| Rank |
County |
Total Direct Payments
1995-2011 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Bolivar County, Mississippi | $132,650,218 | 11.7% | 11.7% |
| 2 | Washington County, Mississippi | $111,380,011 | 9.8% | 21.5% |
| 3 | Sunflower County, Mississippi | $98,600,369 | 8.7% | 30.2% |
| 4 | Coahoma County, Mississippi | $90,656,267 | 8.0% | 38.2% |
| 5 | Leflore County, Mississippi | $80,754,669 | 7.1% | 45.3% |
| 6 | Yazoo County, Mississippi | $66,717,524 | 5.9% | 51.1% |
| 7 | Tallahatchie County, Mississippi | $59,447,971 | 5.2% | 56.4% |
| 8 | Tunica County, Mississippi | $51,431,410 | 4.5% | 60.9% |
| 9 | Humphreys County, Mississippi | $47,946,913 | 4.2% | 65.1% |
| 10 | Sharkey County, Mississippi | $42,251,352 | 3.7% | 68.8% |
| 11 | Quitman County, Mississippi | $39,821,571 | 3.5% | 72.3% |
| 12 | Holmes County, Mississippi | $34,310,021 | 3.0% | 75.4% |
| 13 | Panola County, Mississippi | $25,110,036 | 2.2% | 77.6% |
| 14 | Issaquena County, Mississippi | $23,055,749 | 2.0% | 79.6% |
| 15 | Madison County, Mississippi | $18,186,749 | 1.6% | 81.2% |
| 16 | Calhoun County, Mississippi | $12,421,601 | 1.1% | 82.3% |
| 17 | DeSoto County, Mississippi | $12,142,956 | 1.1% | 83.4% |
| 18 | Warren County, Mississippi | $11,690,869 | 1.0% | 84.4% |
| 19 | Monroe County, Mississippi | $11,342,055 | 1.0% | 85.4% |
| 20 | Tate County, Mississippi | $9,780,869 | 0.9% | 86.3% |
| 21 | Noxubee County, Mississippi | $9,155,421 | 0.8% | 87.1% |
| 22 | Marshall County, Mississippi | $8,849,125 | 0.8% | 87.8% |
| 23 | Carroll County, Mississippi | $8,758,948 | 0.8% | 88.6% |
| 24 | Hinds County, Mississippi | $8,137,270 | 0.7% | 89.3% |
| 25 | Grenada County, Mississippi | $7,134,165 | 0.6% | 90.0% |
| 26 | Lee County, Mississippi | $6,960,733 | 0.6% | 90.6% |
| 27 | Chickasaw County, Mississippi | $6,935,617 | 0.6% | 91.2% |
| 28 | Pontotoc County, Mississippi | $6,321,368 | 0.6% | 91.7% |
| 29 | Webster County, Mississippi | $5,639,978 | 0.5% | 92.2% |
| 30 | Lowndes County, Mississippi | $5,374,090 | 0.5% | 92.7% |
| 31 | Union County, Mississippi | $5,370,944 | 0.5% | 93.2% |
| 32 | Adams County, Mississippi | $4,907,678 | 0.4% | 93.6% |
| 33 | Yalobusha County, Mississippi | $4,874,124 | 0.4% | 94.0% |
| 34 | Montgomery County, Mississippi | $4,688,030 | 0.4% | 94.5% |
| 35 | Prentiss County, Mississippi | $4,490,096 | 0.4% | 94.9% |
| 36 | Benton County, Mississippi | $4,257,101 | 0.4% | 95.2% |
| 37 | Attala County, Mississippi | $4,103,980 | 0.4% | 95.6% |
| 38 | Rankin County, Mississippi | $4,030,697 | 0.4% | 95.9% |
| 39 | Lafayette County, Mississippi | $3,815,966 | 0.3% | 96.3% |
| 40 | Alcorn County, Mississippi | $3,534,184 | 0.3% | 96.6% |
| 41 | George County, Mississippi | $3,361,684 | 0.3% | 96.9% |
| 42 | Jefferson County, Mississippi | $3,171,375 | 0.3% | 97.2% |
| 43 | Claiborne County, Mississippi | $3,061,437 | 0.3% | 97.4% |
| 44 | Clay County, Mississippi | $2,980,209 | 0.3% | 97.7% |
| 45 | Tippah County, Mississippi | $2,937,153 | 0.3% | 98.0% |
| 46 | Itawamba County, Mississippi | $2,430,552 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 47 | Scott County, Mississippi | $1,699,266 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 48 | Leake County, Mississippi | $1,619,958 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 49 | Tishomingo County, Mississippi | $1,445,466 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 50 | Forrest County, Mississippi | $1,369,832 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 51 | Copiah County, Mississippi | $1,110,860 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 52 | Lawrence County, Mississippi | $1,052,077 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 53 | Covington County, Mississippi | $986,969 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 54 | Jackson County, Mississippi | $981,612 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 55 | Perry County, Mississippi | $950,010 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 56 | Winston County, Mississippi | $905,828 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 57 | Oktibbeha County, Mississippi | $882,140 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 58 | Choctaw County, Mississippi | $835,750 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 59 | Newton County, Mississippi | $629,125 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 60 | Wilkinson County, Mississippi | $607,101 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 61 | Franklin County, Mississippi | $567,029 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 62 | Walthall County, Mississippi | $504,969 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 63 | Simpson County, Mississippi | $426,198 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 64 | Kemper County, Mississippi | $392,455 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 65 | Amite County, Mississippi | $383,683 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 66 | Pike County, Mississippi | $360,829 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 67 | Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi | $347,675 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 68 | Clarke County, Mississippi | $281,343 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 69 | Lincoln County, Mississippi | $260,076 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 70 | Jones County, Mississippi | $252,497 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 71 | Greene County, Mississippi | $245,944 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 72 | Jasper County, Mississippi | $225,028 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 73 | Marion County, Mississippi | $224,182 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 74 | Neshoba County, Mississippi | $221,469 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 75 | Pearl River County, Mississippi | $208,946 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 76 | Hancock County, Mississippi | $163,416 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 77 | Smith County, Mississippi | $151,810 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 78 | Wayne County, Mississippi | $148,625 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 79 | Lamar County, Mississippi | $96,612 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 80 | Lauderdale County, Mississippi | $81,421 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 81 | Stone County, Mississippi | $80,766 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 82 | Harrison County, Mississippi | $21,131 | 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.
