| Rank |
County |
Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity
1995-2012 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Wright County, Missouri | $2,148,220 | 9.0% | 9.0% |
| 2 | Platte County, Missouri | $1,688,973 | 7.1% | 16.1% |
| 3 | Webster County, Missouri | $1,407,440 | 5.9% | 22.0% |
| 4 | Texas County, Missouri | $1,322,015 | 5.6% | 27.6% |
| 5 | Laclede County, Missouri | $1,103,070 | 4.6% | 32.2% |
| 6 | Lawrence County, Missouri | $1,055,228 | 4.4% | 36.7% |
| 7 | Polk County, Missouri | $1,006,000 | 4.2% | 40.9% |
| 8 | Howell County, Missouri | $929,600 | 3.9% | 44.8% |
| 9 | Douglas County, Missouri | $912,489 | 3.8% | 48.6% |
| 10 | Dallas County, Missouri | $784,179 | 3.3% | 51.9% |
| 11 | Barry County, Missouri | $731,057 | 3.1% | 55.0% |
| 12 | Buchanan County, Missouri | $583,037 | 2.5% | 57.4% |
| 13 | Ozark County, Missouri | $552,632 | 2.3% | 59.8% |
| 14 | Greene County, Missouri | $540,561 | 2.3% | 62.0% |
| 15 | Newton County, Missouri | $532,976 | 2.2% | 64.3% |
| 16 | Stone County, Missouri | $492,348 | 2.1% | 66.4% |
| 17 | Christian County, Missouri | $475,298 | 2.0% | 68.3% |
| 18 | Cape Girardeau County, Missouri | $409,350 | 1.7% | 70.1% |
| 19 | Jasper County, Missouri | $317,985 | 1.3% | 71.4% |
| 20 | Perry County, Missouri | $280,732 | 1.2% | 72.6% |
| 21 | Howard County, Missouri | $261,792 | 1.1% | 73.7% |
| 22 | Lafayette County, Missouri | $253,427 | 1.1% | 74.8% |
| 23 | Bates County, Missouri | $247,009 | 1.0% | 75.8% |
| 24 | Franklin County, Missouri | $240,613 | 1.0% | 76.8% |
| 25 | Hickory County, Missouri | $236,420 | 1.0% | 77.8% |
| 26 | McDonald County, Missouri | $213,130 | 0.9% | 78.7% |
| 27 | Andrew County, Missouri | $203,959 | 0.9% | 79.5% |
| 28 | Jefferson County, Missouri | $187,822 | 0.8% | 80.3% |
| 29 | Chariton County, Missouri | $185,270 | 0.8% | 81.1% |
| 30 | Lincoln County, Missouri | $180,319 | 0.8% | 81.9% |
| 31 | Oregon County, Missouri | $173,071 | 0.7% | 82.6% |
| 32 | Cole County, Missouri | $166,331 | 0.7% | 83.3% |
| 33 | Benton County, Missouri | $165,162 | 0.7% | 84.0% |
| 34 | Osage County, Missouri | $158,791 | 0.7% | 84.7% |
| 35 | Scotland County, Missouri | $156,902 | 0.7% | 85.3% |
| 36 | Schuyler County, Missouri | $151,442 | 0.6% | 86.0% |
| 37 | Johnson County, Missouri | $147,903 | 0.6% | 86.6% |
| 38 | Clinton County, Missouri | $138,916 | 0.6% | 87.2% |
| 39 | Morgan County, Missouri | $136,995 | 0.6% | 87.7% |
| 40 | Dade County, Missouri | $133,791 | 0.6% | 88.3% |
| 41 | Henry County, Missouri | $115,778 | 0.5% | 88.8% |
| 42 | Camden County, Missouri | $114,151 | 0.5% | 89.3% |
| 43 | DeKalb County, Missouri | $112,505 | 0.5% | 89.7% |
| 44 | Maries County, Missouri | $112,079 | 0.5% | 90.2% |
| 45 | Pettis County, Missouri | $100,483 | 0.4% | 90.6% |
| 46 | Cass County, Missouri | $100,243 | 0.4% | 91.1% |
| 47 | Marion County, Missouri | $100,009 | 0.4% | 91.5% |
| 48 | Cooper County, Missouri | $94,108 | 0.4% | 91.9% |
| 49 | Gasconade County, Missouri | $87,618 | 0.4% | 92.2% |
| 50 | Callaway County, Missouri | $87,432 | 0.4% | 92.6% |
| 51 | Monroe County, Missouri | $83,522 | 0.4% | 93.0% |
| 52 | Barton County, Missouri | $78,800 | 0.3% | 93.3% |
| 53 | Cedar County, Missouri | $77,909 | 0.3% | 93.6% |
| 54 | Boone County, Missouri | $76,604 | 0.3% | 93.9% |
| 55 | Carroll County, Missouri | $73,576 | 0.3% | 94.2% |
| 56 | Moniteau County, Missouri | $71,127 | 0.3% | 94.5% |
| 57 | Grundy County, Missouri | $71,124 | 0.3% | 94.8% |
| 58 | Saint Clair County, Missouri | $69,259 | 0.3% | 95.1% |
| 59 | Saint Francois County, Missouri | $66,207 | 0.3% | 95.4% |
| 60 | Saint Charles County, Missouri | $64,420 | 0.3% | 95.7% |
| 61 | Taney County, Missouri | $64,054 | 0.3% | 96.0% |
| 62 | Linn County, Missouri | $64,047 | 0.3% | 96.2% |
| 63 | Vernon County, Missouri | $59,344 | 0.2% | 96.5% |
| 64 | Harrison County, Missouri | $57,630 | 0.2% | 96.7% |
| 65 | Knox County, Missouri | $51,196 | 0.2% | 96.9% |
| 66 | Nodaway County, Missouri | $45,433 | 0.2% | 97.1% |
| 67 | Audrain County, Missouri | $43,513 | 0.2% | 97.3% |
| 68 | Pike County, Missouri | $39,126 | 0.2% | 97.5% |
| 69 | Miller County, Missouri | $38,973 | 0.2% | 97.6% |
| 70 | Pulaski County, Missouri | $37,877 | 0.2% | 97.8% |
| 71 | Caldwell County, Missouri | $36,162 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 72 | Phelps County, Missouri | $34,445 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 73 | Daviess County, Missouri | $33,852 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 74 | Adair County, Missouri | $30,742 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 75 | Macon County, Missouri | $30,397 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 76 | Shannon County, Missouri | $29,930 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 77 | Saline County, Missouri | $29,351 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 78 | | $23,979 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 79 | Lewis County, Missouri | $23,322 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 80 | Putnam County, Missouri | $22,881 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 81 | Ralls County, Missouri | $21,073 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 82 | Mercer County, Missouri | $17,672 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 83 | Ray County, Missouri | $16,859 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 84 | Bollinger County, Missouri | $16,665 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 85 | Randolph County, Missouri | $16,118 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 86 | Warren County, Missouri | $16,091 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 87 | Sullivan County, Missouri | $16,041 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 88 | Gentry County, Missouri | $15,950 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 89 | Shelby County, Missouri | $11,931 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 90 | Jackson County, Missouri | $11,046 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 91 | Montgomery County, Missouri | $10,759 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 92 | Clay County, Missouri | $10,671 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 93 | Livingston County, Missouri | $10,565 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 94 | Worth County, Missouri | $8,574 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 95 | Holt County, Missouri | $7,871 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 96 | Dent County, Missouri | $6,992 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 97 | Clark County, Missouri | $4,336 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
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.
