| Rank |
County |
Subtotal, Disaster Payments
2011 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | DeKalb County, Illinois | $6,832,833 | 15.1% | 15.1% |
| 2 | Jo Daviess County, Illinois | $4,069,027 | 9.0% | 24.1% |
| 3 | Ogle County, Illinois | $2,637,673 | 5.8% | 29.9% |
| 4 | Kane County, Illinois | $2,539,861 | 5.6% | 35.5% |
| 5 | Knox County, Illinois | $2,538,804 | 5.6% | 41.2% |
| 6 | Stephenson County, Illinois | $2,484,632 | 5.5% | 46.7% |
| 7 | Peoria County, Illinois | $2,043,226 | 4.5% | 51.2% |
| 8 | Bureau County, Illinois | $1,926,625 | 4.3% | 55.4% |
| 9 | Mercer County, Illinois | $1,470,776 | 3.3% | 58.7% |
| 10 | Boone County, Illinois | $1,455,589 | 3.2% | 61.9% |
| 11 | Lee County, Illinois | $1,338,734 | 3.0% | 64.9% |
| 12 | Edgar County, Illinois | $1,081,836 | 2.4% | 67.3% |
| 13 | Henry County, Illinois | $1,040,468 | 2.3% | 69.6% |
| 14 | Stark County, Illinois | $731,528 | 1.6% | 71.2% |
| 15 | Macoupin County, Illinois | $677,171 | 1.5% | 72.7% |
| 16 | La Salle County, Illinois | $570,241 | 1.3% | 73.9% |
| 17 | Alexander County, Illinois | $518,010 | 1.1% | 75.1% |
| 18 | Clay County, Illinois | $502,555 | 1.1% | 76.2% |
| 19 | McHenry County, Illinois | $487,719 | 1.1% | 77.3% |
| 20 | Whiteside County, Illinois | $484,078 | 1.1% | 78.3% |
| 21 | Carroll County, Illinois | $453,501 | 1.0% | 79.3% |
| 22 | Fayette County, Illinois | $395,677 | 0.9% | 80.2% |
| 23 | McDonough County, Illinois | $368,926 | 0.8% | 81.0% |
| 24 | Marion County, Illinois | $353,814 | 0.8% | 81.8% |
| 25 | Clark County, Illinois | $331,266 | 0.7% | 82.5% |
| 26 | Effingham County, Illinois | $323,787 | 0.7% | 83.3% |
| 27 | Jasper County, Illinois | $321,260 | 0.7% | 84.0% |
| 28 | Clinton County, Illinois | $316,350 | 0.7% | 84.7% |
| 29 | Wayne County, Illinois | $299,502 | 0.7% | 85.3% |
| 30 | Shelby County, Illinois | $282,807 | 0.6% | 86.0% |
| 31 | Richland County, Illinois | $274,373 | 0.6% | 86.6% |
| 32 | Washington County, Illinois | $264,664 | 0.6% | 87.1% |
| 33 | Lawrence County, Illinois | $249,232 | 0.6% | 87.7% |
| 34 | Fulton County, Illinois | $238,613 | 0.5% | 88.2% |
| 35 | White County, Illinois | $237,909 | 0.5% | 88.7% |
| 36 | Bond County, Illinois | $237,301 | 0.5% | 89.3% |
| 37 | Jefferson County, Illinois | $232,057 | 0.5% | 89.8% |
| 38 | Crawford County, Illinois | $223,958 | 0.5% | 90.3% |
| 39 | Montgomery County, Illinois | $209,588 | 0.5% | 90.7% |
| 40 | Madison County, Illinois | $190,706 | 0.4% | 91.2% |
| 41 | Coles County, Illinois | $180,865 | 0.4% | 91.6% |
| 42 | Perry County, Illinois | $178,022 | 0.4% | 92.0% |
| 43 | Mason County, Illinois | $170,345 | 0.4% | 92.3% |
| 44 | Randolph County, Illinois | $163,833 | 0.4% | 92.7% |
| 45 | Williamson County, Illinois | $162,922 | 0.4% | 93.1% |
| 46 | Cumberland County, Illinois | $158,435 | 0.4% | 93.4% |
| 47 | Douglas County, Illinois | $154,581 | 0.3% | 93.7% |
| 48 | Jersey County, Illinois | $146,083 | 0.3% | 94.1% |
| 49 | Warren County, Illinois | $138,290 | 0.3% | 94.4% |
| 50 | Henderson County, Illinois | $136,383 | 0.3% | 94.7% |
| 51 | Adams County, Illinois | $131,761 | 0.3% | 95.0% |
| 52 | Winnebago County, Illinois | $120,734 | 0.3% | 95.2% |
| 53 | Pike County, Illinois | $120,676 | 0.3% | 95.5% |
| 54 | Union County, Illinois | $115,035 | 0.3% | 95.8% |
| 55 | Rock Island County, Illinois | $113,956 | 0.3% | 96.0% |
| 56 | Brown County, Illinois | $108,342 | 0.2% | 96.3% |
| 57 | Piatt County, Illinois | $105,881 | 0.2% | 96.5% |
| 58 | Hamilton County, Illinois | $97,513 | 0.2% | 96.7% |
| 59 | Saint Clair County, Illinois | $95,093 | 0.2% | 96.9% |
| 60 | Moultrie County, Illinois | $79,419 | 0.2% | 97.1% |
| 61 | Pulaski County, Illinois | $77,781 | 0.2% | 97.3% |
| 62 | McLean County, Illinois | $76,797 | 0.2% | 97.4% |
| 63 | Lake County, Illinois | $75,076 | 0.2% | 97.6% |
| 64 | Calhoun County, Illinois | $70,375 | 0.2% | 97.7% |
| 65 | Cook County, Illinois | $69,988 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 66 | Edwards County, Illinois | $69,954 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 67 | Marshall County, Illinois | $63,863 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 68 | Greene County, Illinois | $58,423 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 69 | Saline County, Illinois | $57,487 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 70 | Gallatin County, Illinois | $56,392 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 71 | Schuyler County, Illinois | $49,416 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 72 | Monroe County, Illinois | $48,495 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 73 | Morgan County, Illinois | $45,939 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 74 | Hancock County, Illinois | $43,870 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 75 | Christian County, Illinois | $43,726 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 76 | Wabash County, Illinois | $43,216 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 77 | Johnson County, Illinois | $39,389 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 78 | Putnam County, Illinois | $34,101 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 79 | Will County, Illinois | $29,833 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 80 | Sangamon County, Illinois | $27,967 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 81 | Grundy County, Illinois | $27,766 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 82 | Scott County, Illinois | $21,987 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 83 | Franklin County, Illinois | $21,024 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 84 | Jackson County, Illinois | $18,505 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 85 | Hardin County, Illinois | $13,183 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 86 | Massac County, Illinois | $10,723 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 87 | Macon County, Illinois | $9,731 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 88 | Pope County, Illinois | $9,530 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 89 | Cass County, Illinois | $1,312 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
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.
