| Rank |
County |
Conservation Reserve Program
2011 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Harrison County, Missouri | $6,118,336 | 5.7% | 5.7% |
| 2 | Daviess County, Missouri | $4,857,650 | 4.5% | 10.3% |
| 3 | Carroll County, Missouri | $4,210,780 | 3.9% | 14.2% |
| 4 | Nodaway County, Missouri | $3,993,587 | 3.7% | 18.0% |
| 5 | Linn County, Missouri | $3,930,747 | 3.7% | 21.6% |
| 6 | Sullivan County, Missouri | $3,876,515 | 3.6% | 25.3% |
| 7 | Gentry County, Missouri | $3,528,923 | 3.3% | 28.6% |
| 8 | Macon County, Missouri | $3,455,081 | 3.2% | 31.8% |
| 9 | Caldwell County, Missouri | $3,305,848 | 3.1% | 34.9% |
| 10 | Grundy County, Missouri | $2,944,631 | 2.8% | 37.7% |
| 11 | DeKalb County, Missouri | $2,719,462 | 2.5% | 40.2% |
| 12 | Livingston County, Missouri | $2,634,974 | 2.5% | 42.7% |
| 13 | Chariton County, Missouri | $2,583,391 | 2.4% | 45.1% |
| 14 | Scotland County, Missouri | $2,576,652 | 2.4% | 47.5% |
| 15 | Monroe County, Missouri | $2,564,767 | 2.4% | 49.9% |
| 16 | Mercer County, Missouri | $2,500,147 | 2.3% | 52.2% |
| 17 | Randolph County, Missouri | $2,310,220 | 2.2% | 54.4% |
| 18 | Knox County, Missouri | $2,295,701 | 2.1% | 56.5% |
| 19 | Adair County, Missouri | $2,200,787 | 2.1% | 58.6% |
| 20 | Worth County, Missouri | $2,161,519 | 2.0% | 60.6% |
| 21 | Vernon County, Missouri | $2,029,448 | 1.9% | 62.5% |
| 22 | Putnam County, Missouri | $1,971,808 | 1.8% | 64.4% |
| 23 | Ray County, Missouri | $1,785,202 | 1.7% | 66.0% |
| 24 | Ralls County, Missouri | $1,698,682 | 1.6% | 67.6% |
| 25 | Clark County, Missouri | $1,600,427 | 1.5% | 69.1% |
| 26 | Lewis County, Missouri | $1,408,837 | 1.3% | 70.5% |
| 27 | Andrew County, Missouri | $1,382,830 | 1.3% | 71.7% |
| 28 | Stoddard County, Missouri | $1,338,692 | 1.3% | 73.0% |
| 29 | Schuyler County, Missouri | $1,337,326 | 1.3% | 74.3% |
| 30 | Saline County, Missouri | $1,300,227 | 1.2% | 75.5% |
| 31 | Clinton County, Missouri | $1,299,393 | 1.2% | 76.7% |
| 32 | Barton County, Missouri | $1,289,424 | 1.2% | 77.9% |
| 33 | Howard County, Missouri | $1,262,085 | 1.2% | 79.1% |
| 34 | Shelby County, Missouri | $1,122,179 | 1.1% | 80.1% |
| 35 | Audrain County, Missouri | $986,237 | 0.9% | 81.0% |
| 36 | Bates County, Missouri | $983,390 | 0.9% | 82.0% |
| 37 | Cooper County, Missouri | $982,549 | 0.9% | 82.9% |
| 38 | Pettis County, Missouri | $981,844 | 0.9% | 83.8% |
| 39 | Marion County, Missouri | $916,956 | 0.9% | 84.7% |
| 40 | Cape Girardeau County, Missouri | $915,304 | 0.9% | 85.5% |
| 41 | Callaway County, Missouri | $910,473 | 0.9% | 86.4% |
| 42 | Pike County, Missouri | $892,217 | 0.8% | 87.2% |
| 43 | Cass County, Missouri | $871,843 | 0.8% | 88.0% |
| 44 | Moniteau County, Missouri | $816,028 | 0.8% | 88.8% |
| 45 | Henry County, Missouri | $782,896 | 0.7% | 89.5% |
| 46 | Buchanan County, Missouri | $721,498 | 0.7% | 90.2% |
| 47 | Holt County, Missouri | $697,884 | 0.7% | 90.9% |
| 48 | Atchison County, Missouri | $660,173 | 0.6% | 91.5% |
| 49 | Scott County, Missouri | $612,735 | 0.6% | 92.0% |
| 50 | Lafayette County, Missouri | $603,347 | 0.6% | 92.6% |
| 51 | Johnson County, Missouri | $571,751 | 0.5% | 93.1% |
| 52 | Jasper County, Missouri | $549,300 | 0.5% | 93.7% |
| 53 | Lincoln County, Missouri | $507,936 | 0.5% | 94.1% |
| 54 | Boone County, Missouri | $468,892 | 0.4% | 94.6% |
| 55 | Montgomery County, Missouri | $460,352 | 0.4% | 95.0% |
| 56 | Perry County, Missouri | $428,015 | 0.4% | 95.4% |
| 57 | Mississippi County, Missouri | $353,021 | 0.3% | 95.7% |
| 58 | | $345,994 | 0.3% | 96.1% |
| 59 | Saint Clair County, Missouri | $334,456 | 0.3% | 96.4% |
| 60 | Platte County, Missouri | $318,478 | 0.3% | 96.7% |
| 61 | Lawrence County, Missouri | $292,735 | 0.3% | 96.9% |
| 62 | Dade County, Missouri | $286,744 | 0.3% | 97.2% |
| 63 | New Madrid County, Missouri | $267,512 | 0.3% | 97.5% |
| 64 | Warren County, Missouri | $258,116 | 0.2% | 97.7% |
| 65 | Franklin County, Missouri | $241,556 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 66 | Bollinger County, Missouri | $214,511 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 67 | Wayne County, Missouri | $172,938 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 68 | Osage County, Missouri | $171,401 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 69 | Gasconade County, Missouri | $139,662 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 70 | Ripley County, Missouri | $132,291 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 71 | Dunklin County, Missouri | $126,984 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 72 | Cole County, Missouri | $121,269 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 73 | Cedar County, Missouri | $119,983 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 74 | Saint Charles County, Missouri | $106,534 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 75 | Pemiscot County, Missouri | $89,623 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 76 | Newton County, Missouri | $78,273 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 77 | Benton County, Missouri | $74,410 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 78 | Clay County, Missouri | $72,519 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 79 | Polk County, Missouri | $64,267 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 80 | Maries County, Missouri | $59,446 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 81 | Crawford County, Missouri | $58,626 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 82 | Saint Francois County, Missouri | $41,982 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 83 | Howell County, Missouri | $36,602 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 84 | Morgan County, Missouri | $35,227 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 85 | Butler County, Missouri | $33,120 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 86 | Laclede County, Missouri | $27,608 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 87 | Jefferson County, Missouri | $23,683 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 88 | Hickory County, Missouri | $20,965 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 89 | Jackson County, Missouri | $20,555 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 90 | Reynolds County, Missouri | $16,677 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 91 | Phelps County, Missouri | $15,227 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 92 | Texas County, Missouri | $12,564 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 93 | McDonald County, Missouri | $12,139 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 94 | Madison County, Missouri | $11,185 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 95 | Oregon County, Missouri | $9,918 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 96 | Dent County, Missouri | $9,653 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 97 | Taney County, Missouri | $9,047 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 98 | Barry County, Missouri | $8,930 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 99 | Douglas County, Missouri | $8,547 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 100 | Dallas County, Missouri | $8,323 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 101 | Greene County, Missouri | $6,954 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 102 | Shannon County, Missouri | $6,271 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 103 | Stone County, Missouri | $5,359 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 104 | Webster County, Missouri | $4,086 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 105 | Miller County, Missouri | $3,871 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 106 | Christian County, Missouri | $3,631 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 107 | Pulaski County, Missouri | $3,109 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 108 | Carter County, Missouri | $3,020 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 109 | Ozark County, Missouri | $2,173 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 110 | Iron County, Missouri | $631 | 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.
