| Rank |
County |
Conservation Reserve Program
2010 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Harrison County, Missouri | $5,370,213 | 5.2% | 5.2% |
| 2 | Daviess County, Missouri | $4,562,504 | 4.4% | 9.6% |
| 3 | Carroll County, Missouri | $4,087,402 | 4.0% | 13.6% |
| 4 | Linn County, Missouri | $3,903,356 | 3.8% | 17.4% |
| 5 | Nodaway County, Missouri | $3,744,227 | 3.6% | 21.0% |
| 6 | Sullivan County, Missouri | $3,671,192 | 3.6% | 24.5% |
| 7 | Gentry County, Missouri | $3,314,321 | 3.2% | 27.7% |
| 8 | Caldwell County, Missouri | $3,259,719 | 3.2% | 30.9% |
| 9 | Macon County, Missouri | $3,254,172 | 3.2% | 34.1% |
| 10 | Grundy County, Missouri | $2,818,335 | 2.7% | 36.8% |
| 11 | DeKalb County, Missouri | $2,707,310 | 2.6% | 39.4% |
| 12 | Livingston County, Missouri | $2,527,000 | 2.4% | 41.9% |
| 13 | Knox County, Missouri | $2,483,502 | 2.4% | 44.3% |
| 14 | Monroe County, Missouri | $2,434,505 | 2.4% | 46.6% |
| 15 | Chariton County, Missouri | $2,409,242 | 2.3% | 48.9% |
| 16 | Scotland County, Missouri | $2,409,145 | 2.3% | 51.3% |
| 17 | Mercer County, Missouri | $2,206,619 | 2.1% | 53.4% |
| 18 | Randolph County, Missouri | $2,195,816 | 2.1% | 55.5% |
| 19 | Vernon County, Missouri | $2,182,238 | 2.1% | 57.7% |
| 20 | Putnam County, Missouri | $1,971,051 | 1.9% | 59.6% |
| 21 | Worth County, Missouri | $1,944,365 | 1.9% | 61.4% |
| 22 | Adair County, Missouri | $1,882,277 | 1.8% | 63.3% |
| 23 | Ray County, Missouri | $1,806,728 | 1.7% | 65.0% |
| 24 | Clark County, Missouri | $1,428,295 | 1.4% | 66.4% |
| 25 | Barton County, Missouri | $1,391,619 | 1.3% | 67.8% |
| 26 | Andrew County, Missouri | $1,386,147 | 1.3% | 69.1% |
| 27 | Ralls County, Missouri | $1,382,286 | 1.3% | 70.4% |
| 28 | Clinton County, Missouri | $1,372,672 | 1.3% | 71.8% |
| 29 | Stoddard County, Missouri | $1,361,303 | 1.3% | 73.1% |
| 30 | Lewis County, Missouri | $1,359,792 | 1.3% | 74.4% |
| 31 | Saline County, Missouri | $1,341,728 | 1.3% | 75.7% |
| 32 | Howard County, Missouri | $1,147,842 | 1.1% | 76.8% |
| 33 | Schuyler County, Missouri | $1,140,042 | 1.1% | 77.9% |
| 34 | Shelby County, Missouri | $1,123,116 | 1.1% | 79.0% |
| 35 | Audrain County, Missouri | $1,071,815 | 1.0% | 80.0% |
| 36 | Cooper County, Missouri | $1,012,994 | 1.0% | 81.0% |
| 37 | Callaway County, Missouri | $986,302 | 1.0% | 82.0% |
| 38 | Bates County, Missouri | $975,132 | 0.9% | 82.9% |
| 39 | Pettis County, Missouri | $953,922 | 0.9% | 83.8% |
| 40 | Cape Girardeau County, Missouri | $900,883 | 0.9% | 84.7% |
| 41 | Cass County, Missouri | $858,148 | 0.8% | 85.5% |
| 42 | Marion County, Missouri | $854,331 | 0.8% | 86.4% |
| 43 | Pike County, Missouri | $849,756 | 0.8% | 87.2% |
| 44 | Moniteau County, Missouri | $820,232 | 0.8% | 88.0% |
| 45 | Henry County, Missouri | $811,892 | 0.8% | 88.8% |
| 46 | Atchison County, Missouri | $676,687 | 0.7% | 89.4% |
| 47 | Buchanan County, Missouri | $674,855 | 0.7% | 90.1% |
| 48 | Scott County, Missouri | $645,481 | 0.6% | 90.7% |
| 49 | Holt County, Missouri | $606,981 | 0.6% | 91.3% |
| 50 | Jasper County, Missouri | $601,331 | 0.6% | 91.9% |
| 51 | Lafayette County, Missouri | $589,938 | 0.6% | 92.5% |
| 52 | Johnson County, Missouri | $571,838 | 0.6% | 93.0% |
| 53 | Lincoln County, Missouri | $550,447 | 0.5% | 93.5% |
| 54 | Montgomery County, Missouri | $514,322 | 0.5% | 94.0% |
| 55 | Boone County, Missouri | $477,590 | 0.5% | 94.5% |
| 56 | Perry County, Missouri | $449,806 | 0.4% | 94.9% |
| 57 | Platte County, Missouri | $363,297 | 0.4% | 95.3% |
| 58 | Saint Clair County, Missouri | $354,521 | 0.3% | 95.6% |
| 59 | | $348,430 | 0.3% | 96.0% |
| 60 | New Madrid County, Missouri | $347,771 | 0.3% | 96.3% |
| 61 | Mississippi County, Missouri | $335,212 | 0.3% | 96.6% |
| 62 | Lawrence County, Missouri | $300,628 | 0.3% | 96.9% |
| 63 | Dade County, Missouri | $298,558 | 0.3% | 97.2% |
| 64 | Warren County, Missouri | $265,031 | 0.3% | 97.5% |
| 65 | Franklin County, Missouri | $260,988 | 0.3% | 97.7% |
| 66 | Maries County, Missouri | $223,026 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 67 | Bollinger County, Missouri | $206,833 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 68 | Gasconade County, Missouri | $186,526 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 69 | Cedar County, Missouri | $138,378 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 70 | Dunklin County, Missouri | $137,884 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 71 | Osage County, Missouri | $129,210 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 72 | Cole County, Missouri | $117,976 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 73 | Polk County, Missouri | $97,315 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 74 | Ripley County, Missouri | $95,861 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 75 | Pemiscot County, Missouri | $90,155 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 76 | Clay County, Missouri | $87,701 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 77 | Newton County, Missouri | $85,271 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 78 | Benton County, Missouri | $75,780 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 79 | Howell County, Missouri | $70,807 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 80 | Douglas County, Missouri | $59,554 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 81 | Crawford County, Missouri | $49,655 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 82 | Phelps County, Missouri | $49,452 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 83 | Saint Charles County, Missouri | $47,546 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 84 | Saint Francois County, Missouri | $42,434 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 85 | Morgan County, Missouri | $38,708 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 86 | Butler County, Missouri | $33,267 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 87 | Wayne County, Missouri | $30,900 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 88 | Jefferson County, Missouri | $26,766 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 89 | Dent County, Missouri | $23,340 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 90 | Hickory County, Missouri | $23,210 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 91 | Reynolds County, Missouri | $19,329 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 92 | Jackson County, Missouri | $17,210 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 93 | Texas County, Missouri | $12,564 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 94 | Christian County, Missouri | $12,278 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 95 | McDonald County, Missouri | $11,958 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 96 | Barry County, Missouri | $10,676 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 97 | Madison County, Missouri | $10,601 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 98 | Dallas County, Missouri | $10,406 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 99 | Carter County, Missouri | $10,168 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 100 | Oregon County, Missouri | $9,346 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 101 | Stone County, Missouri | $9,314 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 102 | Taney County, Missouri | $8,229 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 103 | Laclede County, Missouri | $6,977 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 104 | Greene County, Missouri | $6,954 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 105 | Miller County, Missouri | $5,897 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 106 | Pulaski County, Missouri | $5,874 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 107 | Saint Louis County, Missouri | $5,804 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 108 | Shannon County, Missouri | $4,951 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 109 | Webster County, Missouri | $4,086 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 110 | Ozark County, Missouri | $2,269 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 111 | 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.
