Commodity subsidies in Louisiana totaled $114 million in 2012

Counties in Louisiana Receiving Commodity Payments, 2012

Rank County Total Commodity Programs
2012
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Acadia Parish, Louisiana$10,240,2879.0%9.0%
2Vermilion Parish, Louisiana$8,844,9427.8%16.8%
3Morehouse Parish, Louisiana$8,833,0237.8%24.6%
4Jefferson Davis, Louisiana$8,538,5107.5%32.1%
5Tensas Parish, Louisiana$6,161,8795.4%37.5%
6East Carroll Parish, Louisiana$5,701,3885.0%42.5%
7Madison Parish, Louisiana$5,671,1015.0%47.5%
8Franklin Parish, Louisiana$5,442,8484.8%52.3%
9Richland Parish, Louisiana$4,976,6964.4%56.7%
10Evangeline Parish, Louisiana$4,578,9824.0%60.7%
11Concordia Parish, Louisiana$4,367,7583.8%64.5%
12Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana$4,259,4993.7%68.3%
13Catahoula Parish, Louisiana$3,983,6363.5%71.8%
14Rapides Parish, Louisiana$2,842,0292.5%74.3%
15West Carroll Parish, Louisiana$2,747,9942.4%76.7%
16Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana$2,666,2262.3%79.0%
17Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana$2,558,2302.3%81.3%
18Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana$2,518,3082.2%83.5%
19Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana$2,215,8911.9%85.5%
20Ouachita Parish, Louisiana$2,121,4191.9%87.3%
21Allen Parish, Louisiana$2,057,7211.8%89.1%
22Cameron Parish, Louisiana$1,727,0511.5%90.6%
23Caddo Parish, Louisiana$1,572,9241.4%92.0%
24Jefferson Parish, Louisiana$927,8210.8%92.8%
25Lafayette Parish, Louisiana$841,1070.7%93.6%
26Caldwell Parish, Louisiana$763,5380.7%94.3%
27Red River Parish, Louisiana$639,2890.6%94.8%
28Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana$617,8330.5%95.4%
29Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana$488,1350.4%95.8%
30Bossier Parish, Louisiana$486,3310.4%96.2%
31Lafourche Parish, Louisiana$466,5590.4%96.6%
32Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana$458,4900.4%97.0%
33Washington Parish, Louisiana$445,5440.4%97.4%
34Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana$433,9930.4%97.8%
35Beauregard Parish, Louisiana$410,7280.4%98.2%
36Grant Parish, Louisiana$278,0500.2%98.4%
37Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana$242,7910.2%98.6%
38Iberville Parish, Louisiana$227,9430.2%98.8%
39Iberia Parish, Louisiana$216,9790.2%99.0%
40Orleans Parish, Louisiana$208,9120.2%99.2%
41Saint Mary Parish, Louisiana$152,2240.1%99.3%
42West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana$135,0950.1%99.5%
43De Soto Parish, Louisiana$121,9930.1%99.6%
44Saint Helena Parish, Louisiana$115,3340.1%99.7%
45Sabine Parish, Louisiana$58,5990.1%99.7%
46Ascension Parish, Louisiana$41,9390.0%99.8%
47Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana$41,3700.0%99.8%
48East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana$41,2340.0%99.8%
49Bienville Parish, Louisiana$31,6220.0%99.9%
50Assumption Parish, Louisiana$31,5620.0%99.9%
51Saint James Parish, Louisiana$29,5300.0%99.9%
52Webster Parish, Louisiana$21,0080.0%99.9%
53La Salle Parish, Louisiana$18,7490.0%99.9%
54East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana$18,2580.0%100.0%
55West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana$17,2170.0%100.0%
56Claiborne Parish, Louisiana$14,2050.0%100.0%
57Saint John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana$7,7710.0%100.0%
58Saint Charles Parish, Louisiana$4,0000.0%100.0%
59Winn Parish, Louisiana$3,0320.0%100.0%
60Vernon Parish, Louisiana$4810.0%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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