| Rank |
County |
Total Livestock Indemnity Program
1995-2012 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Roseau County, Minnesota | $655,999 | 7.2% | 7.2% |
| 2 | Renville County, Minnesota | $634,102 | 6.9% | 14.1% |
| 3 | Martin County, Minnesota | $498,026 | 5.4% | 19.6% |
| 4 | Cottonwood County, Minnesota | $342,956 | 3.8% | 23.3% |
| 5 | Brown County, Minnesota | $300,663 | 3.3% | 26.6% |
| 6 | Redwood County, Minnesota | $281,978 | 3.1% | 29.7% |
| 7 | Wabasha County, Minnesota | $280,579 | 3.1% | 32.8% |
| 8 | Otter Tail County, Minnesota | $260,932 | 2.9% | 35.6% |
| 9 | Lyon County, Minnesota | $227,921 | 2.5% | 38.1% |
| 10 | Faribault County, Minnesota | $221,811 | 2.4% | 40.5% |
| 11 | Goodhue County, Minnesota | $211,150 | 2.3% | 42.8% |
| 12 | Pipestone County, Minnesota | $202,096 | 2.2% | 45.0% |
| 13 | Stearns County, Minnesota | $190,075 | 2.1% | 47.1% |
| 14 | Nobles County, Minnesota | $180,550 | 2.0% | 49.1% |
| 15 | Polk County, Minnesota | $177,755 | 1.9% | 51.0% |
| 16 | Meeker County, Minnesota | $169,524 | 1.9% | 52.9% |
| 17 | Todd County, Minnesota | $169,339 | 1.9% | 54.7% |
| 18 | Norman County, Minnesota | $163,916 | 1.8% | 56.5% |
| 19 | Clay County, Minnesota | $157,932 | 1.7% | 58.3% |
| 20 | Dakota County, Minnesota | $156,361 | 1.7% | 60.0% |
| 21 | Kittson County, Minnesota | $152,686 | 1.7% | 61.6% |
| 22 | Beltrami County, Minnesota | $145,192 | 1.6% | 63.2% |
| 23 | Kandiyohi County, Minnesota | $145,117 | 1.6% | 64.8% |
| 24 | Murray County, Minnesota | $143,985 | 1.6% | 66.4% |
| 25 | Rock County, Minnesota | $138,989 | 1.5% | 67.9% |
| 26 | Clearwater County, Minnesota | $135,738 | 1.5% | 69.4% |
| 27 | Wadena County, Minnesota | $133,883 | 1.5% | 70.9% |
| 28 | Lincoln County, Minnesota | $130,906 | 1.4% | 72.3% |
| 29 | Mower County, Minnesota | $125,107 | 1.4% | 73.7% |
| 30 | Fillmore County, Minnesota | $117,717 | 1.3% | 75.0% |
| 31 | Marshall County, Minnesota | $114,679 | 1.3% | 76.2% |
| 32 | Cass County, Minnesota | $113,474 | 1.2% | 77.5% |
| 33 | Traverse County, Minnesota | $112,704 | 1.2% | 78.7% |
| 34 | Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota | $110,858 | 1.2% | 79.9% |
| 35 | Morrison County, Minnesota | $99,895 | 1.1% | 81.0% |
| 36 | Wright County, Minnesota | $99,711 | 1.1% | 82.1% |
| 37 | Carver County, Minnesota | $98,526 | 1.1% | 83.2% |
| 38 | Pope County, Minnesota | $92,935 | 1.0% | 84.2% |
| 39 | Becker County, Minnesota | $90,791 | 1.0% | 85.2% |
| 40 | Stevens County, Minnesota | $84,964 | 0.9% | 86.1% |
| 41 | Dodge County, Minnesota | $83,541 | 0.9% | 87.0% |
| 42 | Swift County, Minnesota | $78,531 | 0.9% | 87.9% |
| 43 | Scott County, Minnesota | $72,040 | 0.8% | 88.7% |
| 44 | Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota | $70,218 | 0.8% | 89.4% |
| 45 | Pennington County, Minnesota | $66,647 | 0.7% | 90.2% |
| 46 | Olmsted County, Minnesota | $66,201 | 0.7% | 90.9% |
| 47 | Winona County, Minnesota | $66,026 | 0.7% | 91.6% |
| 48 | Blue Earth County, Minnesota | $61,871 | 0.7% | 92.3% |
| 49 | Mahnomen County, Minnesota | $51,586 | 0.6% | 92.8% |
| 50 | Sibley County, Minnesota | $50,782 | 0.6% | 93.4% |
| 51 | Rice County, Minnesota | $50,647 | 0.6% | 93.9% |
| 52 | Chippewa County, Minnesota | $49,999 | 0.5% | 94.5% |
| 53 | Nicollet County, Minnesota | $48,776 | 0.5% | 95.0% |
| 54 | Douglas County, Minnesota | $43,310 | 0.5% | 95.5% |
| 55 | Red Lake County, Minnesota | $40,402 | 0.4% | 95.9% |
| 56 | McLeod County, Minnesota | $34,826 | 0.4% | 96.3% |
| 57 | Houston County, Minnesota | $34,759 | 0.4% | 96.7% |
| 58 | Big Stone County, Minnesota | $28,922 | 0.3% | 97.0% |
| 59 | Watonwan County, Minnesota | $26,045 | 0.3% | 97.3% |
| 60 | Benton County, Minnesota | $24,829 | 0.3% | 97.6% |
| 61 | Grant County, Minnesota | $22,862 | 0.3% | 97.8% |
| 62 | Aitkin County, Minnesota | $22,201 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 63 | Steele County, Minnesota | $22,141 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 64 | Pine County, Minnesota | $20,911 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 65 | Crow Wing County, Minnesota | $20,027 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 66 | Freeborn County, Minnesota | $18,736 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 67 | Mille Lacs County, Minnesota | $13,230 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 68 | Jackson County, Minnesota | $12,768 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 69 | Wilkin County, Minnesota | $10,946 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 70 | Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota | $10,145 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 71 | Waseca County, Minnesota | $8,747 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 72 | Le Sueur County, Minnesota | $8,676 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 73 | Itasca County, Minnesota | $6,877 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 74 | Koochiching County, Minnesota | $4,742 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 75 | Hubbard County, Minnesota | $3,934 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 76 | Saint Louis County, Minnesota | $3,048 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
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.
