| Rank |
County |
Total USDA - Subsidies
1995-2011 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | | $1,684,423,978 | 21.3% | 21.3% |
| 2 | Bolivar County, Mississippi | $581,922,717 | 7.4% | 28.7% |
| 3 | Washington County, Mississippi | $479,559,097 | 6.1% | 34.8% |
| 4 | Sunflower County, Mississippi | $452,163,098 | 5.7% | 40.5% |
| 5 | Coahoma County, Mississippi | $422,726,569 | 5.4% | 45.9% |
| 6 | Leflore County, Mississippi | $378,044,593 | 4.8% | 50.7% |
| 7 | Yazoo County, Mississippi | $327,092,504 | 4.1% | 54.8% |
| 8 | Tallahatchie County, Mississippi | $301,283,613 | 3.8% | 58.6% |
| 9 | Quitman County, Mississippi | $223,652,541 | 2.8% | 61.5% |
| 10 | Tunica County, Mississippi | $223,606,732 | 2.8% | 64.3% |
| 11 | Humphreys County, Mississippi | $223,190,776 | 2.8% | 67.1% |
| 12 | Sharkey County, Mississippi | $196,871,665 | 2.5% | 69.6% |
| 13 | Panola County, Mississippi | $176,773,134 | 2.2% | 71.9% |
| 14 | Holmes County, Mississippi | $173,243,401 | 2.2% | 74.1% |
| 15 | Issaquena County, Mississippi | $114,341,865 | 1.4% | 75.5% |
| 16 | Madison County, Mississippi | $111,253,363 | 1.4% | 76.9% |
| 17 | Calhoun County, Mississippi | $90,582,174 | 1.1% | 78.1% |
| 18 | Mississippi NRCS | $83,223,639 | 1.1% | 79.1% |
| 19 | Noxubee County, Mississippi | $83,200,717 | 1.1% | 80.2% |
| 20 | Monroe County, Mississippi | $82,378,394 | 1.0% | 81.2% |
| 21 | Chickasaw County, Mississippi | $73,420,653 | 0.9% | 82.2% |
| 22 | Warren County, Mississippi | $69,141,449 | 0.9% | 83.0% |
| 23 | Carroll County, Mississippi | $65,217,132 | 0.8% | 83.9% |
| 24 | DeSoto County, Mississippi | $63,627,447 | 0.8% | 84.7% |
| 25 | Hinds County, Mississippi | $59,402,257 | 0.8% | 85.4% |
| 26 | Tate County, Mississippi | $58,116,900 | 0.7% | 86.2% |
| 27 | Pontotoc County, Mississippi | $57,695,410 | 0.7% | 86.9% |
| 28 | Marshall County, Mississippi | $52,588,323 | 0.7% | 87.6% |
| 29 | Lee County, Mississippi | $46,460,422 | 0.6% | 88.2% |
| 30 | Lowndes County, Mississippi | $45,814,317 | 0.6% | 88.7% |
| 31 | Grenada County, Mississippi | $45,728,280 | 0.6% | 89.3% |
| 32 | Webster County, Mississippi | $40,262,777 | 0.5% | 89.8% |
| 33 | Union County, Mississippi | $38,340,864 | 0.5% | 90.3% |
| 34 | Prentiss County, Mississippi | $34,380,631 | 0.4% | 90.7% |
| 35 | Montgomery County, Mississippi | $33,603,445 | 0.4% | 91.2% |
| 36 | Adams County, Mississippi | $33,588,283 | 0.4% | 91.6% |
| 37 | Clay County, Mississippi | $32,660,213 | 0.4% | 92.0% |
| 38 | Yalobusha County, Mississippi | $32,595,531 | 0.4% | 92.4% |
| 39 | Attala County, Mississippi | $31,027,592 | 0.4% | 92.8% |
| 40 | Alcorn County, Mississippi | $26,042,465 | 0.3% | 93.1% |
| 41 | Lafayette County, Mississippi | $25,920,892 | 0.3% | 93.5% |
| 42 | Benton County, Mississippi | $25,674,388 | 0.3% | 93.8% |
| 43 | Rankin County, Mississippi | $25,662,152 | 0.3% | 94.1% |
| 44 | Tippah County, Mississippi | $25,072,539 | 0.3% | 94.4% |
| 45 | Claiborne County, Mississippi | $23,273,829 | 0.3% | 94.7% |
| 46 | George County, Mississippi | $23,174,172 | 0.3% | 95.0% |
| 47 | Walthall County, Mississippi | $21,865,542 | 0.3% | 95.3% |
| 48 | Itawamba County, Mississippi | $21,594,967 | 0.3% | 95.6% |
| 49 | Jefferson County, Mississippi | $19,631,282 | 0.2% | 95.8% |
| 50 | Oktibbeha County, Mississippi | $18,141,985 | 0.2% | 96.1% |
| 51 | Pearl River County, Mississippi | $15,913,425 | 0.2% | 96.3% |
| 52 | Scott County, Mississippi | $15,835,566 | 0.2% | 96.5% |
| 53 | Leake County, Mississippi | $13,777,380 | 0.2% | 96.6% |
| 54 | Marion County, Mississippi | $13,747,547 | 0.2% | 96.8% |
| 55 | Forrest County, Mississippi | $13,002,018 | 0.2% | 97.0% |
| 56 | Copiah County, Mississippi | $12,693,457 | 0.2% | 97.1% |
| 57 | Winston County, Mississippi | $12,404,167 | 0.2% | 97.3% |
| 58 | Amite County, Mississippi | $12,220,853 | 0.2% | 97.5% |
| 59 | Covington County, Mississippi | $11,692,624 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 60 | Newton County, Mississippi | $10,957,299 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 61 | Perry County, Mississippi | $10,817,543 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 62 | Kemper County, Mississippi | $10,329,400 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 63 | Tishomingo County, Mississippi | $10,291,478 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 64 | Jones County, Mississippi | $10,156,248 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 65 | Jackson County, Mississippi | $10,110,666 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 66 | Pike County, Mississippi | $9,994,802 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 67 | Lawrence County, Mississippi | $9,968,763 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 68 | Choctaw County, Mississippi | $9,769,808 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 69 | Jasper County, Mississippi | $8,484,043 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 70 | Simpson County, Mississippi | $8,354,461 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 71 | Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi | $8,309,312 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 72 | Lincoln County, Mississippi | $8,243,802 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 73 | Lamar County, Mississippi | $8,142,332 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 74 | Smith County, Mississippi | $7,248,765 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 75 | Wilkinson County, Mississippi | $7,236,993 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 76 | Neshoba County, Mississippi | $6,923,259 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 77 | Stone County, Mississippi | $5,624,921 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 78 | Hancock County, Mississippi | $5,133,865 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 79 | Wayne County, Mississippi | $4,754,291 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 80 | Clarke County, Mississippi | $4,747,311 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 81 | Harrison County, Mississippi | $4,072,887 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 82 | Franklin County, Mississippi | $3,781,134 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 83 | Greene County, Mississippi | $3,207,022 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 84 | Lauderdale County, Mississippi | $2,789,544 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011 is 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 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.
