| Rank |
County |
Total USDA - Subsidies
2010 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Stoddard County, Missouri | $20,869,189 | 3.8% | 3.8% |
| 2 | Nodaway County, Missouri | $17,732,584 | 3.2% | 7.0% |
| 3 | New Madrid County, Missouri | $17,216,570 | 3.1% | 10.2% |
| 4 | Harrison County, Missouri | $13,826,810 | 2.5% | 12.7% |
| 5 | Carroll County, Missouri | $13,804,333 | 2.5% | 15.2% |
| 6 | Atchison County, Missouri | $13,499,128 | 2.5% | 17.7% |
| 7 | Chariton County, Missouri | $12,902,008 | 2.3% | 20.0% |
| 8 | Dunklin County, Missouri | $12,393,184 | 2.3% | 22.3% |
| 9 | Audrain County, Missouri | $12,366,331 | 2.3% | 24.5% |
| 10 | Holt County, Missouri | $11,895,643 | 2.2% | 26.7% |
| 11 | Pemiscot County, Missouri | $11,454,654 | 2.1% | 28.8% |
| 12 | Butler County, Missouri | $11,008,252 | 2.0% | 30.8% |
| 13 | Monroe County, Missouri | $10,901,398 | 2.0% | 32.8% |
| 14 | Saline County, Missouri | $10,879,579 | 2.0% | 34.7% |
| 15 | Livingston County, Missouri | $10,656,072 | 1.9% | 36.7% |
| 16 | Knox County, Missouri | $10,518,662 | 1.9% | 38.6% |
| 17 | Gentry County, Missouri | $10,405,012 | 1.9% | 40.5% |
| 18 | Shelby County, Missouri | $10,085,262 | 1.8% | 42.3% |
| 19 | Grundy County, Missouri | $9,788,133 | 1.8% | 44.1% |
| 20 | Daviess County, Missouri | $9,517,757 | 1.7% | 45.8% |
| 21 | Scotland County, Missouri | $9,455,156 | 1.7% | 47.6% |
| 22 | Lewis County, Missouri | $9,268,238 | 1.7% | 49.2% |
| 23 | Clark County, Missouri | $8,729,848 | 1.6% | 50.8% |
| 24 | Macon County, Missouri | $8,577,318 | 1.6% | 52.4% |
| 25 | Linn County, Missouri | $8,535,182 | 1.6% | 53.9% |
| 26 | Mississippi County, Missouri | $8,530,509 | 1.6% | 55.5% |
| 27 | Marion County, Missouri | $8,275,174 | 1.5% | 57.0% |
| 28 | Vernon County, Missouri | $8,251,324 | 1.5% | 58.5% |
| 29 | Bates County, Missouri | $8,008,773 | 1.5% | 60.0% |
| 30 | Lafayette County, Missouri | $7,896,470 | 1.4% | 61.4% |
| 31 | Ralls County, Missouri | $7,622,758 | 1.4% | 62.8% |
| 32 | Pike County, Missouri | $7,546,034 | 1.4% | 64.2% |
| 33 | Scott County, Missouri | $7,485,025 | 1.4% | 65.5% |
| 34 | Barton County, Missouri | $7,364,624 | 1.3% | 66.9% |
| 35 | Andrew County, Missouri | $7,197,352 | 1.3% | 68.2% |
| 36 | Ray County, Missouri | $7,102,804 | 1.3% | 69.5% |
| 37 | DeKalb County, Missouri | $6,984,721 | 1.3% | 70.7% |
| 38 | Pettis County, Missouri | $6,897,762 | 1.3% | 72.0% |
| 39 | Sullivan County, Missouri | $6,511,779 | 1.2% | 73.2% |
| 40 | Caldwell County, Missouri | $6,484,048 | 1.2% | 74.4% |
| 41 | Cooper County, Missouri | $6,455,384 | 1.2% | 75.5% |
| 42 | Mercer County, Missouri | $5,890,085 | 1.1% | 76.6% |
| 43 | Lincoln County, Missouri | $5,771,411 | 1.1% | 77.7% |
| 44 | Buchanan County, Missouri | $5,521,134 | 1.0% | 78.7% |
| 45 | Montgomery County, Missouri | $5,491,699 | 1.0% | 79.7% |
| 46 | Adair County, Missouri | $5,410,089 | 1.0% | 80.7% |
| 47 | Cape Girardeau County, Missouri | $5,376,347 | 1.0% | 81.6% |
| 48 | Saint Charles County, Missouri | $5,242,571 | 1.0% | 82.6% |
| 49 | Clinton County, Missouri | $4,968,017 | 0.9% | 83.5% |
| 50 | Callaway County, Missouri | $4,755,266 | 0.9% | 84.4% |
| 51 | Johnson County, Missouri | $4,691,393 | 0.9% | 85.2% |
| 52 | Worth County, Missouri | $4,668,431 | 0.9% | 86.1% |
| 53 | Putnam County, Missouri | $4,637,574 | 0.8% | 86.9% |
| 54 | Randolph County, Missouri | $4,571,361 | 0.8% | 87.7% |
| 55 | Platte County, Missouri | $4,545,249 | 0.8% | 88.6% |
| 56 | Cass County, Missouri | $4,164,561 | 0.8% | 89.3% |
| 57 | Howard County, Missouri | $3,995,336 | 0.7% | 90.1% |
| 58 | Henry County, Missouri | $3,986,491 | 0.7% | 90.8% |
| 59 | Boone County, Missouri | $3,467,298 | 0.6% | 91.4% |
| 60 | Jasper County, Missouri | $3,444,262 | 0.6% | 92.0% |
| 61 | Perry County, Missouri | $3,399,808 | 0.6% | 92.7% |
| 62 | Missouri NRCS | $3,104,613 | 0.6% | 93.2% |
| 63 | Schuyler County, Missouri | $2,955,659 | 0.5% | 93.8% |
| 64 | Moniteau County, Missouri | $2,848,185 | 0.5% | 94.3% |
| 65 | Warren County, Missouri | $2,320,651 | 0.4% | 94.7% |
| 66 | Saint Clair County, Missouri | $2,209,043 | 0.4% | 95.1% |
| 67 | Bollinger County, Missouri | $2,083,030 | 0.4% | 95.5% |
| 68 | Dade County, Missouri | $2,073,485 | 0.4% | 95.9% |
| 69 | Franklin County, Missouri | $1,960,931 | 0.4% | 96.2% |
| 70 | Jackson County, Missouri | $1,865,439 | 0.3% | 96.6% |
| 71 | | $1,421,208 | 0.3% | 96.8% |
| 72 | Lawrence County, Missouri | $1,393,678 | 0.3% | 97.1% |
| 73 | Osage County, Missouri | $1,365,514 | 0.2% | 97.3% |
| 74 | Clay County, Missouri | $1,290,687 | 0.2% | 97.6% |
| 75 | Ripley County, Missouri | $1,250,455 | 0.2% | 97.8% |
| 76 | Cole County, Missouri | $1,161,594 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 77 | Benton County, Missouri | $1,137,800 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 78 | Gasconade County, Missouri | $1,032,681 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 79 | Morgan County, Missouri | $902,436 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 80 | Saint Louis County, Missouri | $761,400 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 81 | Madison County, Missouri | $638,237 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 82 | Cedar County, Missouri | $593,643 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 83 | Newton County, Missouri | $591,726 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 84 | Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri | $469,749 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 85 | Maries County, Missouri | $364,651 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 86 | Wright County, Missouri | $350,446 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 87 | Webster County, Missouri | $284,705 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 88 | Jefferson County, Missouri | $283,599 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 89 | Polk County, Missouri | $278,946 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 90 | Hickory County, Missouri | $266,598 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 91 | Barry County, Missouri | $232,957 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 92 | Miller County, Missouri | $222,048 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 93 | Howell County, Missouri | $209,603 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 94 | Laclede County, Missouri | $199,923 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 95 | Wayne County, Missouri | $191,408 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 96 | Reynolds County, Missouri | $181,216 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 97 | Saint Francois County, Missouri | $172,137 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 98 | Douglas County, Missouri | $170,107 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 99 | Shannon County, Missouri | $169,892 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 100 | Texas County, Missouri | $153,320 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 101 | Stone County, Missouri | $148,019 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 102 | Greene County, Missouri | $146,713 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 103 | Phelps County, Missouri | $121,496 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 104 | Ozark County, Missouri | $112,583 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 105 | Crawford County, Missouri | $95,434 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 106 | Christian County, Missouri | $92,850 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 107 | Iron County, Missouri | $90,778 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 108 | Dallas County, Missouri | $80,103 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 109 | Dent County, Missouri | $55,237 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 110 | McDonald County, Missouri | $49,991 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 111 | Pulaski County, Missouri | $47,781 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 112 | Oregon County, Missouri | $45,656 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 113 | Camden County, Missouri | $33,693 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 114 | Carter County, Missouri | $19,373 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 115 | Taney County, Missouri | $15,802 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 116 | Washington County, Missouri | $2,813 | 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.
