| Rank |
County |
Tobacco Subsidies
1995-2012 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Fayette County, Kentucky | $12,532,636 | 3.0% | 3.0% |
| 2 | Scott County, Kentucky | $11,528,660 | 2.7% | 5.7% |
| 3 | Bourbon County, Kentucky | $11,299,338 | 2.7% | 8.3% |
| 4 | Woodford County, Kentucky | $10,995,308 | 2.6% | 10.9% |
| 5 | Shelby County, Kentucky | $10,642,901 | 2.5% | 13.5% |
| 6 | Madison County, Kentucky | $10,274,987 | 2.4% | 15.9% |
| 7 | Barren County, Kentucky | $9,749,122 | 2.3% | 18.2% |
| 8 | Henry County, Kentucky | $9,405,438 | 2.2% | 20.4% |
| 9 | Harrison County, Kentucky | $9,268,439 | 2.2% | 22.6% |
| 10 | Christian County, Kentucky | $8,553,952 | 2.0% | 24.6% |
| 11 | Owen County, Kentucky | $8,463,159 | 2.0% | 26.6% |
| 12 | Mason County, Kentucky | $8,035,159 | 1.9% | 28.5% |
| 13 | Hart County, Kentucky | $8,008,056 | 1.9% | 30.4% |
| 14 | Jessamine County, Kentucky | $7,988,226 | 1.9% | 32.3% |
| 15 | Daviess County, Kentucky | $7,703,814 | 1.8% | 34.1% |
| 16 | Logan County, Kentucky | $6,995,263 | 1.7% | 35.8% |
| 17 | Washington County, Kentucky | $6,783,095 | 1.6% | 37.4% |
| 18 | Clark County, Kentucky | $6,763,162 | 1.6% | 39.0% |
| 19 | Bracken County, Kentucky | $6,672,749 | 1.6% | 40.5% |
| 20 | Breckinridge County, Kentucky | $6,668,936 | 1.6% | 42.1% |
| 21 | Garrard County, Kentucky | $6,596,156 | 1.6% | 43.7% |
| 22 | Graves County, Kentucky | $6,538,510 | 1.5% | 45.2% |
| 23 | Fleming County, Kentucky | $6,409,243 | 1.5% | 46.7% |
| 24 | Mercer County, Kentucky | $5,820,353 | 1.4% | 48.1% |
| 25 | Franklin County, Kentucky | $5,799,490 | 1.4% | 49.5% |
| 26 | Lincoln County, Kentucky | $5,794,098 | 1.4% | 50.8% |
| 27 | Pulaski County, Kentucky | $5,654,079 | 1.3% | 52.2% |
| 28 | Calloway County, Kentucky | $5,586,394 | 1.3% | 53.5% |
| 29 | Bath County, Kentucky | $5,455,130 | 1.3% | 54.8% |
| 30 | Marion County, Kentucky | $5,398,822 | 1.3% | 56.1% |
| 31 | Todd County, Kentucky | $5,397,870 | 1.3% | 57.3% |
| 32 | Grant County, Kentucky | $5,325,018 | 1.3% | 58.6% |
| 33 | Green County, Kentucky | $5,280,065 | 1.2% | 59.8% |
| 34 | Casey County, Kentucky | $5,170,968 | 1.2% | 61.1% |
| 35 | Nicholas County, Kentucky | $5,115,325 | 1.2% | 62.3% |
| 36 | Pendleton County, Kentucky | $5,106,996 | 1.2% | 63.5% |
| 37 | Montgomery County, Kentucky | $4,984,224 | 1.2% | 64.6% |
| 38 | Warren County, Kentucky | $4,923,870 | 1.2% | 65.8% |
| 39 | Nelson County, Kentucky | $4,589,273 | 1.1% | 66.9% |
| 40 | Taylor County, Kentucky | $4,491,884 | 1.1% | 68.0% |
| 41 | Lewis County, Kentucky | $4,267,579 | 1.0% | 69.0% |
| 42 | Metcalfe County, Kentucky | $4,093,218 | 1.0% | 69.9% |
| 43 | Adair County, Kentucky | $4,046,859 | 1.0% | 70.9% |
| 44 | Boyle County, Kentucky | $3,875,506 | 0.9% | 71.8% |
| 45 | Spencer County, Kentucky | $3,841,855 | 0.9% | 72.7% |
| 46 | Hardin County, Kentucky | $3,752,783 | 0.9% | 73.6% |
| 47 | Laurel County, Kentucky | $3,693,267 | 0.9% | 74.5% |
| 48 | Trimble County, Kentucky | $3,684,610 | 0.9% | 75.3% |
| 49 | Carroll County, Kentucky | $3,568,161 | 0.8% | 76.2% |
| 50 | Morgan County, Kentucky | $3,554,433 | 0.8% | 77.0% |
| 51 | Grayson County, Kentucky | $3,503,841 | 0.8% | 77.8% |
| 52 | Allen County, Kentucky | $3,270,327 | 0.8% | 78.6% |
| 53 | Anderson County, Kentucky | $3,224,312 | 0.8% | 79.4% |
| 54 | Trigg County, Kentucky | $3,152,020 | 0.7% | 80.1% |
| 55 | Jackson County, Kentucky | $2,967,077 | 0.7% | 80.8% |
| 56 | Monroe County, Kentucky | $2,923,191 | 0.7% | 81.5% |
| 57 | Boone County, Kentucky | $2,903,308 | 0.7% | 82.2% |
| 58 | Larue County, Kentucky | $2,749,257 | 0.6% | 82.8% |
| 59 | Russell County, Kentucky | $2,731,345 | 0.6% | 83.5% |
| 60 | Carter County, Kentucky | $2,724,437 | 0.6% | 84.1% |
| 61 | Rockcastle County, Kentucky | $2,675,947 | 0.6% | 84.8% |
| 62 | Simpson County, Kentucky | $2,673,118 | 0.6% | 85.4% |
| 63 | Ballard County, Kentucky | $2,639,236 | 0.6% | 86.0% |
| 64 | Ohio County, Kentucky | $2,591,078 | 0.6% | 86.6% |
| 65 | Wayne County, Kentucky | $2,391,779 | 0.6% | 87.2% |
| 66 | Robertson County, Kentucky | $2,329,706 | 0.6% | 87.7% |
| 67 | Clay County, Kentucky | $2,260,792 | 0.5% | 88.3% |
| 68 | Hancock County, Kentucky | $2,241,062 | 0.5% | 88.8% |
| 69 | Gallatin County, Kentucky | $2,037,831 | 0.5% | 89.3% |
| 70 | Wolfe County, Kentucky | $1,998,885 | 0.5% | 89.8% |
| 71 | McLean County, Kentucky | $1,916,709 | 0.5% | 90.2% |
| 72 | Cumberland County, Kentucky | $1,908,811 | 0.5% | 90.7% |
| 73 | Clinton County, Kentucky | $1,904,710 | 0.4% | 91.1% |
| 74 | Muhlenberg County, Kentucky | $1,879,944 | 0.4% | 91.6% |
| 75 | Magoffin County, Kentucky | $1,723,304 | 0.4% | 92.0% |
| 76 | Caldwell County, Kentucky | $1,722,473 | 0.4% | 92.4% |
| 77 | Elliott County, Kentucky | $1,716,779 | 0.4% | 92.8% |
| 78 | Meade County, Kentucky | $1,637,479 | 0.4% | 93.2% |
| 79 | Owsley County, Kentucky | $1,634,374 | 0.4% | 93.6% |
| 80 | Greenup County, Kentucky | $1,550,849 | 0.4% | 93.9% |
| 81 | Edmonson County, Kentucky | $1,481,807 | 0.3% | 94.3% |
| 82 | Estill County, Kentucky | $1,464,309 | 0.3% | 94.6% |
| 83 | Henderson County, Kentucky | $1,444,639 | 0.3% | 95.0% |
| 84 | McCracken County, Kentucky | $1,431,849 | 0.3% | 95.3% |
| 85 | Rowan County, Kentucky | $1,338,110 | 0.3% | 95.6% |
| 86 | Bullitt County, Kentucky | $1,288,555 | 0.3% | 95.9% |
| 87 | Kenton County, Kentucky | $1,279,761 | 0.3% | 96.2% |
| 88 | Oldham County, Kentucky | $1,270,277 | 0.3% | 96.5% |
| 89 | Menifee County, Kentucky | $1,247,198 | 0.3% | 96.8% |
| 90 | Carlisle County, Kentucky | $1,213,683 | 0.3% | 97.1% |
| 91 | Breathitt County, Kentucky | $1,142,118 | 0.3% | 97.4% |
| 92 | Lyon County, Kentucky | $1,132,449 | 0.3% | 97.6% |
| 93 | Marshall County, Kentucky | $1,082,157 | 0.3% | 97.9% |
| 94 | Powell County, Kentucky | $1,050,762 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 95 | Webster County, Kentucky | $936,707 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 96 | Knox County, Kentucky | $856,958 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 97 | Johnson County, Kentucky | $780,692 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 98 | Hopkins County, Kentucky | $771,645 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 99 | Butler County, Kentucky | $753,269 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 100 | Lawrence County, Kentucky | $741,845 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| 101 | Campbell County, Kentucky | $738,865 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 102 | Jefferson County, Kentucky | $585,722 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 103 | Lee County, Kentucky | $562,972 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 104 | Hickman County, Kentucky | $372,033 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 105 | Whitley County, Kentucky | $363,932 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 106 | Leslie County, Kentucky | $102,022 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 107 | Perry County, Kentucky | $100,496 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 108 | McCreary County, Kentucky | $61,797 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 109 | Boyd County, Kentucky | $55,631 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 110 | Crittenden County, Kentucky | $29,411 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 111 | Union County, Kentucky | $19,205 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 112 | Livingston County, Kentucky | $13,190 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 113 | Bell County, Kentucky | $7,225 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 114 | Floyd County, Kentucky | $5,658 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 115 | Fulton County, Kentucky | $2,424 | 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.
