% | 66.3% |
| 28 | Hancock County, Illinois | $4,947,108 | 1.5% | 67.8% |
| 29 | Coles County, Illinois | $4,773,237 | 1.5% | 69.3% |
| 30 | La Salle County, Illinois | $4,472,068 | 1.4% | 70.6% |
| 31 | White County, Illinois | $4,462,320 | 1.4% | 72.0% |
| 32 | Whiteside County, Illinois | $4,399,062 | 1.3% | 73.3% |
| 33 | Ogle County, Illinois | $4,071,886 | 1.2% | 74.6% |
| 34 | Peoria County, Illinois | $3,636,007 | 1.1% | 75.7% |
| 35 | De Witt County, Illinois | $3,621,746 | 1.1% | 76.8% |
| 36 | Cass County, Illinois | $3,426,293 | 1.0% | 77.8% |
| 37 | Carroll County, Illinois | $3,361,222 | 1.0% | 78.8% |
| 38 | Fulton County, Illinois | $2,666,308 | 0.8% | 79.7% |
| 39 | Grundy County, Illinois | $2,616,909 | 0.8% | 80.4% |
| 40 | Morgan County, Illinois | $2,590,596 | 0.8% | 81.2% |
| 41 | Macoupin County, Illinois | $2,549,821 | 0.8% | 82.0% |
| 42 | Effingham County, Illinois | $2,485,752 | 0.8% | 82.8% |
| 43 | Menard County, Illinois | $2,413,314 | 0.7% | 83.5% |
| 44 | Stephenson County, Illinois | $2,376,510 | 0.7% | 84.2% |
| 45 | Gallatin County, Illinois | $2,229,206 | 0.7% | 84.9% |
| 46 | Adams County, Illinois | $2,210,670 | 0.7% | 85.6% |
| 47 | Mason County, Illinois | $2,018,307 | 0.6% | 86.2% |
| 48 | Henderson County, Illinois | $2,000,314 | 0.6% | 86.8% |
| 49 | Schuyler County, Illinois | $1,888,748 | 0.6% | 87.4% |
| 50 | Clay County, Illinois | $1,882,455 | 0.6% | 87.9% |
| 51 | Kane County, Illinois | $1,850,323 | 0.6% | 88.5% |
| 52 | Randolph County, Illinois | $1,827,806 | 0.6% | 89.1% |
| 53 | Montgomery County, Illinois | $1,814,001 | 0.6% | 89.6% |
| 54 | Jo Daviess County, Illinois | $1,620,841 | 0.5% | 90.1% |
| 55 | Putnam County, Illinois | $1,574,360 | 0.5% | 90.6% |
| 56 | Greene County, Illinois | $1,573,123 | 0.5% | 91.1% |
| 57 | Cumberland County, Illinois | $1,504,763 | 0.5% | 91.5% |
| 58 | Wayne County, Illinois | $1,501,097 | 0.5% | 92.0% |
| 59 | Rock Island County, Illinois | $1,431,335 | 0.4% | 92.4% |
| 60 | Pike County, Illinois | $1,422,527 | 0.4% | 92.9% |
| 61 | Clark County, Illinois | $1,416,758 | 0.4% | 93.3% |
| 62 | Boone County, Illinois | $1,336,098 | 0.4% | 93.7% |
| 63 | Fayette County, Illinois | $1,335,101 | 0.4% | 94.1% |
| 64 | Winnebago County, Illinois | $1,333,997 | 0.4% | 94.5% |
| 65 | McHenry County, Illinois | $1,278,004 | 0.4% | 94.9% |
| 66 | Richland County, Illinois | $1,254,354 | 0.4% | 95.3% |
| 67 | Kankakee County, Illinois | $1,192,379 | 0.4% | 95.6% |
| 68 | Kendall County, Illinois | $1,060,698 | 0.3% | 96.0% |
| 69 | Monroe County, Illinois | $1,008,292 | 0.3% | 96.3% |
| 70 | Marion County, Illinois | $992,304 | 0.3% | 96.6% |
| 71 | Scott County, Illinois | $904,194 | 0.3% | 96.8% |
| 72 | Brown County, Illinois | $887,162 | 0.3% | 97.1% |
| 73 | Jersey County, Illinois | $865,088 | 0.3% | 97.4% |
| 74 | Jasper County, Illinois | $834,099 | 0.3% | 97.6% |
| 75 | Crawford County, Illinois | $748,247 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 76 | Clinton County, Illinois | $742,025 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 77 | Will County, Illinois | $672,863 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 78 | Lawrence County, Illinois | $661,962 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 79 | Madison County, Illinois | $659,045 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 80 | Hamilton County, Illinois | $651,737 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 81 | Jefferson County, Illinois | $604,980 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 82 | Saint Clair County, Illinois | $568,149 | 0.2% | 99.2% |
| 83 | Edwards County, Illinois | $522,242 | 0.2% | 99.4% |
| 84 | Washington County, Illinois | $497,880 | 0.2% | 99.6% |
| 85 | Calhoun County, Illinois | $362,847 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 86 | Saline County, Illinois | $357,752 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 87 | Wabash County, Illinois | $268,229 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 88 | Bond County, Illinois | $164,168 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 89 | Perry County, Illinois | $102,179 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 90 | Jackson County, Illinois | $83,839 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 91 | Pulaski County, Illinois | $5,711 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 92 | Williamson County, Illinois | $3,492 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
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.
