| Rank |
County |
Subtotal, Disaster Payments
2011 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Calhoun County, Mississippi | $2,101,179 | 10.4% | 10.4% |
| 2 | Bolivar County, Mississippi | $1,707,521 | 8.5% | 18.9% |
| 3 | Washington County, Mississippi | $1,684,761 | 8.4% | 27.2% |
| 4 | Chickasaw County, Mississippi | $1,434,064 | 7.1% | 34.3% |
| 5 | Sunflower County, Mississippi | $1,264,795 | 6.3% | 40.6% |
| 6 | Coahoma County, Mississippi | $1,166,783 | 5.8% | 46.4% |
| 7 | Humphreys County, Mississippi | $1,058,954 | 5.3% | 51.7% |
| 8 | Leflore County, Mississippi | $1,039,801 | 5.2% | 56.8% |
| 9 | Noxubee County, Mississippi | $889,603 | 4.4% | 61.2% |
| 10 | Yazoo County, Mississippi | $849,812 | 4.2% | 65.4% |
| 11 | Quitman County, Mississippi | $666,902 | 3.3% | 68.7% |
| 12 | Tunica County, Mississippi | $604,277 | 3.0% | 71.7% |
| 13 | Panola County, Mississippi | $596,530 | 3.0% | 74.7% |
| 14 | Tallahatchie County, Mississippi | $534,847 | 2.7% | 77.3% |
| 15 | Sharkey County, Mississippi | $531,514 | 2.6% | 80.0% |
| 16 | Holmes County, Mississippi | $395,802 | 2.0% | 81.9% |
| 17 | Lowndes County, Mississippi | $346,271 | 1.7% | 83.7% |
| 18 | Issaquena County, Mississippi | $318,423 | 1.6% | 85.2% |
| 19 | Lee County, Mississippi | $229,960 | 1.1% | 86.4% |
| 20 | Rankin County, Mississippi | $153,530 | 0.8% | 87.1% |
| 21 | DeSoto County, Mississippi | $152,357 | 0.8% | 87.9% |
| 22 | Amite County, Mississippi | $151,448 | 0.8% | 88.7% |
| 23 | Warren County, Mississippi | $147,705 | 0.7% | 89.4% |
| 24 | Webster County, Mississippi | $145,827 | 0.7% | 90.1% |
| 25 | Lawrence County, Mississippi | $137,560 | 0.7% | 90.8% |
| 26 | Monroe County, Mississippi | $129,714 | 0.6% | 91.4% |
| 27 | Madison County, Mississippi | $102,521 | 0.5% | 91.9% |
| 28 | Itawamba County, Mississippi | $93,341 | 0.5% | 92.4% |
| 29 | Pontotoc County, Mississippi | $90,656 | 0.4% | 92.9% |
| 30 | Prentiss County, Mississippi | $75,868 | 0.4% | 93.2% |
| 31 | Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi | $74,984 | 0.4% | 93.6% |
| 32 | Tate County, Mississippi | $71,702 | 0.4% | 94.0% |
| 33 | Montgomery County, Mississippi | $70,923 | 0.4% | 94.3% |
| 34 | Yalobusha County, Mississippi | $67,952 | 0.3% | 94.6% |
| 35 | Carroll County, Mississippi | $67,872 | 0.3% | 95.0% |
| 36 | Grenada County, Mississippi | $60,646 | 0.3% | 95.3% |
| 37 | George County, Mississippi | $56,126 | 0.3% | 95.6% |
| 38 | Adams County, Mississippi | $55,217 | 0.3% | 95.8% |
| 39 | Union County, Mississippi | $52,781 | 0.3% | 96.1% |
| 40 | Marshall County, Mississippi | $52,657 | 0.3% | 96.4% |
| 41 | Hinds County, Mississippi | $52,509 | 0.3% | 96.6% |
| 42 | Clay County, Mississippi | $47,880 | 0.2% | 96.9% |
| 43 | Alcorn County, Mississippi | $46,694 | 0.2% | 97.1% |
| 44 | Lafayette County, Mississippi | $46,638 | 0.2% | 97.3% |
| 45 | Hancock County, Mississippi | $44,903 | 0.2% | 97.5% |
| 46 | Lincoln County, Mississippi | $42,694 | 0.2% | 97.8% |
| 47 | Benton County, Mississippi | $42,103 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 48 | Pearl River County, Mississippi | $41,221 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 49 | Perry County, Mississippi | $38,925 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 50 | Jackson County, Mississippi | $36,352 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 51 | Choctaw County, Mississippi | $36,163 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 52 | Claiborne County, Mississippi | $35,603 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 53 | Oktibbeha County, Mississippi | $32,795 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 54 | Tippah County, Mississippi | $26,850 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 55 | Attala County, Mississippi | $18,779 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 56 | Marion County, Mississippi | $16,047 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 57 | Walthall County, Mississippi | $14,665 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 58 | Wilkinson County, Mississippi | $14,224 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 59 | Covington County, Mississippi | $13,703 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 60 | Tishomingo County, Mississippi | $12,236 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 61 | Jefferson County, Mississippi | $11,556 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 62 | Leake County, Mississippi | $10,665 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 63 | Forrest County, Mississippi | $8,821 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 64 | Simpson County, Mississippi | $6,695 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 65 | Jones County, Mississippi | $4,726 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 66 | Copiah County, Mississippi | $4,227 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 67 | Wayne County, Mississippi | $969 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
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.
