| Rank |
County |
Subtotal, Conservation Programs
1995-2011 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Mississippi NRCS | $82,801,832 | 9.4% | 9.4% |
| 2 | Panola County, Mississippi | $40,190,853 | 4.5% | 13.9% |
| 3 | Yazoo County, Mississippi | $32,344,644 | 3.7% | 17.6% |
| 4 | Madison County, Mississippi | $30,221,658 | 3.4% | 21.0% |
| 5 | Noxubee County, Mississippi | $28,646,285 | 3.2% | 24.2% |
| 6 | Tallahatchie County, Mississippi | $23,492,472 | 2.7% | 26.9% |
| 7 | Pontotoc County, Mississippi | $23,223,829 | 2.6% | 29.5% |
| 8 | Quitman County, Mississippi | $23,169,975 | 2.6% | 32.1% |
| 9 | Chickasaw County, Mississippi | $22,456,356 | 2.5% | 34.6% |
| 10 | Hinds County, Mississippi | $22,371,172 | 2.5% | 37.2% |
| 11 | Holmes County, Mississippi | $20,266,888 | 2.3% | 39.5% |
| 12 | Calhoun County, Mississippi | $19,371,696 | 2.2% | 41.7% |
| 13 | Monroe County, Mississippi | $17,546,397 | 2.0% | 43.6% |
| 14 | Clay County, Mississippi | $16,035,427 | 1.8% | 45.5% |
| 15 | Carroll County, Mississippi | $15,538,857 | 1.8% | 47.2% |
| 16 | Lowndes County, Mississippi | $15,510,395 | 1.8% | 49.0% |
| 17 | Leflore County, Mississippi | $15,331,055 | 1.7% | 50.7% |
| 18 | Coahoma County, Mississippi | $15,004,996 | 1.7% | 52.4% |
| 19 | Union County, Mississippi | $13,262,057 | 1.5% | 53.9% |
| 20 | Tate County, Mississippi | $12,608,042 | 1.4% | 55.3% |
| 21 | Pearl River County, Mississippi | $12,438,893 | 1.4% | 56.7% |
| 22 | Attala County, Mississippi | $11,153,887 | 1.3% | 58.0% |
| 23 | Oktibbeha County, Mississippi | $10,982,909 | 1.2% | 59.2% |
| 24 | Grenada County, Mississippi | $10,826,320 | 1.2% | 60.4% |
| 25 | Prentiss County, Mississippi | $10,789,505 | 1.2% | 61.7% |
| 26 | Walthall County, Mississippi | $10,475,520 | 1.2% | 62.8% |
| 27 | Marshall County, Mississippi | $9,826,493 | 1.1% | 64.0% |
| 28 | Adams County, Mississippi | $9,703,828 | 1.1% | 65.1% |
| 29 | Claiborne County, Mississippi | $9,613,795 | 1.1% | 66.1% |
| 30 | Sunflower County, Mississippi | $9,555,265 | 1.1% | 67.2% |
| 31 | Bolivar County, Mississippi | $9,234,718 | 1.0% | 68.3% |
| 32 | Tippah County, Mississippi | $9,097,671 | 1.0% | 69.3% |
| 33 | Marion County, Mississippi | $9,042,827 | 1.0% | 70.3% |
| 34 | Webster County, Mississippi | $8,872,716 | 1.0% | 71.3% |
| 35 | Sharkey County, Mississippi | $8,720,493 | 1.0% | 72.3% |
| 36 | Warren County, Mississippi | $8,500,597 | 1.0% | 73.3% |
| 37 | Itawamba County, Mississippi | $8,020,741 | 0.9% | 74.2% |
| 38 | Lafayette County, Mississippi | $7,917,902 | 0.9% | 75.1% |
| 39 | Scott County, Mississippi | $7,814,089 | 0.9% | 76.0% |
| 40 | Jones County, Mississippi | $7,660,256 | 0.9% | 76.8% |
| 41 | Kemper County, Mississippi | $7,514,518 | 0.8% | 77.7% |
| 42 | Yalobusha County, Mississippi | $7,182,155 | 0.8% | 78.5% |
| 43 | Washington County, Mississippi | $7,081,231 | 0.8% | 79.3% |
| 44 | Jasper County, Mississippi | $7,041,621 | 0.8% | 80.1% |
| 45 | Winston County, Mississippi | $6,820,970 | 0.8% | 80.8% |
| 46 | Rankin County, Mississippi | $6,810,665 | 0.8% | 81.6% |
| 47 | Humphreys County, Mississippi | $6,549,520 | 0.7% | 82.4% |
| 48 | Alcorn County, Mississippi | $6,495,156 | 0.7% | 83.1% |
| 49 | Newton County, Mississippi | $6,277,017 | 0.7% | 83.8% |
| 50 | Amite County, Mississippi | $6,217,309 | 0.7% | 84.5% |
| 51 | Copiah County, Mississippi | $6,120,236 | 0.7% | 85.2% |
| 52 | Covington County, Mississippi | $6,096,575 | 0.7% | 85.9% |
| 53 | Lamar County, Mississippi | $6,024,373 | 0.7% | 86.6% |
| 54 | Montgomery County, Mississippi | $5,843,403 | 0.7% | 87.2% |
| 55 | Leake County, Mississippi | $5,788,613 | 0.7% | 87.9% |
| 56 | Forrest County, Mississippi | $5,745,711 | 0.6% | 88.5% |
| 57 | Choctaw County, Mississippi | $5,738,123 | 0.6% | 89.2% |
| 58 | DeSoto County, Mississippi | $5,724,289 | 0.6% | 89.8% |
| 59 | Perry County, Mississippi | $5,608,697 | 0.6% | 90.5% |
| 60 | Smith County, Mississippi | $5,542,767 | 0.6% | 91.1% |
| 61 | Simpson County, Mississippi | $5,331,175 | 0.6% | 91.7% |
| 62 | Issaquena County, Mississippi | $5,202,314 | 0.6% | 92.3% |
| 63 | Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi | $4,748,436 | 0.5% | 92.8% |
| 64 | Benton County, Mississippi | $4,743,884 | 0.5% | 93.3% |
| 65 | Lee County, Mississippi | $4,654,901 | 0.5% | 93.9% |
| 66 | Stone County, Mississippi | $4,334,373 | 0.5% | 94.4% |
| 67 | Neshoba County, Mississippi | $3,991,811 | 0.5% | 94.8% |
| 68 | Tunica County, Mississippi | $3,924,358 | 0.4% | 95.3% |
| 69 | George County, Mississippi | $3,914,220 | 0.4% | 95.7% |
| 70 | Jefferson County, Mississippi | $3,720,249 | 0.4% | 96.1% |
| 71 | Pike County, Mississippi | $3,671,632 | 0.4% | 96.5% |
| 72 | Hancock County, Mississippi | $3,420,103 | 0.4% | 96.9% |
| 73 | Lincoln County, Mississippi | $3,371,664 | 0.4% | 97.3% |
| 74 | Lawrence County, Mississippi | $3,346,930 | 0.4% | 97.7% |
| 75 | Clarke County, Mississippi | $3,180,940 | 0.4% | 98.0% |
| 76 | Wilkinson County, Mississippi | $3,025,291 | 0.3% | 98.4% |
| 77 | Tishomingo County, Mississippi | $2,992,129 | 0.3% | 98.7% |
| 78 | Wayne County, Mississippi | $2,508,405 | 0.3% | 99.0% |
| 79 | Lauderdale County, Mississippi | $2,280,451 | 0.3% | 99.3% |
| 80 | Jackson County, Mississippi | $1,910,106 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 81 | Greene County, Mississippi | $1,673,793 | 0.2% | 99.7% |
| 82 | Franklin County, Mississippi | $1,523,754 | 0.2% | 99.8% |
| 83 | Harrison County, Mississippi | $1,423,066 | 0.2% | 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.
