Wheat Subsidies** in Sherman County, Kansas totaled $7.2 million in 2011
Counties in Sherman County, Kansas Receiving wheat subsidies**, 2011
| Rank | County | Wheat Subsidies** 2011 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sumner County, Kansas | $12,372,706 | 3.8% | 3.8% |
| 2 | Harper County, Kansas | $8,005,792 | 2.4% | 6.2% |
| 3 | Thomas County, Kansas | $7,783,427 | 2.4% | 8.6% |
| 4 | Sherman County, Kansas | $7,168,002 | 2.2% | 10.8% |
| 5 | Rawlins County, Kansas | $6,680,801 | 2.0% | 12.8% |
| 6 | Reno County, Kansas | $6,582,709 | 2.0% | 14.9% |
| 7 | Mitchell County, Kansas | $6,359,369 | 1.9% | 16.8% |
| 8 | McPherson County, Kansas | $6,273,047 | 1.9% | 18.7% |
| 9 | Greeley County, Kansas | $6,160,618 | 1.9% | 20.6% |
| 10 | Finney County, Kansas | $6,100,431 | 1.9% | 22.5% |
| 11 | Kingman County, Kansas | $5,950,554 | 1.8% | 24.3% |
| 12 | Ford County, Kansas | $5,613,220 | 1.7% | 26.0% |
| 13 | Barton County, Kansas | $5,492,802 | 1.7% | 27.7% |
| 14 | Scott County, Kansas | $5,431,442 | 1.7% | 29.3% |
| 15 | Hamilton County, Kansas | $5,244,649 | 1.6% | 31.0% |
| 16 | Logan County, Kansas | $5,240,942 | 1.6% | 32.6% |
| 17 | Wichita County, Kansas | $5,211,832 | 1.6% | 34.1% |
| 18 | Sedgwick County, Kansas | $5,186,265 | 1.6% | 35.7% |
| 19 | Cheyenne County, Kansas | $5,177,779 | 1.6% | 37.3% |
| 20 | Rice County, Kansas | $5,171,535 | 1.6% | 38.9% |
| 21 | Dickinson County, Kansas | $4,988,744 | 1.5% | 40.4% |
| 22 | Smith County, Kansas | $4,947,822 | 1.5% | 41.9% |
| 23 | Gray County, Kansas | $4,928,561 | 1.5% | 43.4% |
| 24 | Stanton County, Kansas | $4,904,006 | 1.5% | 44.9% |
| 25 | Pratt County, Kansas | $4,893,582 | 1.5% | 46.4% |
| 26 | Jewell County, Kansas | $4,749,773 | 1.5% | 47.9% |
| 27 | Gove County, Kansas | $4,700,756 | 1.4% | 49.3% |
| 28 | Norton County, Kansas | $4,617,402 | 1.4% | 50.7% |
| 29 | Pawnee County, Kansas | $4,614,209 | 1.4% | 52.2% |
| 30 | Decatur County, Kansas | $4,557,616 | 1.4% | 53.5% |
| 31 | Osborne County, Kansas | $4,479,236 | 1.4% | 54.9% |
| 32 | Saline County, Kansas | $4,452,317 | 1.4% | 56.3% |
| 33 | Ness County, Kansas | $4,437,274 | 1.4% | 57.6% |
| 34 | Stafford County, Kansas | $4,292,387 | 1.3% | 58.9% |
| 35 | Lane County, Kansas | $4,255,626 | 1.3% | 60.2% |
| 36 | Sheridan County, Kansas | $4,242,161 | 1.3% | 61.5% |
| 37 | Cloud County, Kansas | $4,019,370 | 1.2% | 62.8% |
| 38 | Ottawa County, Kansas | $3,936,939 | 1.2% | 64.0% |
| 39 | Rush County, Kansas | $3,918,135 | 1.2% | 65.2% |
| 40 | Haskell County, Kansas | $3,886,183 | 1.2% | 66.4% |
| 41 | Rooks County, Kansas | $3,871,655 | 1.2% | 67.5% |
| 42 | Lincoln County, Kansas | $3,838,406 | 1.2% | 68.7% |
| 43 | Marion County, Kansas | $3,800,441 | 1.2% | 69.9% |
| 44 | Phillips County, Kansas | $3,742,015 | 1.1% | 71.0% |
| 45 | Barber County, Kansas | $3,741,405 | 1.1% | 72.2% |
| 46 | Grant County, Kansas | $3,686,175 | 1.1% | 73.3% |
| 47 | Wallace County, Kansas | $3,639,424 | 1.1% | 74.4% |
| 48 | Hodgeman County, Kansas | $3,637,501 | 1.1% | 75.5% |
| 49 | Ellis County, Kansas | $3,594,376 | 1.1% | 76.6% |
| 50 | Kearny County, Kansas | $3,575,636 | 1.1% | 77.7% |
| 51 | Graham County, Kansas | $3,542,631 | 1.1% | 78.8% |
| 52 | Trego County, Kansas | $3,463,085 | 1.1% | 79.9% |
| 53 | Ellsworth County, Kansas | $3,400,317 | 1.0% | 80.9% |
| 54 | Republic County, Kansas | $3,285,786 | 1.0% | 81.9% |
| 55 | Edwards County, Kansas | $3,265,795 | 1.0% | 82.9% |
| 56 | Russell County, Kansas | $3,122,049 | 1.0% | 83.9% |
| 57 | Harvey County, Kansas | $3,035,833 | 0.9% | 84.8% |
| 58 | Cowley County, Kansas | $2,982,322 | 0.9% | 85.7% |
| 59 | Washington County, Kansas | $2,979,717 | 0.9% | 86.6% |
| 60 | Morton County, Kansas | $2,920,271 | 0.9% | 87.5% |
| 61 | Clark County, Kansas | $2,861,511 | 0.9% | 88.4% |
| 62 | Stevens County, Kansas | $2,752,951 | 0.8% | 89.2% |
| 63 | Clay County, Kansas | $2,711,301 | 0.8% | 90.0% |
| 64 | Meade County, Kansas | $2,522,936 | 0.8% | 90.8% |
| 65 | Kiowa County, Kansas | $2,325,095 | 0.7% | 91.5% |
| 66 | Marshall County, Kansas | $2,292,386 | 0.7% | 92.2% |
| 67 | Cherokee County, Kansas | $2,249,546 | 0.7% | 92.9% |
| 68 | Seward County, Kansas | $2,064,445 | 0.6% | 93.6% |
| 69 | Labette County, Kansas | $1,780,099 | 0.5% | 94.1% |
| 70 | Butler County, Kansas | $1,604,171 | 0.5% | 94.6% |
| 71 | Montgomery County, Kansas | $1,464,447 | 0.4% | 95.0% |
| 72 | Wilson County, Kansas | $1,271,034 | 0.4% | 95.4% |
| 73 | Morris County, Kansas | $1,196,809 | 0.4% | 95.8% |
| 74 | Neosho County, Kansas | $1,166,448 | 0.4% | 96.1% |
| 75 | Crawford County, Kansas | $1,049,437 | 0.3% | 96.5% |
| 76 | Allen County, Kansas | $1,029,022 | 0.3% | 96.8% |
| 77 | Nemaha County, Kansas | $1,012,648 | 0.3% | 97.1% |
| 78 | Coffey County, Kansas | $818,582 | 0.3% | 97.3% |
| 79 | Lyon County, Kansas | $752,566 | 0.2% | 97.6% |
| 80 | Comanche County, Kansas | $711,614 | 0.2% | 97.8% |
| 81 | Brown County, Kansas | $640,904 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 82 | Anderson County, Kansas | $614,446 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 83 | Linn County, Kansas | $538,848 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 84 | Riley County, Kansas | $523,632 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 85 | Osage County, Kansas | $486,213 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 86 | Pottawatomie County, Kansas | $446,874 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 87 | Franklin County, Kansas | $438,579 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 88 | Bourbon County, Kansas | $409,522 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 89 | Woodson County, Kansas | $405,865 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 90 | Jackson County, Kansas | $379,671 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 91 | Chase County, Kansas | $349,003 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 92 | Geary County, Kansas | $342,300 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 93 | Wabaunsee County, Kansas | $312,720 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 94 | Greenwood County, Kansas | $283,829 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 95 | Miami County, Kansas | $280,639 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 96 | Shawnee County, Kansas | $251,621 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 97 | Douglas County, Kansas | $246,140 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 98 | Atchison County, Kansas | $242,689 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 99 | Jefferson County, Kansas | $192,848 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 100 | Chautauqua County, Kansas | $169,025 | 0.1% | 100.1% |
| 101 | Johnson County, Kansas | $165,391 | 0.1% | 100.1% |
| 102 | Doniphan County, Kansas | $158,803 | 0.0% | 100.2% |
| 103 | Elk County, Kansas | $148,312 | 0.0% | 100.2% |
| 104 | Leavenworth County, Kansas | $123,753 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 105 | Wyandotte County, Kansas | $15,419 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
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.
