| Rank |
County |
Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops
1995-2012 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Stoddard County, Missouri | $42,619,332 | 7.4% | 7.4% |
| 2 | New Madrid County, Missouri | $33,219,827 | 5.8% | 13.2% |
| 3 | Butler County, Missouri | $31,198,396 | 5.4% | 18.6% |
| 4 | Dunklin County, Missouri | $24,975,592 | 4.3% | 22.9% |
| 5 | Pemiscot County, Missouri | $20,686,515 | 3.6% | 26.5% |
| 6 | Saline County, Missouri | $16,926,796 | 2.9% | 29.5% |
| 7 | Atchison County, Missouri | $13,692,645 | 2.4% | 31.8% |
| 8 | Mississippi County, Missouri | $13,209,899 | 2.3% | 34.1% |
| 9 | Audrain County, Missouri | $13,156,614 | 2.3% | 36.4% |
| 10 | Scott County, Missouri | $11,886,022 | 2.1% | 38.5% |
| 11 | Carroll County, Missouri | $11,609,549 | 2.0% | 40.5% |
| 12 | Nodaway County, Missouri | $11,429,588 | 2.0% | 42.5% |
| 13 | Lafayette County, Missouri | $11,278,366 | 2.0% | 44.4% |
| 14 | Holt County, Missouri | $10,098,435 | 1.8% | 46.2% |
| 15 | Chariton County, Missouri | $9,886,224 | 1.7% | 47.9% |
| 16 | Bates County, Missouri | $9,518,251 | 1.7% | 49.6% |
| 17 | Vernon County, Missouri | $9,440,636 | 1.6% | 51.2% |
| 18 | Pettis County, Missouri | $8,571,399 | 1.5% | 52.7% |
| 19 | Pike County, Missouri | $8,344,784 | 1.4% | 54.1% |
| 20 | Monroe County, Missouri | $8,084,359 | 1.4% | 55.5% |
| 21 | Barton County, Missouri | $8,053,887 | 1.4% | 56.9% |
| 22 | Cooper County, Missouri | $7,760,406 | 1.3% | 58.3% |
| 23 | Lincoln County, Missouri | $7,689,720 | 1.3% | 59.6% |
| 24 | Montgomery County, Missouri | $7,186,768 | 1.2% | 60.9% |
| 25 | Ralls County, Missouri | $6,966,135 | 1.2% | 62.1% |
| 26 | Clark County, Missouri | $6,907,401 | 1.2% | 63.3% |
| 27 | Johnson County, Missouri | $6,839,523 | 1.2% | 64.5% |
| 28 | Shelby County, Missouri | $6,596,266 | 1.1% | 65.6% |
| 29 | Saint Charles County, Missouri | $6,522,127 | 1.1% | 66.7% |
| 30 | Marion County, Missouri | $6,244,940 | 1.1% | 67.8% |
| 31 | Scotland County, Missouri | $6,158,969 | 1.1% | 68.9% |
| 32 | Cape Girardeau County, Missouri | $6,119,543 | 1.1% | 69.9% |
| 33 | Lewis County, Missouri | $5,983,745 | 1.0% | 71.0% |
| 34 | Harrison County, Missouri | $5,629,631 | 1.0% | 72.0% |
| 35 | Ray County, Missouri | $5,626,401 | 1.0% | 72.9% |
| 36 | Henry County, Missouri | $5,435,777 | 0.9% | 73.9% |
| 37 | Knox County, Missouri | $5,432,944 | 0.9% | 74.8% |
| 38 | Livingston County, Missouri | $5,379,050 | 0.9% | 75.8% |
| 39 | Howard County, Missouri | $5,285,697 | 0.9% | 76.7% |
| 40 | Gentry County, Missouri | $5,281,439 | 0.9% | 77.6% |
| 41 | Daviess County, Missouri | $5,021,540 | 0.9% | 78.5% |
| 42 | Callaway County, Missouri | $4,981,765 | 0.9% | 79.3% |
| 43 | Andrew County, Missouri | $4,908,551 | 0.9% | 80.2% |
| 44 | Macon County, Missouri | $4,846,737 | 0.8% | 81.0% |
| 45 | Cass County, Missouri | $4,822,861 | 0.8% | 81.9% |
| 46 | Platte County, Missouri | $4,705,144 | 0.8% | 82.7% |
| 47 | Buchanan County, Missouri | $4,700,444 | 0.8% | 83.5% |
| 48 | Linn County, Missouri | $4,607,818 | 0.8% | 84.3% |
| 49 | Jasper County, Missouri | $4,505,427 | 0.8% | 85.1% |
| 50 | DeKalb County, Missouri | $4,242,777 | 0.7% | 85.8% |
| 51 | Caldwell County, Missouri | $4,028,007 | 0.7% | 86.5% |
| 52 | Perry County, Missouri | $4,015,724 | 0.7% | 87.2% |
| 53 | Randolph County, Missouri | $3,906,226 | 0.7% | 87.9% |
| 54 | Clinton County, Missouri | $3,721,959 | 0.6% | 88.5% |
| 55 | Grundy County, Missouri | $3,683,853 | 0.6% | 89.2% |
| 56 | Warren County, Missouri | $3,601,536 | 0.6% | 89.8% |
| 57 | Boone County, Missouri | $3,593,073 | 0.6% | 90.4% |
| 58 | Saint Clair County, Missouri | $3,451,833 | 0.6% | 91.0% |
| 59 | Dade County, Missouri | $3,219,509 | 0.6% | 91.6% |
| 60 | Moniteau County, Missouri | $3,214,312 | 0.6% | 92.1% |
| 61 | Franklin County, Missouri | $3,005,038 | 0.5% | 92.7% |
| 62 | Mercer County, Missouri | $3,000,090 | 0.5% | 93.2% |
| 63 | | $2,599,948 | 0.5% | 93.6% |
| 64 | Sullivan County, Missouri | $2,583,236 | 0.4% | 94.1% |
| 65 | Adair County, Missouri | $2,535,278 | 0.4% | 94.5% |
| 66 | Putnam County, Missouri | $2,445,635 | 0.4% | 95.0% |
| 67 | Ripley County, Missouri | $2,369,942 | 0.4% | 95.4% |
| 68 | Bollinger County, Missouri | $2,352,804 | 0.4% | 95.8% |
| 69 | Worth County, Missouri | $2,197,175 | 0.4% | 96.2% |
| 70 | Jackson County, Missouri | $2,090,393 | 0.4% | 96.5% |
| 71 | Schuyler County, Missouri | $2,067,510 | 0.4% | 96.9% |
| 72 | Benton County, Missouri | $1,792,844 | 0.3% | 97.2% |
| 73 | Lawrence County, Missouri | $1,568,669 | 0.3% | 97.5% |
| 74 | Gasconade County, Missouri | $1,402,291 | 0.2% | 97.7% |
| 75 | Cole County, Missouri | $1,319,272 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 76 | Newton County, Missouri | $1,295,892 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 77 | Osage County, Missouri | $1,232,090 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 78 | Morgan County, Missouri | $1,205,610 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 79 | Clay County, Missouri | $1,164,615 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 80 | Saint Louis County, Missouri | $1,013,762 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 81 | Cedar County, Missouri | $769,939 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 82 | Wayne County, Missouri | $541,884 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 83 | Saint Francois County, Missouri | $468,443 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 84 | Polk County, Missouri | $450,957 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 85 | Hickory County, Missouri | $420,521 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 86 | Jefferson County, Missouri | $409,147 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 87 | Miller County, Missouri | $372,225 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 88 | Maries County, Missouri | $285,487 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 89 | Greene County, Missouri | $280,046 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 90 | Phelps County, Missouri | $279,491 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 91 | Barry County, Missouri | $220,185 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 92 | Crawford County, Missouri | $180,430 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 93 | Laclede County, Missouri | $177,210 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 94 | Webster County, Missouri | $143,463 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 95 | Madison County, Missouri | $124,649 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 96 | Christian County, Missouri | $122,562 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 97 | Texas County, Missouri | $121,930 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 98 | Reynolds County, Missouri | $116,565 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 99 | McDonald County, Missouri | $64,103 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 100 | Pulaski County, Missouri | $63,530 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 101 | Wright County, Missouri | $62,413 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 102 | Dallas County, Missouri | $52,078 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 103 | Iron County, Missouri | $46,220 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 104 | Dent County, Missouri | $43,495 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 105 | Camden County, Missouri | $43,454 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 106 | Oregon County, Missouri | $39,764 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 107 | Carter County, Missouri | $32,342 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 108 | Douglas County, Missouri | $18,553 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 109 | Howell County, Missouri | $13,968 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 110 | Taney County, Missouri | $12,658 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 111 | Shannon County, Missouri | $12,174 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 112 | Ozark County, Missouri | $4,250 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 113 | Stone County, Missouri | $2,255 | 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.
