| Rank |
County |
Subtotal, Conservation Programs
2010 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Harrison County, Missouri | $5,381,097 | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| 2 | Daviess County, Missouri | $4,570,750 | 4.0% | 8.8% |
| 3 | Carroll County, Missouri | $4,126,140 | 3.7% | 12.5% |
| 4 | Linn County, Missouri | $3,908,617 | 3.5% | 15.9% |
| 5 | Nodaway County, Missouri | $3,760,559 | 3.3% | 19.2% |
| 6 | Sullivan County, Missouri | $3,703,132 | 3.3% | 22.5% |
| 7 | Gentry County, Missouri | $3,325,314 | 2.9% | 25.5% |
| 8 | Caldwell County, Missouri | $3,259,719 | 2.9% | 28.3% |
| 9 | Macon County, Missouri | $3,254,470 | 2.9% | 31.2% |
| 10 | Missouri NRCS | $3,104,613 | 2.7% | 34.0% |
| 11 | Grundy County, Missouri | $2,885,833 | 2.6% | 36.5% |
| 12 | DeKalb County, Missouri | $2,711,803 | 2.4% | 38.9% |
| 13 | Knox County, Missouri | $2,705,785 | 2.4% | 41.3% |
| 14 | Livingston County, Missouri | $2,562,659 | 2.3% | 43.6% |
| 15 | Scotland County, Missouri | $2,491,527 | 2.2% | 45.8% |
| 16 | Monroe County, Missouri | $2,457,596 | 2.2% | 48.0% |
| 17 | Chariton County, Missouri | $2,437,735 | 2.2% | 50.1% |
| 18 | Vernon County, Missouri | $2,217,684 | 2.0% | 52.1% |
| 19 | Mercer County, Missouri | $2,211,538 | 2.0% | 54.0% |
| 20 | Randolph County, Missouri | $2,203,691 | 1.9% | 56.0% |
| 21 | Putnam County, Missouri | $1,980,817 | 1.8% | 57.7% |
| 22 | Adair County, Missouri | $1,963,668 | 1.7% | 59.5% |
| 23 | Worth County, Missouri | $1,957,128 | 1.7% | 61.2% |
| 24 | Ray County, Missouri | $1,814,282 | 1.6% | 62.8% |
| 25 | Cape Girardeau County, Missouri | $1,723,997 | 1.5% | 64.3% |
| 26 | Saline County, Missouri | $1,498,155 | 1.3% | 65.7% |
| 27 | Clark County, Missouri | $1,460,796 | 1.3% | 67.0% |
| 28 | Barton County, Missouri | $1,429,568 | 1.3% | 68.2% |
| 29 | Ralls County, Missouri | $1,425,390 | 1.3% | 69.5% |
| 30 | Andrew County, Missouri | $1,417,839 | 1.3% | 70.7% |
| 31 | Stoddard County, Missouri | $1,403,823 | 1.2% | 72.0% |
| 32 | Clinton County, Missouri | $1,390,562 | 1.2% | 73.2% |
| 33 | Lewis County, Missouri | $1,375,079 | 1.2% | 74.4% |
| 34 | Audrain County, Missouri | $1,170,170 | 1.0% | 75.5% |
| 35 | Howard County, Missouri | $1,157,266 | 1.0% | 76.5% |
| 36 | Schuyler County, Missouri | $1,143,677 | 1.0% | 77.5% |
| 37 | Cooper County, Missouri | $1,139,527 | 1.0% | 78.5% |
| 38 | Shelby County, Missouri | $1,123,116 | 1.0% | 79.5% |
| 39 | Callaway County, Missouri | $1,019,687 | 0.9% | 80.4% |
| 40 | Pettis County, Missouri | $1,011,662 | 0.9% | 81.3% |
| 41 | Bates County, Missouri | $986,844 | 0.9% | 82.2% |
| 42 | Perry County, Missouri | $969,858 | 0.9% | 83.0% |
| 43 | Bollinger County, Missouri | $947,942 | 0.8% | 83.9% |
| 44 | Marion County, Missouri | $927,011 | 0.8% | 84.7% |
| 45 | Henry County, Missouri | $890,546 | 0.8% | 85.5% |
| 46 | Moniteau County, Missouri | $890,146 | 0.8% | 86.3% |
| 47 | Pike County, Missouri | $890,096 | 0.8% | 87.1% |
| 48 | Cass County, Missouri | $869,290 | 0.8% | 87.8% |
| 49 | Johnson County, Missouri | $782,968 | 0.7% | 88.5% |
| 50 | Jasper County, Missouri | $705,882 | 0.6% | 89.1% |
| 51 | Atchison County, Missouri | $676,687 | 0.6% | 89.7% |
| 52 | Buchanan County, Missouri | $675,597 | 0.6% | 90.3% |
| 53 | Scott County, Missouri | $645,481 | 0.6% | 90.9% |
| 54 | Holt County, Missouri | $617,596 | 0.5% | 91.5% |
| 55 | Madison County, Missouri | $607,771 | 0.5% | 92.0% |
| 56 | Lafayette County, Missouri | $594,623 | 0.5% | 92.5% |
| 57 | Lincoln County, Missouri | $550,447 | 0.5% | 93.0% |
| 58 | Montgomery County, Missouri | $525,182 | 0.5% | 93.5% |
| 59 | Boone County, Missouri | $489,399 | 0.4% | 93.9% |
| 60 | Lawrence County, Missouri | $450,228 | 0.4% | 94.3% |
| 61 | | $386,368 | 0.3% | 94.6% |
| 62 | Saint Clair County, Missouri | $367,574 | 0.3% | 95.0% |
| 63 | Platte County, Missouri | $363,297 | 0.3% | 95.3% |
| 64 | New Madrid County, Missouri | $348,922 | 0.3% | 95.6% |
| 65 | Mississippi County, Missouri | $335,212 | 0.3% | 95.9% |
| 66 | Dade County, Missouri | $327,225 | 0.3% | 96.2% |
| 67 | Warren County, Missouri | $265,031 | 0.2% | 96.4% |
| 68 | Franklin County, Missouri | $264,500 | 0.2% | 96.7% |
| 69 | Gasconade County, Missouri | $263,085 | 0.2% | 96.9% |
| 70 | Maries County, Missouri | $229,149 | 0.2% | 97.1% |
| 71 | Ripley County, Missouri | $198,943 | 0.2% | 97.3% |
| 72 | Cedar County, Missouri | $165,118 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 73 | Webster County, Missouri | $160,640 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 74 | Shannon County, Missouri | $159,396 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 75 | Howell County, Missouri | $159,023 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 76 | Morgan County, Missouri | $155,328 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 77 | Reynolds County, Missouri | $154,381 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 78 | Dunklin County, Missouri | $148,407 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 79 | Osage County, Missouri | $132,007 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 80 | Stone County, Missouri | $125,043 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 81 | Cole County, Missouri | $122,634 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 82 | Newton County, Missouri | $109,080 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 83 | Benton County, Missouri | $101,165 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 84 | Polk County, Missouri | $97,315 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 85 | Pemiscot County, Missouri | $90,155 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 86 | Ozark County, Missouri | $88,113 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 87 | Clay County, Missouri | $87,701 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 88 | Iron County, Missouri | $85,482 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 89 | Wright County, Missouri | $79,409 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 90 | Barry County, Missouri | $73,633 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 91 | Douglas County, Missouri | $73,276 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 92 | Texas County, Missouri | $68,670 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 93 | Butler County, Missouri | $68,182 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 94 | Phelps County, Missouri | $55,247 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 95 | Saint Francois County, Missouri | $52,148 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 96 | Saint Charles County, Missouri | $50,206 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 97 | Crawford County, Missouri | $49,655 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 98 | Dent County, Missouri | $45,703 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 99 | Miller County, Missouri | $43,980 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 100 | Christian County, Missouri | $36,777 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 101 | Wayne County, Missouri | $32,873 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 102 | Jefferson County, Missouri | $32,232 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 103 | Laclede County, Missouri | $31,849 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 104 | Hickory County, Missouri | $28,391 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 105 | Greene County, Missouri | $23,483 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 106 | Jackson County, Missouri | $18,593 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 107 | Camden County, Missouri | $16,547 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 108 | Oregon County, Missouri | $12,925 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 109 | McDonald County, Missouri | $11,958 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 110 | Dallas County, Missouri | $10,406 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 111 | Carter County, Missouri | $10,168 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 112 | Taney County, Missouri | $8,229 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 113 | Pulaski County, Missouri | $5,874 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 114 | Saint Louis County, Missouri | $5,804 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 115 | Washington County, Missouri | $2,813 | 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.
