| Rank |
County |
Subtotal, Conservation Programs
2011 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Harrison County, Missouri | $6,194,500 | 5.6% | 5.6% |
| 2 | Daviess County, Missouri | $4,961,762 | 4.5% | 10.1% |
| 3 | Carroll County, Missouri | $4,255,760 | 3.8% | 13.9% |
| 4 | Nodaway County, Missouri | $4,099,716 | 3.7% | 17.6% |
| 5 | Linn County, Missouri | $4,089,596 | 3.7% | 21.3% |
| 6 | Sullivan County, Missouri | $4,037,315 | 3.6% | 25.0% |
| 7 | Gentry County, Missouri | $3,609,324 | 3.3% | 28.2% |
| 8 | Macon County, Missouri | $3,513,082 | 3.2% | 31.4% |
| 9 | Caldwell County, Missouri | $3,308,381 | 3.0% | 34.4% |
| 10 | Grundy County, Missouri | $3,005,839 | 2.7% | 37.1% |
| 11 | Scotland County, Missouri | $2,920,442 | 2.6% | 39.7% |
| 12 | DeKalb County, Missouri | $2,770,538 | 2.5% | 42.2% |
| 13 | Livingston County, Missouri | $2,685,556 | 2.4% | 44.7% |
| 14 | Monroe County, Missouri | $2,610,763 | 2.4% | 47.0% |
| 15 | Chariton County, Missouri | $2,592,424 | 2.3% | 49.4% |
| 16 | Mercer County, Missouri | $2,558,390 | 2.3% | 51.7% |
| 17 | Knox County, Missouri | $2,492,867 | 2.3% | 53.9% |
| 18 | Adair County, Missouri | $2,404,481 | 2.2% | 56.1% |
| 19 | Randolph County, Missouri | $2,305,369 | 2.1% | 58.2% |
| 20 | Putnam County, Missouri | $2,293,499 | 2.1% | 60.2% |
| 21 | Worth County, Missouri | $2,176,330 | 2.0% | 62.2% |
| 22 | Vernon County, Missouri | $2,112,311 | 1.9% | 64.1% |
| 23 | Ray County, Missouri | $1,831,375 | 1.7% | 65.8% |
| 24 | Ralls County, Missouri | $1,753,554 | 1.6% | 67.4% |
| 25 | Clark County, Missouri | $1,682,775 | 1.5% | 68.9% |
| 26 | Lewis County, Missouri | $1,444,663 | 1.3% | 70.2% |
| 27 | Schuyler County, Missouri | $1,410,742 | 1.3% | 71.5% |
| 28 | Barton County, Missouri | $1,375,426 | 1.2% | 72.7% |
| 29 | Andrew County, Missouri | $1,373,307 | 1.2% | 73.9% |
| 30 | Stoddard County, Missouri | $1,362,822 | 1.2% | 75.2% |
| 31 | Saline County, Missouri | $1,325,529 | 1.2% | 76.4% |
| 32 | Clinton County, Missouri | $1,303,295 | 1.2% | 77.5% |
| 33 | Howard County, Missouri | $1,295,022 | 1.2% | 78.7% |
| 34 | Shelby County, Missouri | $1,125,953 | 1.0% | 79.7% |
| 35 | Audrain County, Missouri | $1,047,377 | 0.9% | 80.7% |
| 36 | Pettis County, Missouri | $1,033,127 | 0.9% | 81.6% |
| 37 | Cooper County, Missouri | $1,009,616 | 0.9% | 82.5% |
| 38 | Bates County, Missouri | $993,032 | 0.9% | 83.4% |
| 39 | Cape Girardeau County, Missouri | $961,297 | 0.9% | 84.3% |
| 40 | Callaway County, Missouri | $928,591 | 0.8% | 85.1% |
| 41 | Pike County, Missouri | $922,027 | 0.8% | 86.0% |
| 42 | Marion County, Missouri | $919,337 | 0.8% | 86.8% |
| 43 | Cass County, Missouri | $884,857 | 0.8% | 87.6% |
| 44 | Holt County, Missouri | $864,566 | 0.8% | 88.4% |
| 45 | Moniteau County, Missouri | $819,568 | 0.7% | 89.1% |
| 46 | Henry County, Missouri | $809,980 | 0.7% | 89.8% |
| 47 | Buchanan County, Missouri | $732,988 | 0.7% | 90.5% |
| 48 | Scott County, Missouri | $700,352 | 0.6% | 91.1% |
| 49 | Atchison County, Missouri | $662,684 | 0.6% | 91.7% |
| 50 | Johnson County, Missouri | $617,254 | 0.6% | 92.3% |
| 51 | Lafayette County, Missouri | $608,899 | 0.5% | 92.8% |
| 52 | Jasper County, Missouri | $558,933 | 0.5% | 93.3% |
| 53 | Lincoln County, Missouri | $508,491 | 0.5% | 93.8% |
| 54 | Perry County, Missouri | $507,461 | 0.5% | 94.3% |
| 55 | Boone County, Missouri | $484,821 | 0.4% | 94.7% |
| 56 | Montgomery County, Missouri | $461,127 | 0.4% | 95.1% |
| 57 | Mississippi County, Missouri | $372,640 | 0.3% | 95.5% |
| 58 | | $359,421 | 0.3% | 95.8% |
| 59 | Saint Clair County, Missouri | $346,010 | 0.3% | 96.1% |
| 60 | Platte County, Missouri | $319,783 | 0.3% | 96.4% |
| 61 | Lawrence County, Missouri | $304,664 | 0.3% | 96.7% |
| 62 | Dade County, Missouri | $291,551 | 0.3% | 96.9% |
| 63 | Bollinger County, Missouri | $286,024 | 0.3% | 97.2% |
| 64 | New Madrid County, Missouri | $273,278 | 0.2% | 97.4% |
| 65 | Warren County, Missouri | $257,336 | 0.2% | 97.7% |
| 66 | Franklin County, Missouri | $240,868 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 67 | Ripley County, Missouri | $194,140 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 68 | Osage County, Missouri | $172,840 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 69 | Gasconade County, Missouri | $144,109 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 70 | Cedar County, Missouri | $136,625 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 71 | Dunklin County, Missouri | $127,399 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 72 | Cole County, Missouri | $122,679 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 73 | Saint Charles County, Missouri | $108,997 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 74 | Wayne County, Missouri | $106,082 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 75 | Benton County, Missouri | $104,193 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 76 | Pemiscot County, Missouri | $89,623 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 77 | Newton County, Missouri | $79,901 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 78 | Ozark County, Missouri | $79,254 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 79 | Howell County, Missouri | $76,606 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 80 | Butler County, Missouri | $76,273 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 81 | Clay County, Missouri | $72,519 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 82 | Polk County, Missouri | $64,267 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 83 | Maries County, Missouri | $61,254 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 84 | Crawford County, Missouri | $58,626 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 85 | Saint Francois County, Missouri | $54,971 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 86 | Morgan County, Missouri | $52,493 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 87 | Douglas County, Missouri | $47,554 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 88 | Phelps County, Missouri | $32,634 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 89 | Jefferson County, Missouri | $26,965 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 90 | Oregon County, Missouri | $25,740 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 91 | Hickory County, Missouri | $24,837 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 92 | Shannon County, Missouri | $24,224 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 93 | Laclede County, Missouri | $21,230 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 94 | Jackson County, Missouri | $20,756 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 95 | Reynolds County, Missouri | $16,677 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 96 | Texas County, Missouri | $12,564 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 97 | McDonald County, Missouri | $12,139 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 98 | Camden County, Missouri | $11,466 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 99 | Madison County, Missouri | $11,185 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 100 | Dent County, Missouri | $9,675 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 101 | Carter County, Missouri | $9,205 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 102 | Taney County, Missouri | $9,047 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 103 | Barry County, Missouri | $8,930 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 104 | Greene County, Missouri | $8,339 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 105 | Dallas County, Missouri | $8,323 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 106 | Webster County, Missouri | $8,149 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 107 | Miller County, Missouri | $5,850 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 108 | Stone County, Missouri | $5,359 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 109 | Christian County, Missouri | $3,631 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 110 | Pulaski County, Missouri | $3,109 | 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 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.
