| Rank |
County |
Dairy Program Subsidies
1995-2012 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Barren County, Kentucky | $7,512,923 | 9.5% | 9.5% |
| 2 | Adair County, Kentucky | $6,017,705 | 7.6% | 17.1% |
| 3 | Fleming County, Kentucky | $3,524,011 | 4.5% | 21.6% |
| 4 | Metcalfe County, Kentucky | $3,312,953 | 4.2% | 25.8% |
| 5 | Marion County, Kentucky | $3,125,279 | 4.0% | 29.7% |
| 6 | Nelson County, Kentucky | $2,931,669 | 3.7% | 33.5% |
| 7 | Warren County, Kentucky | $2,852,647 | 3.6% | 37.1% |
| 8 | Monroe County, Kentucky | $2,651,125 | 3.4% | 40.4% |
| 9 | Logan County, Kentucky | $2,631,878 | 3.3% | 43.8% |
| 10 | Lincoln County, Kentucky | $2,524,704 | 3.2% | 47.0% |
| 11 | Russell County, Kentucky | $2,410,450 | 3.1% | 50.0% |
| 12 | Hart County, Kentucky | $2,403,838 | 3.0% | 53.1% |
| 13 | Shelby County, Kentucky | $2,215,579 | 2.8% | 55.9% |
| 14 | Pulaski County, Kentucky | $2,184,619 | 2.8% | 58.6% |
| 15 | Taylor County, Kentucky | $2,146,158 | 2.7% | 61.3% |
| 16 | Mason County, Kentucky | $1,946,417 | 2.5% | 63.8% |
| 17 | Todd County, Kentucky | $1,914,838 | 2.4% | 66.2% |
| 18 | Green County, Kentucky | $1,871,440 | 2.4% | 68.6% |
| 19 | Grayson County, Kentucky | $1,730,860 | 2.2% | 70.8% |
| 20 | Washington County, Kentucky | $1,672,465 | 2.1% | 72.9% |
| 21 | Larue County, Kentucky | $1,488,207 | 1.9% | 74.8% |
| 22 | Hardin County, Kentucky | $1,438,512 | 1.8% | 76.6% |
| 23 | Casey County, Kentucky | $1,428,393 | 1.8% | 78.4% |
| 24 | Henry County, Kentucky | $1,202,069 | 1.5% | 79.9% |
| 25 | Mercer County, Kentucky | $1,035,476 | 1.3% | 81.3% |
| 26 | Simpson County, Kentucky | $856,388 | 1.1% | 82.3% |
| 27 | Edmonson County, Kentucky | $685,773 | 0.9% | 83.2% |
| 28 | Garrard County, Kentucky | $685,260 | 0.9% | 84.1% |
| 29 | Lewis County, Kentucky | $624,938 | 0.8% | 84.9% |
| 30 | Graves County, Kentucky | $615,571 | 0.8% | 85.7% |
| 31 | Bracken County, Kentucky | $593,669 | 0.8% | 86.4% |
| 32 | Anderson County, Kentucky | $538,699 | 0.7% | 87.1% |
| 33 | Spencer County, Kentucky | $520,887 | 0.7% | 87.7% |
| 34 | Wayne County, Kentucky | $466,206 | 0.6% | 88.3% |
| 35 | Carlisle County, Kentucky | $461,758 | 0.6% | 88.9% |
| 36 | Clinton County, Kentucky | $430,738 | 0.5% | 89.5% |
| 37 | Oldham County, Kentucky | $424,701 | 0.5% | 90.0% |
| 38 | Rockcastle County, Kentucky | $423,768 | 0.5% | 90.5% |
| 39 | Daviess County, Kentucky | $416,805 | 0.5% | 91.1% |
| 40 | Caldwell County, Kentucky | $405,454 | 0.5% | 91.6% |
| 41 | Allen County, Kentucky | $397,553 | 0.5% | 92.1% |
| 42 | Jackson County, Kentucky | $370,866 | 0.5% | 92.6% |
| 43 | Ballard County, Kentucky | $345,688 | 0.4% | 93.0% |
| 44 | Calloway County, Kentucky | $309,619 | 0.4% | 93.4% |
| 45 | Owen County, Kentucky | $308,486 | 0.4% | 93.8% |
| 46 | Bullitt County, Kentucky | $292,804 | 0.4% | 94.1% |
| 47 | Laurel County, Kentucky | $286,534 | 0.4% | 94.5% |
| 48 | Madison County, Kentucky | $284,587 | 0.4% | 94.9% |
| 49 | Pendleton County, Kentucky | $273,494 | 0.3% | 95.2% |
| 50 | Boyle County, Kentucky | $251,329 | 0.3% | 95.5% |
| 51 | Bath County, Kentucky | $243,600 | 0.3% | 95.8% |
| 52 | Christian County, Kentucky | $231,726 | 0.3% | 96.1% |
| 53 | Meade County, Kentucky | $219,743 | 0.3% | 96.4% |
| 54 | Cumberland County, Kentucky | $210,114 | 0.3% | 96.7% |
| 55 | Butler County, Kentucky | $201,498 | 0.3% | 96.9% |
| 56 | Kenton County, Kentucky | $187,247 | 0.2% | 97.2% |
| 57 | Montgomery County, Kentucky | $186,410 | 0.2% | 97.4% |
| 58 | McCracken County, Kentucky | $155,686 | 0.2% | 97.6% |
| 59 | Boone County, Kentucky | $144,305 | 0.2% | 97.8% |
| 60 | Hickman County, Kentucky | $138,096 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 61 | Trimble County, Kentucky | $134,863 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 62 | Robertson County, Kentucky | $119,229 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 63 | Harrison County, Kentucky | $118,979 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 64 | Grant County, Kentucky | $99,001 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 65 | Carroll County, Kentucky | $82,598 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 66 | Gallatin County, Kentucky | $81,578 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 67 | Carter County, Kentucky | $77,503 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 68 | Crittenden County, Kentucky | $71,516 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 69 | Breckinridge County, Kentucky | $71,395 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 70 | Nicholas County, Kentucky | $68,348 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 71 | Jessamine County, Kentucky | $66,984 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 72 | Ohio County, Kentucky | $51,110 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 73 | Campbell County, Kentucky | $45,940 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 74 | Trigg County, Kentucky | $41,733 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 75 | Bourbon County, Kentucky | $27,277 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 76 | Clark County, Kentucky | $15,820 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 77 | Jefferson County, Kentucky | $10,512 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
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.
