| Rank |
County |
Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity
1995-2012 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Stearns County, Minnesota | $11,097,005 | 13.0% | 13.0% |
| 2 | Otter Tail County, Minnesota | $4,874,743 | 5.7% | 18.7% |
| 3 | Morrison County, Minnesota | $4,462,135 | 5.2% | 23.9% |
| 4 | Winona County, Minnesota | $4,382,438 | 5.1% | 29.0% |
| 5 | Goodhue County, Minnesota | $3,750,327 | 4.4% | 33.4% |
| 6 | Todd County, Minnesota | $3,388,609 | 4.0% | 37.4% |
| 7 | Wabasha County, Minnesota | $3,230,917 | 3.8% | 41.2% |
| 8 | Wright County, Minnesota | $2,323,367 | 2.7% | 43.9% |
| 9 | Carver County, Minnesota | $2,291,814 | 2.7% | 46.6% |
| 10 | Fillmore County, Minnesota | $2,231,924 | 2.6% | 49.2% |
| 11 | Benton County, Minnesota | $2,179,626 | 2.6% | 51.8% |
| 12 | Douglas County, Minnesota | $1,747,813 | 2.0% | 53.8% |
| 13 | Olmsted County, Minnesota | $1,746,633 | 2.0% | 55.8% |
| 14 | Houston County, Minnesota | $1,704,401 | 2.0% | 57.8% |
| 15 | McLeod County, Minnesota | $1,497,203 | 1.8% | 59.6% |
| 16 | Rice County, Minnesota | $1,493,736 | 1.7% | 61.3% |
| 17 | Sibley County, Minnesota | $1,443,389 | 1.7% | 63.0% |
| 18 | Kandiyohi County, Minnesota | $1,443,339 | 1.7% | 64.7% |
| 19 | Brown County, Minnesota | $1,369,654 | 1.6% | 66.3% |
| 20 | Pine County, Minnesota | $1,274,921 | 1.5% | 67.8% |
| 21 | Becker County, Minnesota | $1,261,343 | 1.5% | 69.3% |
| 22 | Meeker County, Minnesota | $1,254,773 | 1.5% | 70.8% |
| 23 | Scott County, Minnesota | $1,245,419 | 1.5% | 72.2% |
| 24 | Pope County, Minnesota | $1,176,990 | 1.4% | 73.6% |
| 25 | Mille Lacs County, Minnesota | $995,887 | 1.2% | 74.8% |
| 26 | Nicollet County, Minnesota | $904,226 | 1.1% | 75.8% |
| 27 | Steele County, Minnesota | $891,605 | 1.0% | 76.9% |
| 28 | Mower County, Minnesota | $877,654 | 1.0% | 77.9% |
| 29 | Wadena County, Minnesota | $866,168 | 1.0% | 78.9% |
| 30 | Dodge County, Minnesota | $857,447 | 1.0% | 79.9% |
| 31 | Pipestone County, Minnesota | $857,365 | 1.0% | 80.9% |
| 32 | Dakota County, Minnesota | $745,235 | 0.9% | 81.8% |
| 33 | Murray County, Minnesota | $718,116 | 0.8% | 82.6% |
| 34 | Renville County, Minnesota | $665,881 | 0.8% | 83.4% |
| 35 | Le Sueur County, Minnesota | $638,917 | 0.7% | 84.2% |
| 36 | Nobles County, Minnesota | $625,619 | 0.7% | 84.9% |
| 37 | Lincoln County, Minnesota | $582,092 | 0.7% | 85.6% |
| 38 | Roseau County, Minnesota | $534,346 | 0.6% | 86.2% |
| 39 | Chisago County, Minnesota | $531,412 | 0.6% | 86.8% |
| 40 | Kanabec County, Minnesota | $510,227 | 0.6% | 87.4% |
| 41 | Polk County, Minnesota | $507,910 | 0.6% | 88.0% |
| 42 | Rock County, Minnesota | $480,388 | 0.6% | 88.6% |
| 43 | Hennepin County, Minnesota | $473,077 | 0.6% | 89.1% |
| 44 | Waseca County, Minnesota | $458,144 | 0.5% | 89.7% |
| 45 | Beltrami County, Minnesota | $422,703 | 0.5% | 90.2% |
| 46 | Redwood County, Minnesota | $414,608 | 0.5% | 90.6% |
| 47 | Freeborn County, Minnesota | $381,801 | 0.4% | 91.1% |
| 48 | Mahnomen County, Minnesota | $374,326 | 0.4% | 91.5% |
| 49 | Swift County, Minnesota | $362,624 | 0.4% | 92.0% |
| 50 | Clay County, Minnesota | $361,500 | 0.4% | 92.4% |
| 51 | Crow Wing County, Minnesota | $352,101 | 0.4% | 92.8% |
| 52 | Cass County, Minnesota | $351,842 | 0.4% | 93.2% |
| 53 | Grant County, Minnesota | $324,600 | 0.4% | 93.6% |
| 54 | Lyon County, Minnesota | $323,676 | 0.4% | 94.0% |
| 55 | Carlton County, Minnesota | $311,727 | 0.4% | 94.3% |
| 56 | Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota | $295,367 | 0.3% | 94.7% |
| 57 | Cottonwood County, Minnesota | $289,421 | 0.3% | 95.0% |
| 58 | Faribault County, Minnesota | $272,619 | 0.3% | 95.3% |
| 59 | Martin County, Minnesota | $249,359 | 0.3% | 95.6% |
| 60 | Norman County, Minnesota | $248,308 | 0.3% | 95.9% |
| 61 | Washington County, Minnesota | $244,326 | 0.3% | 96.2% |
| 62 | Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota | $244,016 | 0.3% | 96.5% |
| 63 | Red Lake County, Minnesota | $229,918 | 0.3% | 96.7% |
| 64 | Blue Earth County, Minnesota | $206,872 | 0.2% | 97.0% |
| 65 | Saint Louis County, Minnesota | $206,525 | 0.2% | 97.2% |
| 66 | Sherburne County, Minnesota | $204,317 | 0.2% | 97.5% |
| 67 | Aitkin County, Minnesota | $194,912 | 0.2% | 97.7% |
| 68 | Isanti County, Minnesota | $190,891 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 69 | Marshall County, Minnesota | $188,376 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 70 | Clearwater County, Minnesota | $180,629 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 71 | Stevens County, Minnesota | $172,758 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 72 | Wilkin County, Minnesota | $171,325 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 73 | Watonwan County, Minnesota | $170,658 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 74 | Big Stone County, Minnesota | $150,600 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 75 | Hubbard County, Minnesota | $132,244 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| 76 | Pennington County, Minnesota | $117,482 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 77 | Jackson County, Minnesota | $111,605 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 78 | Chippewa County, Minnesota | $109,283 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 79 | Kittson County, Minnesota | $61,998 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 80 | Itasca County, Minnesota | $54,781 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 81 | Anoka County, Minnesota | $51,914 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 82 | Koochiching County, Minnesota | $48,010 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 83 | Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota | $19,996 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 84 | Traverse County, Minnesota | $17,107 | 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.
