| Rank |
County |
Total Counter Cyclical Payments
1995-2011 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Dunklin County, Missouri | $70,411,921 | 17.6% | 17.6% |
| 2 | New Madrid County, Missouri | $58,552,057 | 14.6% | 32.2% |
| 3 | Pemiscot County, Missouri | $41,334,328 | 10.3% | 42.5% |
| 4 | Stoddard County, Missouri | $36,328,851 | 9.1% | 51.6% |
| 5 | Butler County, Missouri | $12,230,194 | 3.1% | 54.6% |
| 6 | Scott County, Missouri | $10,466,632 | 2.6% | 57.2% |
| 7 | Saline County, Missouri | $8,810,296 | 2.2% | 59.4% |
| 8 | Atchison County, Missouri | $8,094,425 | 2.0% | 61.5% |
| 9 | Nodaway County, Missouri | $6,982,974 | 1.7% | 63.2% |
| 10 | Mississippi County, Missouri | $6,870,265 | 1.7% | 64.9% |
| 11 | Holt County, Missouri | $6,847,334 | 1.7% | 66.6% |
| 12 | Lafayette County, Missouri | $5,510,894 | 1.4% | 68.0% |
| 13 | Carroll County, Missouri | $4,696,247 | 1.2% | 69.2% |
| 14 | Audrain County, Missouri | $4,466,741 | 1.1% | 70.3% |
| 15 | Chariton County, Missouri | $3,998,774 | 1.0% | 71.3% |
| 16 | Clark County, Missouri | $3,585,366 | 0.9% | 72.2% |
| 17 | Pike County, Missouri | $3,134,221 | 0.8% | 73.0% |
| 18 | Pettis County, Missouri | $3,007,241 | 0.8% | 73.7% |
| 19 | Saint Charles County, Missouri | $2,998,160 | 0.7% | 74.5% |
| 20 | Harrison County, Missouri | $2,992,005 | 0.7% | 75.2% |
| 21 | Lewis County, Missouri | $2,955,958 | 0.7% | 75.9% |
| 22 | Andrew County, Missouri | $2,946,212 | 0.7% | 76.7% |
| 23 | Bates County, Missouri | $2,928,692 | 0.7% | 77.4% |
| 24 | Marion County, Missouri | $2,894,138 | 0.7% | 78.1% |
| 25 | Scotland County, Missouri | $2,837,006 | 0.7% | 78.8% |
| 26 | Cape Girardeau County, Missouri | $2,817,629 | 0.7% | 79.5% |
| 27 | Lincoln County, Missouri | $2,801,697 | 0.7% | 80.2% |
| 28 | Ralls County, Missouri | $2,645,266 | 0.7% | 80.9% |
| 29 | Buchanan County, Missouri | $2,627,036 | 0.7% | 81.6% |
| 30 | Johnson County, Missouri | $2,584,694 | 0.6% | 82.2% |
| 31 | Knox County, Missouri | $2,500,911 | 0.6% | 82.8% |
| 32 | Montgomery County, Missouri | $2,451,568 | 0.6% | 83.4% |
| 33 | Cooper County, Missouri | $2,413,972 | 0.6% | 84.0% |
| 34 | Platte County, Missouri | $2,411,779 | 0.6% | 84.6% |
| 35 | Monroe County, Missouri | $2,379,998 | 0.6% | 85.2% |
| 36 | Gentry County, Missouri | $2,311,534 | 0.6% | 85.8% |
| 37 | Shelby County, Missouri | $2,234,909 | 0.6% | 86.4% |
| 38 | Daviess County, Missouri | $2,175,307 | 0.5% | 86.9% |
| 39 | Barton County, Missouri | $2,164,426 | 0.5% | 87.5% |
| 40 | Ray County, Missouri | $2,159,815 | 0.5% | 88.0% |
| 41 | Howard County, Missouri | $2,144,478 | 0.5% | 88.5% |
| 42 | Vernon County, Missouri | $2,135,408 | 0.5% | 89.1% |
| 43 | DeKalb County, Missouri | $1,993,202 | 0.5% | 89.6% |
| 44 | Cass County, Missouri | $1,975,264 | 0.5% | 90.0% |
| 45 | Perry County, Missouri | $1,965,904 | 0.5% | 90.5% |
| 46 | Clinton County, Missouri | $1,888,144 | 0.5% | 91.0% |
| 47 | Macon County, Missouri | $1,725,504 | 0.4% | 91.4% |
| 48 | Livingston County, Missouri | $1,703,931 | 0.4% | 91.9% |
| 49 | Henry County, Missouri | $1,645,013 | 0.4% | 92.3% |
| 50 | Linn County, Missouri | $1,586,465 | 0.4% | 92.7% |
| 51 | Caldwell County, Missouri | $1,527,037 | 0.4% | 93.1% |
| 52 | Grundy County, Missouri | $1,520,103 | 0.4% | 93.4% |
| 53 | Mercer County, Missouri | $1,486,522 | 0.4% | 93.8% |
| 54 | Warren County, Missouri | $1,382,836 | 0.3% | 94.1% |
| 55 | Boone County, Missouri | $1,344,529 | 0.3% | 94.5% |
| 56 | Callaway County, Missouri | $1,273,822 | 0.3% | 94.8% |
| 57 | Bollinger County, Missouri | $1,257,706 | 0.3% | 95.1% |
| 58 | Adair County, Missouri | $1,218,380 | 0.3% | 95.4% |
| 59 | Franklin County, Missouri | $1,202,961 | 0.3% | 95.7% |
| 60 | Putnam County, Missouri | $1,151,959 | 0.3% | 96.0% |
| 61 | | $1,112,370 | 0.3% | 96.3% |
| 62 | Randolph County, Missouri | $1,096,117 | 0.3% | 96.6% |
| 63 | Sullivan County, Missouri | $1,079,940 | 0.3% | 96.8% |
| 64 | Worth County, Missouri | $1,074,333 | 0.3% | 97.1% |
| 65 | Jackson County, Missouri | $1,001,270 | 0.2% | 97.3% |
| 66 | Moniteau County, Missouri | $983,961 | 0.2% | 97.6% |
| 67 | Schuyler County, Missouri | $967,598 | 0.2% | 97.8% |
| 68 | Jasper County, Missouri | $965,003 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 69 | Ripley County, Missouri | $841,287 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 70 | Saint Clair County, Missouri | $721,684 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 71 | Dade County, Missouri | $644,071 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 72 | Osage County, Missouri | $642,419 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 73 | Gasconade County, Missouri | $524,952 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 74 | Benton County, Missouri | $520,358 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 75 | Cole County, Missouri | $477,932 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 76 | Clay County, Missouri | $430,229 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 77 | Saint Louis County, Missouri | $305,491 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 78 | Lawrence County, Missouri | $299,710 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 79 | Morgan County, Missouri | $276,290 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 80 | Jefferson County, Missouri | $212,148 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 81 | Miller County, Missouri | $187,591 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 82 | Polk County, Missouri | $173,495 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 83 | Wayne County, Missouri | $164,246 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 84 | Saint Francois County, Missouri | $151,926 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 85 | Newton County, Missouri | $143,777 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 86 | Cedar County, Missouri | $123,937 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 87 | Maries County, Missouri | $117,078 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 88 | Phelps County, Missouri | $104,418 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 89 | Hickory County, Missouri | $101,826 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 90 | Laclede County, Missouri | $94,000 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 91 | Barry County, Missouri | $64,570 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 92 | Greene County, Missouri | $61,937 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 93 | Crawford County, Missouri | $56,868 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 94 | Pulaski County, Missouri | $37,308 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 95 | Madison County, Missouri | $35,579 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 96 | Reynolds County, Missouri | $34,834 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 97 | Christian County, Missouri | $33,268 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 98 | Texas County, Missouri | $26,850 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 99 | Dent County, Missouri | $16,694 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 100 | Camden County, Missouri | $16,447 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 101 | Howell County, Missouri | $14,328 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 102 | McDonald County, Missouri | $9,532 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 103 | Douglas County, Missouri | $7,983 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 104 | Iron County, Missouri | $7,938 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 105 | Carter County, Missouri | $5,679 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 106 | Dallas County, Missouri | $5,506 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 107 | Stone County, Missouri | $4,269 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 108 | Shannon County, Missouri | $3,609 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 109 | Taney County, Missouri | $2,622 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 110 | Oregon County, Missouri | $2,583 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 111 | Webster County, Missouri | $224 | 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.
