| Rank |
County |
Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity
1995-2012 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Barren County, Kentucky | $6,211,543 | 3.0% | 3.0% |
| 2 | Bourbon County, Kentucky | $5,996,157 | 2.9% | 5.8% |
| 3 | Fayette County, Kentucky | $5,788,060 | 2.8% | 8.6% |
| 4 | Shelby County, Kentucky | $5,450,707 | 2.6% | 11.2% |
| 5 | Madison County, Kentucky | $5,306,648 | 2.5% | 13.7% |
| 6 | Woodford County, Kentucky | $5,259,480 | 2.5% | 16.2% |
| 7 | Scott County, Kentucky | $4,909,704 | 2.3% | 18.6% |
| 8 | Harrison County, Kentucky | $4,359,857 | 2.1% | 20.6% |
| 9 | Mason County, Kentucky | $4,334,053 | 2.1% | 22.7% |
| 10 | Hart County, Kentucky | $4,220,631 | 2.0% | 24.7% |
| 11 | Henry County, Kentucky | $4,153,253 | 2.0% | 26.7% |
| 12 | Fleming County, Kentucky | $4,152,619 | 2.0% | 28.7% |
| 13 | Jessamine County, Kentucky | $3,579,442 | 1.7% | 30.4% |
| 14 | Owen County, Kentucky | $3,498,635 | 1.7% | 32.1% |
| 15 | Garrard County, Kentucky | $3,471,448 | 1.7% | 33.7% |
| 16 | Clark County, Kentucky | $3,411,632 | 1.6% | 35.3% |
| 17 | Pulaski County, Kentucky | $3,391,633 | 1.6% | 37.0% |
| 18 | Warren County, Kentucky | $3,381,352 | 1.6% | 38.6% |
| 19 | Lincoln County, Kentucky | $3,379,879 | 1.6% | 40.2% |
| 20 | Mercer County, Kentucky | $3,263,654 | 1.6% | 41.7% |
| 21 | Montgomery County, Kentucky | $3,236,569 | 1.5% | 43.3% |
| 22 | Washington County, Kentucky | $3,179,613 | 1.5% | 44.8% |
| 23 | Daviess County, Kentucky | $3,142,112 | 1.5% | 46.3% |
| 24 | Breckinridge County, Kentucky | $3,072,360 | 1.5% | 47.8% |
| 25 | Bath County, Kentucky | $3,065,977 | 1.5% | 49.2% |
| 26 | Adair County, Kentucky | $3,035,230 | 1.4% | 50.7% |
| 27 | Bracken County, Kentucky | $2,937,259 | 1.4% | 52.1% |
| 28 | Casey County, Kentucky | $2,882,740 | 1.4% | 53.4% |
| 29 | Green County, Kentucky | $2,860,562 | 1.4% | 54.8% |
| 30 | Marion County, Kentucky | $2,856,721 | 1.4% | 56.2% |
| 31 | Metcalfe County, Kentucky | $2,827,138 | 1.3% | 57.5% |
| 32 | Christian County, Kentucky | $2,772,246 | 1.3% | 58.8% |
| 33 | Nelson County, Kentucky | $2,760,279 | 1.3% | 60.2% |
| 34 | Franklin County, Kentucky | $2,746,664 | 1.3% | 61.5% |
| 35 | Nicholas County, Kentucky | $2,693,261 | 1.3% | 62.8% |
| 36 | Grant County, Kentucky | $2,548,631 | 1.2% | 64.0% |
| 37 | Taylor County, Kentucky | $2,413,383 | 1.2% | 65.1% |
| 38 | Logan County, Kentucky | $2,366,842 | 1.1% | 66.2% |
| 39 | Pendleton County, Kentucky | $2,266,202 | 1.1% | 67.3% |
| 40 | Lewis County, Kentucky | $2,218,168 | 1.1% | 68.4% |
| 41 | Hardin County, Kentucky | $2,208,265 | 1.1% | 69.4% |
| 42 | Grayson County, Kentucky | $2,172,760 | 1.0% | 70.5% |
| 43 | Boyle County, Kentucky | $2,057,136 | 1.0% | 71.5% |
| 44 | Monroe County, Kentucky | $2,053,583 | 1.0% | 72.4% |
| 45 | Spencer County, Kentucky | $1,947,012 | 0.9% | 73.4% |
| 46 | Laurel County, Kentucky | $1,926,775 | 0.9% | 74.3% |
| 47 | Russell County, Kentucky | $1,844,013 | 0.9% | 75.2% |
| 48 | Anderson County, Kentucky | $1,839,025 | 0.9% | 76.0% |
| 49 | Morgan County, Kentucky | $1,826,970 | 0.9% | 76.9% |
| 50 | Larue County, Kentucky | $1,746,705 | 0.8% | 77.7% |
| 51 | Todd County, Kentucky | $1,653,288 | 0.8% | 78.5% |
| 52 | Trimble County, Kentucky | $1,626,452 | 0.8% | 79.3% |
| 53 | Carroll County, Kentucky | $1,608,480 | 0.8% | 80.1% |
| 54 | Carter County, Kentucky | $1,601,060 | 0.8% | 80.8% |
| 55 | Allen County, Kentucky | $1,600,618 | 0.8% | 81.6% |
| 56 | Jackson County, Kentucky | $1,588,605 | 0.8% | 82.4% |
| 57 | Rockcastle County, Kentucky | $1,430,212 | 0.7% | 83.0% |
| 58 | Wayne County, Kentucky | $1,326,061 | 0.6% | 83.7% |
| 59 | Boone County, Kentucky | $1,321,732 | 0.6% | 84.3% |
| 60 | Ballard County, Kentucky | $1,279,408 | 0.6% | 84.9% |
| 61 | Ohio County, Kentucky | $1,251,848 | 0.6% | 85.5% |
| 62 | Simpson County, Kentucky | $1,244,860 | 0.6% | 86.1% |
| 63 | Robertson County, Kentucky | $1,240,862 | 0.6% | 86.7% |
| 64 | Cumberland County, Kentucky | $1,167,428 | 0.6% | 87.3% |
| 65 | Clay County, Kentucky | $1,161,642 | 0.6% | 87.8% |
| 66 | Clinton County, Kentucky | $1,056,723 | 0.5% | 88.3% |
| 67 | Wolfe County, Kentucky | $1,026,322 | 0.5% | 88.8% |
| 68 | Hancock County, Kentucky | $1,017,659 | 0.5% | 89.3% |
| 69 | Magoffin County, Kentucky | $1,002,762 | 0.5% | 89.8% |
| 70 | Elliott County, Kentucky | $996,548 | 0.5% | 90.2% |
| 71 | Graves County, Kentucky | $986,246 | 0.5% | 90.7% |
| 72 | Trigg County, Kentucky | $948,180 | 0.5% | 91.2% |
| 73 | Edmonson County, Kentucky | $923,217 | 0.4% | 91.6% |
| 74 | Gallatin County, Kentucky | $908,127 | 0.4% | 92.0% |
| 75 | Greenup County, Kentucky | $907,455 | 0.4% | 92.5% |
| 76 | Meade County, Kentucky | $820,250 | 0.4% | 92.9% |
| 77 | Rowan County, Kentucky | $811,321 | 0.4% | 93.2% |
| 78 | Owsley County, Kentucky | $787,659 | 0.4% | 93.6% |
| 79 | Estill County, Kentucky | $773,461 | 0.4% | 94.0% |
| 80 | McLean County, Kentucky | $759,305 | 0.4% | 94.4% |
| 81 | Oldham County, Kentucky | $731,829 | 0.3% | 94.7% |
| 82 | Bullitt County, Kentucky | $717,707 | 0.3% | 95.0% |
| 83 | Caldwell County, Kentucky | $706,191 | 0.3% | 95.4% |
| 84 | Calloway County, Kentucky | $702,398 | 0.3% | 95.7% |
| 85 | Menifee County, Kentucky | $664,663 | 0.3% | 96.0% |
| 86 | Kenton County, Kentucky | $655,982 | 0.3% | 96.3% |
| 87 | Breathitt County, Kentucky | $641,492 | 0.3% | 96.6% |
| 88 | McCracken County, Kentucky | $627,646 | 0.3% | 96.9% |
| 89 | Muhlenberg County, Kentucky | $606,130 | 0.3% | 97.2% |
| 90 | Powell County, Kentucky | $585,698 | 0.3% | 97.5% |
| 91 | Johnson County, Kentucky | $505,444 | 0.2% | 97.8% |
| 92 | Henderson County, Kentucky | $436,121 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 93 | Knox County, Kentucky | $435,668 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 94 | Butler County, Kentucky | $431,039 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 95 | Carlisle County, Kentucky | $410,933 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 96 | Lawrence County, Kentucky | $401,879 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 97 | Lyon County, Kentucky | $331,164 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 98 | Marshall County, Kentucky | $305,090 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 99 | Campbell County, Kentucky | $299,270 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 100 | Jefferson County, Kentucky | $296,603 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 101 | Lee County, Kentucky | $268,081 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 102 | Whitley County, Kentucky | $231,992 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 103 | Webster County, Kentucky | $226,164 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 104 | Hopkins County, Kentucky | $222,782 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 105 | Hickman County, Kentucky | $104,851 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 106 | Leslie County, Kentucky | $68,667 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 107 | Perry County, Kentucky | $61,075 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 108 | Livingston County, Kentucky | $43,984 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 109 | Crittenden County, Kentucky | $38,512 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 110 | McCreary County, Kentucky | $32,119 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 111 | Boyd County, Kentucky | $29,768 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 112 | Union County, Kentucky | $7,049 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 113 | Floyd County, Kentucky | $5,056 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 114 | Bell County, Kentucky | $3,996 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 115 | Fulton County, Kentucky | $2,514 | 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.
