| Rank |
County |
Total USDA - Subsidies
2010 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Lenawee County, Michigan | $15,140,748 | 6.3% | 6.3% |
| 2 | Huron County, Michigan | $12,931,834 | 5.3% | 11.6% |
| 3 | Sanilac County, Michigan | $11,984,821 | 4.9% | 16.5% |
| 4 | Tuscola County, Michigan | $9,137,655 | 3.8% | 20.3% |
| 5 | Saginaw County, Michigan | $9,016,831 | 3.7% | 24.0% |
| 6 | Gratiot County, Michigan | $8,194,183 | 3.4% | 27.4% |
| 7 | Hillsdale County, Michigan | $7,898,635 | 3.3% | 30.7% |
| 8 | Ionia County, Michigan | $7,724,547 | 3.2% | 33.9% |
| 9 | Monroe County, Michigan | $7,477,094 | 3.1% | 37.0% |
| 10 | Calhoun County, Michigan | $7,212,302 | 3.0% | 39.9% |
| 11 | Eaton County, Michigan | $6,789,192 | 2.8% | 42.7% |
| 12 | Ottawa County, Michigan | $6,302,976 | 2.6% | 45.3% |
| 13 | Branch County, Michigan | $6,071,419 | 2.5% | 47.8% |
| 14 | Clinton County, Michigan | $5,952,211 | 2.5% | 50.3% |
| 15 | Allegan County, Michigan | $5,695,463 | 2.4% | 52.7% |
| 16 | Berrien County, Michigan | $5,633,385 | 2.3% | 55.0% |
| 17 | Jackson County, Michigan | $5,493,427 | 2.3% | 57.2% |
| 18 | Bay County, Michigan | $5,372,209 | 2.2% | 59.5% |
| 19 | Shiawassee County, Michigan | $5,329,523 | 2.2% | 61.7% |
| 20 | Kent County, Michigan | $5,217,701 | 2.2% | 63.8% |
| 21 | Montcalm County, Michigan | $4,953,172 | 2.0% | 65.9% |
| 22 | Isabella County, Michigan | $4,935,942 | 2.0% | 67.9% |
| 23 | Cass County, Michigan | $4,873,629 | 2.0% | 69.9% |
| 24 | Van Buren County, Michigan | $4,872,231 | 2.0% | 71.9% |
| 25 | Saint Joseph County, Michigan | $4,593,952 | 1.9% | 73.8% |
| 26 | Ingham County, Michigan | $4,335,600 | 1.8% | 75.6% |
| 27 | Michigan NRCS | $4,333,002 | 1.8% | 77.4% |
| 28 | Washtenaw County, Michigan | $4,238,126 | 1.7% | 79.1% |
| 29 | Barry County, Michigan | $3,773,953 | 1.6% | 80.7% |
| 30 | Lapeer County, Michigan | $3,704,707 | 1.5% | 82.2% |
| 31 | Saint Clair County, Michigan | $3,287,379 | 1.4% | 83.6% |
| 32 | Kalamazoo County, Michigan | $3,062,966 | 1.3% | 84.9% |
| 33 | Genesee County, Michigan | $3,042,616 | 1.3% | 86.1% |
| 34 | Arenac County, Michigan | $2,639,000 | 1.1% | 87.2% |
| 35 | Menominee County, Michigan | $2,310,883 | 1.0% | 88.2% |
| 36 | Midland County, Michigan | $2,182,808 | 0.9% | 89.1% |
| 37 | Mecosta County, Michigan | $1,792,764 | 0.7% | 89.8% |
| 38 | Muskegon County, Michigan | $1,768,858 | 0.7% | 90.5% |
| 39 | Newaygo County, Michigan | $1,709,385 | 0.7% | 91.2% |
| 40 | Leelanau County, Michigan | $1,704,170 | 0.7% | 91.9% |
| 41 | Missaukee County, Michigan | $1,599,116 | 0.7% | 92.6% |
| 42 | Macomb County, Michigan | $1,524,673 | 0.6% | 93.2% |
| 43 | Livingston County, Michigan | $1,444,424 | 0.6% | 93.8% |
| 44 | Oceana County, Michigan | $1,395,808 | 0.6% | 94.4% |
| 45 | Mason County, Michigan | $1,237,591 | 0.5% | 94.9% |
| 46 | Benzie County, Michigan | $1,151,170 | 0.5% | 95.4% |
| 47 | Grand Traverse County, Michigan | $1,098,446 | 0.5% | 95.8% |
| 48 | Ogemaw County, Michigan | $1,023,900 | 0.4% | 96.3% |
| 49 | Antrim County, Michigan | $906,767 | 0.4% | 96.6% |
| 50 | Iosco County, Michigan | $870,373 | 0.4% | 97.0% |
| 51 | Gladwin County, Michigan | $845,083 | 0.3% | 97.3% |
| 52 | Delta County, Michigan | $826,024 | 0.3% | 97.7% |
| 53 | Osceola County, Michigan | $787,659 | 0.3% | 98.0% |
| 54 | Wexford County, Michigan | $781,458 | 0.3% | 98.3% |
| 55 | Alpena County, Michigan | $628,911 | 0.3% | 98.6% |
| 56 | Presque Isle County, Michigan | $568,768 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 57 | Clare County, Michigan | $453,734 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 58 | Wayne County, Michigan | $248,058 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 59 | Alcona County, Michigan | $231,358 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 60 | Dickinson County, Michigan | $224,580 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 61 | Oakland County, Michigan | $208,171 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 62 | Montmorency County, Michigan | $192,470 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 63 | Chippewa County, Michigan | $182,808 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 64 | Manistee County, Michigan | $177,146 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 65 | Marquette County, Michigan | $129,491 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 66 | Charlevoix County, Michigan | $105,561 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 67 | Otsego County, Michigan | $98,605 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 68 | Cheboygan County, Michigan | $86,905 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 69 | Kalkaska County, Michigan | $86,663 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 70 | Alger County, Michigan | $71,839 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 71 | Mackinac County, Michigan | $51,253 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 72 | Emmet County, Michigan | $50,112 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 73 | Iron County, Michigan | $43,118 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 74 | Houghton County, Michigan | $38,278 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 75 | Lake County, Michigan | $31,312 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 76 | Baraga County, Michigan | $28,041 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 77 | Luce County, Michigan | $26,947 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 78 | Schoolcraft County, Michigan | $26,772 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 79 | Ontonagon County, Michigan | $21,622 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 80 | Gogebic County, Michigan | $14,580 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 81 | Oscoda County, Michigan | $9,958 | 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.
