| Rank |
County |
Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE)
2011 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | McLean County, Illinois | $5,033,652 | 5.5% | 5.5% |
| 2 | Livingston County, Illinois | $4,470,997 | 4.9% | 10.4% |
| 3 | Champaign County, Illinois | $4,023,851 | 4.4% | 14.8% |
| 4 | Vermilion County, Illinois | $3,097,617 | 3.4% | 18.2% |
| 5 | Bureau County, Illinois | $2,782,867 | 3.0% | 21.2% |
| 6 | Iroquois County, Illinois | $2,734,685 | 3.0% | 24.2% |
| 7 | Henry County, Illinois | $2,676,640 | 2.9% | 27.1% |
| 8 | Edgar County, Illinois | $2,663,930 | 2.9% | 30.1% |
| 9 | Logan County, Illinois | $2,353,839 | 2.6% | 32.6% |
| 10 | Shelby County, Illinois | $2,155,954 | 2.4% | 35.0% |
| 11 | Piatt County, Illinois | $2,099,662 | 2.3% | 37.3% |
| 12 | Tazewell County, Illinois | $2,025,781 | 2.2% | 39.5% |
| 13 | Macon County, Illinois | $2,011,352 | 2.2% | 41.7% |
| 14 | Lee County, Illinois | $1,853,618 | 2.0% | 43.7% |
| 15 | Stark County, Illinois | $1,838,546 | 2.0% | 45.7% |
| 16 | McDonough County, Illinois | $1,779,460 | 1.9% | 47.7% |
| 17 | Woodford County, Illinois | $1,721,977 | 1.9% | 49.6% |
| 18 | Ford County, Illinois | $1,634,962 | 1.8% | 51.4% |
| 19 | Sangamon County, Illinois | $1,613,692 | 1.8% | 53.1% |
| 20 | Christian County, Illinois | $1,564,383 | 1.7% | 54.8% |
| 21 | Knox County, Illinois | $1,541,420 | 1.7% | 56.5% |
| 22 | Douglas County, Illinois | $1,536,702 | 1.7% | 58.2% |
| 23 | DeKalb County, Illinois | $1,510,869 | 1.7% | 59.9% |
| 24 | White County, Illinois | $1,504,027 | 1.6% | 61.5% |
| 25 | Moultrie County, Illinois | $1,500,097 | 1.6% | 63.1% |
| 26 | Mercer County, Illinois | $1,477,115 | 1.6% | 64.8% |
| 27 | Marshall County, Illinois | $1,456,190 | 1.6% | 66.4% |
| 28 | Hancock County, Illinois | $1,349,566 | 1.5% | 67.8% |
| 29 | Coles County, Illinois | $1,345,325 | 1.5% | 69.3% |
| 30 | Warren County, Illinois | $1,333,244 | 1.5% | 70.8% |
| 31 | Whiteside County, Illinois | $1,303,345 | 1.4% | 72.2% |
| 32 | La Salle County, Illinois | $1,192,648 | 1.3% | 73.5% |
| 33 | Ogle County, Illinois | $1,105,505 | 1.2% | 74.7% |
| 34 | De Witt County, Illinois | $1,027,654 | 1.1% | 75.8% |
| 35 | Peoria County, Illinois | $928,444 | 1.0% | 76.8% |
| 36 | Cass County, Illinois | $894,514 | 1.0% | 77.8% |
| 37 | Carroll County, Illinois | $872,295 | 1.0% | 78.8% |
| 38 | Menard County, Illinois | $856,103 | 0.9% | 79.7% |
| 39 | Fulton County, Illinois | $719,925 | 0.8% | 80.5% |
| 40 | Grundy County, Illinois | $713,437 | 0.8% | 81.3% |
| 41 | Effingham County, Illinois | $698,182 | 0.8% | 82.0% |
| 42 | Morgan County, Illinois | $682,159 | 0.7% | 82.8% |
| 43 | Macoupin County, Illinois | $668,761 | 0.7% | 83.5% |
| 44 | Gallatin County, Illinois | $638,329 | 0.7% | 84.2% |
| 45 | Adams County, Illinois | $613,148 | 0.7% | 84.9% |
| 46 | Stephenson County, Illinois | $577,967 | 0.6% | 85.5% |
| 47 | Clay County, Illinois | $563,398 | 0.6% | 86.1% |
| 48 | Mason County, Illinois | $554,649 | 0.6% | 86.7% |
| 49 | Randolph County, Illinois | $551,621 | 0.6% | 87.3% |
| 50 | Henderson County, Illinois | $549,252 | 0.6% | 87.9% |
| 51 | Schuyler County, Illinois | $500,064 | 0.5% | 88.5% |
| 52 | Montgomery County, Illinois | $471,792 | 0.5% | 89.0% |
| 53 | Kane County, Illinois | $450,539 | 0.5% | 89.5% |
| 54 | Wayne County, Illinois | $449,909 | 0.5% | 90.0% |
| 55 | Greene County, Illinois | $416,351 | 0.5% | 90.5% |
| 56 | Cumberland County, Illinois | $408,954 | 0.4% | 90.9% |
| 57 | Fayette County, Illinois | $407,356 | 0.4% | 91.3% |
| 58 | Putnam County, Illinois | $402,993 | 0.4% | 91.8% |
| 59 | Jo Daviess County, Illinois | $380,156 | 0.4% | 92.2% |
| 60 | Richland County, Illinois | $369,576 | 0.4% | 92.6% |
| 61 | Pike County, Illinois | $369,333 | 0.4% | 93.0% |
| 62 | McHenry County, Illinois | $352,888 | 0.4% | 93.4% |
| 63 | Rock Island County, Illinois | $351,899 | 0.4% | 93.8% |
| 64 | Boone County, Illinois | $340,284 | 0.4% | 94.2% |
| 65 | Clark County, Illinois | $338,574 | 0.4% | 94.5% |
| 66 | Kankakee County, Illinois | $338,002 | 0.4% | 94.9% |
| 67 | Monroe County, Illinois | $334,979 | 0.4% | 95.3% |
| 68 | Winnebago County, Illinois | $331,708 | 0.4% | 95.6% |
| 69 | Marion County, Illinois | $312,078 | 0.3% | 96.0% |
| 70 | Kendall County, Illinois | $283,942 | 0.3% | 96.3% |
| 71 | Clinton County, Illinois | $252,485 | 0.3% | 96.5% |
| 72 | Brown County, Illinois | $242,762 | 0.3% | 96.8% |
| 73 | Jefferson County, Illinois | $232,004 | 0.3% | 97.1% |
| 74 | Scott County, Illinois | $230,501 | 0.3% | 97.3% |
| 75 | Jasper County, Illinois | $230,415 | 0.3% | 97.6% |
| 76 | Jersey County, Illinois | $227,025 | 0.2% | 97.8% |
| 77 | Lawrence County, Illinois | $209,088 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 78 | Crawford County, Illinois | $207,842 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 79 | Hamilton County, Illinois | $199,576 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 80 | Madison County, Illinois | $198,331 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 81 | Washington County, Illinois | $193,912 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 82 | Will County, Illinois | $177,858 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 83 | Saint Clair County, Illinois | $169,137 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| 84 | Edwards County, Illinois | $168,298 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 85 | Calhoun County, Illinois | $100,625 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 86 | Wabash County, Illinois | $96,349 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 87 | Saline County, Illinois | $95,601 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 88 | Bond County, Illinois | $64,418 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 89 | Perry County, Illinois | $35,568 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 90 | Jackson County, Illinois | $30,860 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 91 | Pulaski County, Illinois | $2,065 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 92 | Williamson County, Illinois | $1,164 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011and 2012 are 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 or 2012 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.
