| Rank |
County |
Subtotal, Disaster Payments
1995-2012 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Pemiscot County, Missouri | $18,158,899 | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| 2 | Dunklin County, Missouri | $14,688,106 | 2.7% | 6.0% |
| 3 | New Madrid County, Missouri | $14,392,952 | 2.6% | 8.6% |
| 4 | Harrison County, Missouri | $12,372,114 | 2.3% | 10.9% |
| 5 | Nodaway County, Missouri | $12,039,956 | 2.2% | 13.1% |
| 6 | Atchison County, Missouri | $11,762,157 | 2.1% | 15.2% |
| 7 | Audrain County, Missouri | $11,744,299 | 2.1% | 17.3% |
| 8 | Vernon County, Missouri | $11,651,435 | 2.1% | 19.5% |
| 9 | Bates County, Missouri | $10,685,553 | 1.9% | 21.4% |
| 10 | Monroe County, Missouri | $10,544,615 | 1.9% | 23.3% |
| 11 | Carroll County, Missouri | $10,534,488 | 1.9% | 25.2% |
| 12 | Gentry County, Missouri | $9,656,441 | 1.8% | 27.0% |
| 13 | Holt County, Missouri | $9,531,620 | 1.7% | 28.7% |
| 14 | Knox County, Missouri | $8,926,036 | 1.6% | 30.4% |
| 15 | Stoddard County, Missouri | $8,844,187 | 1.6% | 32.0% |
| 16 | Pettis County, Missouri | $8,792,166 | 1.6% | 33.6% |
| 17 | Livingston County, Missouri | $8,674,759 | 1.6% | 35.2% |
| 18 | Scotland County, Missouri | $8,434,020 | 1.5% | 36.7% |
| 19 | Chariton County, Missouri | $8,315,622 | 1.5% | 38.2% |
| 20 | Shelby County, Missouri | $7,997,931 | 1.5% | 39.7% |
| 21 | Pike County, Missouri | $7,907,196 | 1.4% | 41.1% |
| 22 | Lewis County, Missouri | $7,811,015 | 1.4% | 42.5% |
| 23 | Marion County, Missouri | $7,802,145 | 1.4% | 44.0% |
| 24 | Grundy County, Missouri | $7,782,235 | 1.4% | 45.4% |
| 25 | Barton County, Missouri | $7,329,572 | 1.3% | 46.7% |
| 26 | Clark County, Missouri | $7,260,432 | 1.3% | 48.0% |
| 27 | Johnson County, Missouri | $6,908,295 | 1.3% | 49.3% |
| 28 | Ray County, Missouri | $6,871,600 | 1.3% | 50.5% |
| 29 | Ralls County, Missouri | $6,811,290 | 1.2% | 51.8% |
| 30 | Cooper County, Missouri | $6,681,774 | 1.2% | 53.0% |
| 31 | Cass County, Missouri | $6,477,450 | 1.2% | 54.2% |
| 32 | Henry County, Missouri | $6,454,595 | 1.2% | 55.4% |
| 33 | Daviess County, Missouri | $6,312,048 | 1.2% | 56.5% |
| 34 | Mississippi County, Missouri | $6,155,432 | 1.1% | 57.6% |
| 35 | Howell County, Missouri | $5,703,257 | 1.0% | 58.7% |
| 36 | Macon County, Missouri | $5,594,555 | 1.0% | 59.7% |
| 37 | Saline County, Missouri | $5,556,549 | 1.0% | 60.7% |
| 38 | DeKalb County, Missouri | $5,550,953 | 1.0% | 61.7% |
| 39 | Linn County, Missouri | $5,525,858 | 1.0% | 62.7% |
| 40 | Sullivan County, Missouri | $5,322,538 | 1.0% | 63.7% |
| 41 | Dade County, Missouri | $5,293,666 | 1.0% | 64.7% |
| 42 | Wright County, Missouri | $5,123,935 | 0.9% | 65.6% |
| 43 | Polk County, Missouri | $4,960,844 | 0.9% | 66.5% |
| 44 | Lafayette County, Missouri | $4,811,428 | 0.9% | 67.4% |
| 45 | Mercer County, Missouri | $4,751,586 | 0.9% | 68.2% |
| 46 | Buchanan County, Missouri | $4,715,025 | 0.9% | 69.1% |
| 47 | Caldwell County, Missouri | $4,630,602 | 0.8% | 69.9% |
| 48 | Ozark County, Missouri | $4,595,434 | 0.8% | 70.8% |
| 49 | Callaway County, Missouri | $4,513,931 | 0.8% | 71.6% |
| 50 | Lawrence County, Missouri | $4,489,191 | 0.8% | 72.4% |
| 51 | Texas County, Missouri | $4,421,605 | 0.8% | 73.2% |
| 52 | Douglas County, Missouri | $4,404,489 | 0.8% | 74.0% |
| 53 | Adair County, Missouri | $4,372,091 | 0.8% | 74.8% |
| 54 | Saint Charles County, Missouri | $4,365,538 | 0.8% | 75.6% |
| 55 | Oregon County, Missouri | $4,358,788 | 0.8% | 76.4% |
| 56 | Andrew County, Missouri | $4,357,314 | 0.8% | 77.2% |
| 57 | Moniteau County, Missouri | $4,354,611 | 0.8% | 78.0% |
| 58 | Clinton County, Missouri | $4,307,849 | 0.8% | 78.8% |
| 59 | Montgomery County, Missouri | $4,280,817 | 0.8% | 79.6% |
| 60 | Lincoln County, Missouri | $4,261,633 | 0.8% | 80.3% |
| 61 | Platte County, Missouri | $4,241,120 | 0.8% | 81.1% |
| 62 | Putnam County, Missouri | $3,942,535 | 0.7% | 81.8% |
| 63 | Saint Clair County, Missouri | $3,931,282 | 0.7% | 82.5% |
| 64 | Jasper County, Missouri | $3,845,630 | 0.7% | 83.3% |
| 65 | Boone County, Missouri | $3,722,067 | 0.7% | 83.9% |
| 66 | Worth County, Missouri | $3,693,183 | 0.7% | 84.6% |
| 67 | Newton County, Missouri | $3,500,407 | 0.6% | 85.2% |
| 68 | Laclede County, Missouri | $3,454,152 | 0.6% | 85.9% |
| 69 | Barry County, Missouri | $3,447,926 | 0.6% | 86.5% |
| 70 | Scott County, Missouri | $3,187,164 | 0.6% | 87.1% |
| 71 | Webster County, Missouri | $3,097,696 | 0.6% | 87.6% |
| 72 | Butler County, Missouri | $2,990,058 | 0.5% | 88.2% |
| 73 | Schuyler County, Missouri | $2,918,754 | 0.5% | 88.7% |
| 74 | Cape Girardeau County, Missouri | $2,872,603 | 0.5% | 89.2% |
| 75 | Benton County, Missouri | $2,856,296 | 0.5% | 89.8% |
| 76 | Hickory County, Missouri | $2,829,387 | 0.5% | 90.3% |
| 77 | Osage County, Missouri | $2,525,907 | 0.5% | 90.7% |
| 78 | Cedar County, Missouri | $2,344,309 | 0.4% | 91.2% |
| 79 | Greene County, Missouri | $2,262,007 | 0.4% | 91.6% |
| 80 | Howard County, Missouri | $2,205,174 | 0.4% | 92.0% |
| 81 | Morgan County, Missouri | $2,181,429 | 0.4% | 92.4% |
| 82 | Randolph County, Missouri | $2,102,345 | 0.4% | 92.8% |
| 83 | Dallas County, Missouri | $2,093,771 | 0.4% | 93.1% |
| 84 | Christian County, Missouri | $2,074,558 | 0.4% | 93.5% |
| 85 | Miller County, Missouri | $2,072,668 | 0.4% | 93.9% |
| 86 | Cole County, Missouri | $1,994,284 | 0.4% | 94.3% |
| 87 | Jackson County, Missouri | $1,979,042 | 0.4% | 94.6% |
| 88 | Phelps County, Missouri | $1,916,749 | 0.3% | 95.0% |
| 89 | Stone County, Missouri | $1,808,828 | 0.3% | 95.3% |
| 90 | Ripley County, Missouri | $1,791,150 | 0.3% | 95.6% |
| 91 | | $1,724,755 | 0.3% | 95.9% |
| 92 | Franklin County, Missouri | $1,679,854 | 0.3% | 96.2% |
| 93 | Warren County, Missouri | $1,678,737 | 0.3% | 96.6% |
| 94 | Maries County, Missouri | $1,672,621 | 0.3% | 96.9% |
| 95 | Gasconade County, Missouri | $1,475,221 | 0.3% | 97.1% |
| 96 | Perry County, Missouri | $1,302,026 | 0.2% | 97.4% |
| 97 | Clay County, Missouri | $1,278,121 | 0.2% | 97.6% |
| 98 | Taney County, Missouri | $1,248,316 | 0.2% | 97.8% |
| 99 | Bollinger County, Missouri | $1,193,246 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 100 | Pulaski County, Missouri | $1,180,691 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 101 | Saint Louis County, Missouri | $1,156,948 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 102 | McDonald County, Missouri | $1,097,081 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 103 | Dent County, Missouri | $1,082,604 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 104 | Shannon County, Missouri | $1,062,274 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 105 | Crawford County, Missouri | $1,056,378 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| 106 | Camden County, Missouri | $999,219 | 0.2% | 99.4% |
| 107 | Saint Francois County, Missouri | $576,779 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 108 | Wayne County, Missouri | $499,429 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 109 | Madison County, Missouri | $403,457 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 110 | Carter County, Missouri | $382,487 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 111 | Reynolds County, Missouri | $367,837 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 112 | Washington County, Missouri | $309,671 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 113 | Jefferson County, Missouri | $291,588 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 114 | Iron County, Missouri | $284,674 | 0.1% | 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.
