| Rank |
County |
Livestock Disaster / Emergency
1995-2011 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Adair County, Kentucky | $2,411,110 | 7.9% | 7.9% |
| 2 | Pulaski County, Kentucky | $1,546,051 | 5.0% | 12.9% |
| 3 | Breckinridge County, Kentucky | $1,251,196 | 4.1% | 17.0% |
| 4 | Casey County, Kentucky | $964,645 | 3.1% | 20.1% |
| 5 | Wayne County, Kentucky | $948,423 | 3.1% | 23.2% |
| 6 | Lincoln County, Kentucky | $942,879 | 3.1% | 26.3% |
| 7 | Clinton County, Kentucky | $905,584 | 2.9% | 29.2% |
| 8 | Fleming County, Kentucky | $883,336 | 2.9% | 32.1% |
| 9 | Russell County, Kentucky | $863,853 | 2.8% | 34.9% |
| 10 | Monroe County, Kentucky | $837,749 | 2.7% | 37.6% |
| 11 | Laurel County, Kentucky | $729,201 | 2.4% | 40.0% |
| 12 | Madison County, Kentucky | $699,465 | 2.3% | 42.3% |
| 13 | Meade County, Kentucky | $614,776 | 2.0% | 44.3% |
| 14 | Warren County, Kentucky | $595,017 | 1.9% | 46.2% |
| 15 | Allen County, Kentucky | $593,228 | 1.9% | 48.1% |
| 16 | Montgomery County, Kentucky | $590,779 | 1.9% | 50.1% |
| 17 | Cumberland County, Kentucky | $539,290 | 1.8% | 51.8% |
| 18 | Barren County, Kentucky | $538,809 | 1.8% | 53.6% |
| 19 | Bourbon County, Kentucky | $519,205 | 1.7% | 55.3% |
| 20 | Bath County, Kentucky | $494,524 | 1.6% | 56.9% |
| 21 | Scott County, Kentucky | $430,755 | 1.4% | 58.3% |
| 22 | Marion County, Kentucky | $401,114 | 1.3% | 59.6% |
| 23 | Nelson County, Kentucky | $373,870 | 1.2% | 60.8% |
| 24 | Harrison County, Kentucky | $365,677 | 1.2% | 62.0% |
| 25 | Whitley County, Kentucky | $355,208 | 1.2% | 63.2% |
| 26 | Clark County, Kentucky | $341,994 | 1.1% | 64.3% |
| 27 | Grayson County, Kentucky | $323,110 | 1.1% | 65.3% |
| 28 | Hart County, Kentucky | $316,759 | 1.0% | 66.4% |
| 29 | Simpson County, Kentucky | $310,435 | 1.0% | 67.4% |
| 30 | Calloway County, Kentucky | $291,749 | 0.9% | 68.3% |
| 31 | Taylor County, Kentucky | $281,286 | 0.9% | 69.2% |
| 32 | Washington County, Kentucky | $276,998 | 0.9% | 70.1% |
| 33 | Rockcastle County, Kentucky | $275,050 | 0.9% | 71.0% |
| 34 | Garrard County, Kentucky | $273,002 | 0.9% | 71.9% |
| 35 | Green County, Kentucky | $269,419 | 0.9% | 72.8% |
| 36 | Logan County, Kentucky | $262,683 | 0.9% | 73.6% |
| 37 | Hardin County, Kentucky | $253,988 | 0.8% | 74.5% |
| 38 | Boyle County, Kentucky | $252,701 | 0.8% | 75.3% |
| 39 | Mercer County, Kentucky | $247,711 | 0.8% | 76.1% |
| 40 | Nicholas County, Kentucky | $245,582 | 0.8% | 76.9% |
| 41 | Mason County, Kentucky | $227,370 | 0.7% | 77.6% |
| 42 | Christian County, Kentucky | $221,030 | 0.7% | 78.4% |
| 43 | Jackson County, Kentucky | $214,799 | 0.7% | 79.1% |
| 44 | Carter County, Kentucky | $207,217 | 0.7% | 79.7% |
| 45 | Henry County, Kentucky | $203,685 | 0.7% | 80.4% |
| 46 | Graves County, Kentucky | $195,127 | 0.6% | 81.0% |
| 47 | Larue County, Kentucky | $194,227 | 0.6% | 81.7% |
| 48 | Metcalfe County, Kentucky | $189,589 | 0.6% | 82.3% |
| 49 | Jessamine County, Kentucky | $179,163 | 0.6% | 82.9% |
| 50 | Pendleton County, Kentucky | $179,142 | 0.6% | 83.5% |
| 51 | Shelby County, Kentucky | $177,604 | 0.6% | 84.0% |
| 52 | Morgan County, Kentucky | $174,806 | 0.6% | 84.6% |
| 53 | Lewis County, Kentucky | $170,221 | 0.6% | 85.2% |
| 54 | Fayette County, Kentucky | $160,855 | 0.5% | 85.7% |
| 55 | Owen County, Kentucky | $160,307 | 0.5% | 86.2% |
| 56 | Elliott County, Kentucky | $148,790 | 0.5% | 86.7% |
| 57 | Bracken County, Kentucky | $135,086 | 0.4% | 87.1% |
| 58 | Woodford County, Kentucky | $132,796 | 0.4% | 87.6% |
| 59 | Spencer County, Kentucky | $130,425 | 0.4% | 88.0% |
| 60 | Trigg County, Kentucky | $123,456 | 0.4% | 88.4% |
| 61 | Grant County, Kentucky | $120,667 | 0.4% | 88.8% |
| 62 | Henderson County, Kentucky | $117,954 | 0.4% | 89.2% |
| 63 | Ohio County, Kentucky | $116,700 | 0.4% | 89.5% |
| 64 | Edmonson County, Kentucky | $114,021 | 0.4% | 89.9% |
| 65 | Livingston County, Kentucky | $113,646 | 0.4% | 90.3% |
| 66 | Anderson County, Kentucky | $109,962 | 0.4% | 90.6% |
| 67 | Lee County, Kentucky | $108,163 | 0.4% | 91.0% |
| 68 | Todd County, Kentucky | $106,946 | 0.3% | 91.3% |
| 69 | Knox County, Kentucky | $106,153 | 0.3% | 91.7% |
| 70 | Crittenden County, Kentucky | $106,144 | 0.3% | 92.0% |
| 71 | Union County, Kentucky | $103,626 | 0.3% | 92.4% |
| 72 | Webster County, Kentucky | $103,360 | 0.3% | 92.7% |
| 73 | Marshall County, Kentucky | $103,345 | 0.3% | 93.0% |
| 74 | Caldwell County, Kentucky | $103,329 | 0.3% | 93.4% |
| 75 | McCreary County, Kentucky | $100,158 | 0.3% | 93.7% |
| 76 | Butler County, Kentucky | $95,029 | 0.3% | 94.0% |
| 77 | Daviess County, Kentucky | $94,946 | 0.3% | 94.3% |
| 78 | Franklin County, Kentucky | $93,138 | 0.3% | 94.6% |
| 79 | Estill County, Kentucky | $90,926 | 0.3% | 94.9% |
| 80 | Ballard County, Kentucky | $88,750 | 0.3% | 95.2% |
| 81 | Wolfe County, Kentucky | $81,707 | 0.3% | 95.5% |
| 82 | Lawrence County, Kentucky | $80,653 | 0.3% | 95.7% |
| 83 | Boone County, Kentucky | $76,689 | 0.2% | 96.0% |
| 84 | Carroll County, Kentucky | $75,952 | 0.2% | 96.2% |
| 85 | Hopkins County, Kentucky | $73,768 | 0.2% | 96.5% |
| 86 | Rowan County, Kentucky | $68,791 | 0.2% | 96.7% |
| 87 | Carlisle County, Kentucky | $65,629 | 0.2% | 96.9% |
| 88 | Trimble County, Kentucky | $64,848 | 0.2% | 97.1% |
| 89 | Menifee County, Kentucky | $63,941 | 0.2% | 97.3% |
| 90 | Robertson County, Kentucky | $63,350 | 0.2% | 97.5% |
| 91 | Boyd County, Kentucky | $57,023 | 0.2% | 97.7% |
| 92 | Bullitt County, Kentucky | $54,805 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 93 | Owsley County, Kentucky | $54,116 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 94 | Powell County, Kentucky | $48,034 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 95 | Greenup County, Kentucky | $47,579 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 96 | Muhlenberg County, Kentucky | $41,420 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 97 | Gallatin County, Kentucky | $40,768 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 98 | Magoffin County, Kentucky | $40,042 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 99 | Oldham County, Kentucky | $39,713 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 100 | Hickman County, Kentucky | $39,698 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 101 | Lyon County, Kentucky | $35,106 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 102 | Hancock County, Kentucky | $34,727 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 103 | Campbell County, Kentucky | $34,545 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 104 | McLean County, Kentucky | $34,179 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 105 | Kenton County, Kentucky | $28,722 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 106 | McCracken County, Kentucky | $27,271 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 107 | Jefferson County, Kentucky | $26,393 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 108 | Bell County, Kentucky | $13,883 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 109 | Clay County, Kentucky | $12,686 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 110 | Fulton County, Kentucky | $12,176 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 111 | Breathitt County, Kentucky | $10,908 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 112 | Johnson County, Kentucky | $10,869 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 113 | Martin County, Kentucky | $3,474 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 114 | Perry County, Kentucky | $3,231 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 115 | Floyd County, Kentucky | $977 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 116 | Pike County, Kentucky | $530 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 117 | Letcher County, Kentucky | $341 | 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.
