| Rank |
County |
Total Dairy Program
1995-2012 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Wright County, Missouri | $8,335,597 | 10.9% | 10.9% |
| 2 | Webster County, Missouri | $5,285,254 | 6.9% | 17.8% |
| 3 | Lawrence County, Missouri | $4,663,613 | 6.1% | 23.9% |
| 4 | Texas County, Missouri | $4,639,723 | 6.1% | 30.0% |
| 5 | Laclede County, Missouri | $3,909,734 | 5.1% | 35.1% |
| 6 | Polk County, Missouri | $3,721,774 | 4.9% | 40.0% |
| 7 | Douglas County, Missouri | $3,687,304 | 4.8% | 44.8% |
| 8 | Dallas County, Missouri | $2,991,319 | 3.9% | 48.7% |
| 9 | Barry County, Missouri | $2,893,994 | 3.8% | 52.5% |
| 10 | Howell County, Missouri | $2,651,192 | 3.5% | 56.0% |
| 11 | Greene County, Missouri | $2,108,394 | 2.8% | 58.7% |
| 12 | Cape Girardeau County, Missouri | $1,830,811 | 2.4% | 61.1% |
| 13 | Newton County, Missouri | $1,749,852 | 2.3% | 63.4% |
| 14 | Stone County, Missouri | $1,602,062 | 2.1% | 65.5% |
| 15 | Christian County, Missouri | $1,533,312 | 2.0% | 67.5% |
| 16 | Scotland County, Missouri | $1,473,053 | 1.9% | 69.4% |
| 17 | Ozark County, Missouri | $1,307,200 | 1.7% | 71.2% |
| 18 | Franklin County, Missouri | $1,291,001 | 1.7% | 72.8% |
| 19 | Jasper County, Missouri | $1,231,768 | 1.6% | 74.5% |
| 20 | Perry County, Missouri | $1,011,083 | 1.3% | 75.8% |
| 21 | Bates County, Missouri | $846,065 | 1.1% | 76.9% |
| 22 | Hickory County, Missouri | $838,827 | 1.1% | 78.0% |
| 23 | Andrew County, Missouri | $784,988 | 1.0% | 79.0% |
| 24 | Cole County, Missouri | $740,591 | 1.0% | 80.0% |
| 25 | McDonald County, Missouri | $706,449 | 0.9% | 80.9% |
| 26 | Jefferson County, Missouri | $671,623 | 0.9% | 81.8% |
| 27 | Dade County, Missouri | $661,855 | 0.9% | 82.6% |
| 28 | Oregon County, Missouri | $633,007 | 0.8% | 83.5% |
| 29 | Lafayette County, Missouri | $611,766 | 0.8% | 84.3% |
| 30 | Benton County, Missouri | $569,288 | 0.7% | 85.0% |
| 31 | Cedar County, Missouri | $536,452 | 0.7% | 85.7% |
| 32 | Lincoln County, Missouri | $505,343 | 0.7% | 86.4% |
| 33 | Osage County, Missouri | $499,287 | 0.7% | 87.0% |
| 34 | Cooper County, Missouri | $446,199 | 0.6% | 87.6% |
| 35 | Knox County, Missouri | $433,426 | 0.6% | 88.2% |
| 36 | Morgan County, Missouri | $416,541 | 0.5% | 88.7% |
| 37 | Henry County, Missouri | $407,209 | 0.5% | 89.3% |
| 38 | Maries County, Missouri | $381,117 | 0.5% | 89.8% |
| 39 | Saint Charles County, Missouri | $366,184 | 0.5% | 90.2% |
| 40 | Grundy County, Missouri | $365,181 | 0.5% | 90.7% |
| 41 | Cass County, Missouri | $354,523 | 0.5% | 91.2% |
| 42 | Johnson County, Missouri | $343,655 | 0.4% | 91.6% |
| 43 | Vernon County, Missouri | $331,869 | 0.4% | 92.1% |
| 44 | Callaway County, Missouri | $323,317 | 0.4% | 92.5% |
| 45 | Camden County, Missouri | $323,045 | 0.4% | 92.9% |
| 46 | Barton County, Missouri | $321,956 | 0.4% | 93.3% |
| 47 | Moniteau County, Missouri | $305,955 | 0.4% | 93.7% |
| 48 | Gasconade County, Missouri | $285,279 | 0.4% | 94.1% |
| 49 | Monroe County, Missouri | $282,785 | 0.4% | 94.5% |
| 50 | Linn County, Missouri | $275,469 | 0.4% | 94.8% |
| 51 | Nodaway County, Missouri | $250,294 | 0.3% | 95.2% |
| 52 | DeKalb County, Missouri | $245,523 | 0.3% | 95.5% |
| 53 | Pettis County, Missouri | $242,938 | 0.3% | 95.8% |
| 54 | Buchanan County, Missouri | $236,629 | 0.3% | 96.1% |
| 55 | Marion County, Missouri | $219,258 | 0.3% | 96.4% |
| 56 | Taney County, Missouri | $193,054 | 0.3% | 96.7% |
| 57 | Clinton County, Missouri | $188,845 | 0.2% | 96.9% |
| 58 | Schuyler County, Missouri | $181,357 | 0.2% | 97.1% |
| 59 | Pulaski County, Missouri | $158,772 | 0.2% | 97.3% |
| 60 | Harrison County, Missouri | $130,918 | 0.2% | 97.5% |
| 61 | Saline County, Missouri | $125,785 | 0.2% | 97.7% |
| 62 | Phelps County, Missouri | $120,705 | 0.2% | 97.8% |
| 63 | Carroll County, Missouri | $112,912 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 64 | Saint Clair County, Missouri | $110,622 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 65 | Audrain County, Missouri | $110,037 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 66 | Miller County, Missouri | $106,217 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 67 | Caldwell County, Missouri | $97,831 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 68 | Chariton County, Missouri | $80,579 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 69 | Putnam County, Missouri | $75,763 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 70 | Shannon County, Missouri | $69,948 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 71 | Pike County, Missouri | $64,249 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 72 | | $62,100 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 73 | Howard County, Missouri | $60,469 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 74 | Ralls County, Missouri | $49,243 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 75 | Lewis County, Missouri | $48,650 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 76 | Bollinger County, Missouri | $43,238 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 77 | Adair County, Missouri | $42,344 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 78 | Jackson County, Missouri | $40,490 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 79 | Saint Francois County, Missouri | $38,121 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 80 | Randolph County, Missouri | $36,799 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 81 | Sullivan County, Missouri | $36,493 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 82 | Livingston County, Missouri | $34,422 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 83 | Ray County, Missouri | $31,444 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 84 | Mercer County, Missouri | $18,571 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 85 | Daviess County, Missouri | $17,523 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 86 | Macon County, Missouri | $17,204 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 87 | Gentry County, Missouri | $13,630 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 88 | Dent County, Missouri | $12,169 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 89 | Platte County, Missouri | $7,895 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 90 | Scott County, Missouri | $4,185 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 91 | Clark County, Missouri | $1,934 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
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.
