| Rank |
County |
Subtotal, Farming Subsidies
2010 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Stoddard County, Missouri | $13,875,680 | 7.6% | 7.6% |
| 2 | New Madrid County, Missouri | $11,155,370 | 6.1% | 13.7% |
| 3 | Butler County, Missouri | $9,055,061 | 5.0% | 18.7% |
| 4 | Dunklin County, Missouri | $8,669,616 | 4.8% | 23.5% |
| 5 | Pemiscot County, Missouri | $6,902,005 | 3.8% | 27.2% |
| 6 | Saline County, Missouri | $4,846,484 | 2.7% | 29.9% |
| 7 | Mississippi County, Missouri | $4,696,071 | 2.6% | 32.5% |
| 8 | Atchison County, Missouri | $4,335,656 | 2.4% | 34.9% |
| 9 | Audrain County, Missouri | $4,301,495 | 2.4% | 37.2% |
| 10 | Scott County, Missouri | $4,178,584 | 2.3% | 39.5% |
| 11 | Nodaway County, Missouri | $3,805,020 | 2.1% | 41.6% |
| 12 | Carroll County, Missouri | $3,498,188 | 1.9% | 43.5% |
| 13 | Lafayette County, Missouri | $3,453,866 | 1.9% | 45.4% |
| 14 | Chariton County, Missouri | $3,225,992 | 1.8% | 47.2% |
| 15 | Holt County, Missouri | $3,200,452 | 1.8% | 48.9% |
| 16 | Bates County, Missouri | $2,921,370 | 1.6% | 50.5% |
| 17 | Pettis County, Missouri | $2,752,623 | 1.5% | 52.0% |
| 18 | Barton County, Missouri | $2,602,573 | 1.4% | 53.5% |
| 19 | Pike County, Missouri | $2,509,478 | 1.4% | 54.9% |
| 20 | Vernon County, Missouri | $2,460,151 | 1.3% | 56.2% |
| 21 | Monroe County, Missouri | $2,404,992 | 1.3% | 57.5% |
| 22 | Ralls County, Missouri | $2,279,818 | 1.3% | 58.8% |
| 23 | Shelby County, Missouri | $2,237,944 | 1.2% | 60.0% |
| 24 | Cooper County, Missouri | $2,219,764 | 1.2% | 61.2% |
| 25 | Montgomery County, Missouri | $2,161,471 | 1.2% | 62.4% |
| 26 | Clark County, Missouri | $2,111,460 | 1.2% | 63.6% |
| 27 | Lincoln County, Missouri | $2,078,464 | 1.1% | 64.7% |
| 28 | Livingston County, Missouri | $2,013,880 | 1.1% | 65.8% |
| 29 | Lewis County, Missouri | $1,972,112 | 1.1% | 66.9% |
| 30 | Johnson County, Missouri | $1,929,083 | 1.1% | 67.9% |
| 31 | Knox County, Missouri | $1,911,624 | 1.0% | 69.0% |
| 32 | Marion County, Missouri | $1,899,269 | 1.0% | 70.0% |
| 33 | Cape Girardeau County, Missouri | $1,862,676 | 1.0% | 71.1% |
| 34 | Platte County, Missouri | $1,857,830 | 1.0% | 72.1% |
| 35 | Harrison County, Missouri | $1,824,139 | 1.0% | 73.1% |
| 36 | Ray County, Missouri | $1,801,580 | 1.0% | 74.1% |
| 37 | Buchanan County, Missouri | $1,778,697 | 1.0% | 75.0% |
| 38 | Andrew County, Missouri | $1,748,848 | 1.0% | 76.0% |
| 39 | Saint Charles County, Missouri | $1,732,894 | 1.0% | 77.0% |
| 40 | Macon County, Missouri | $1,723,535 | 0.9% | 77.9% |
| 41 | Daviess County, Missouri | $1,688,519 | 0.9% | 78.8% |
| 42 | Scotland County, Missouri | $1,610,161 | 0.9% | 79.7% |
| 43 | Callaway County, Missouri | $1,573,600 | 0.9% | 80.6% |
| 44 | Gentry County, Missouri | $1,568,618 | 0.9% | 81.4% |
| 45 | Howard County, Missouri | $1,546,988 | 0.8% | 82.3% |
| 46 | Cass County, Missouri | $1,517,522 | 0.8% | 83.1% |
| 47 | Henry County, Missouri | $1,430,361 | 0.8% | 83.9% |
| 48 | Grundy County, Missouri | $1,426,008 | 0.8% | 84.7% |
| 49 | Jasper County, Missouri | $1,398,039 | 0.8% | 85.4% |
| 50 | DeKalb County, Missouri | $1,363,091 | 0.7% | 86.2% |
| 51 | Perry County, Missouri | $1,334,510 | 0.7% | 86.9% |
| 52 | Linn County, Missouri | $1,330,819 | 0.7% | 87.7% |
| 53 | Caldwell County, Missouri | $1,277,324 | 0.7% | 88.4% |
| 54 | Clinton County, Missouri | $1,222,242 | 0.7% | 89.0% |
| 55 | Boone County, Missouri | $1,148,535 | 0.6% | 89.7% |
| 56 | Moniteau County, Missouri | $1,099,673 | 0.6% | 90.3% |
| 57 | Dade County, Missouri | $1,065,329 | 0.6% | 90.8% |
| 58 | Randolph County, Missouri | $1,059,231 | 0.6% | 91.4% |
| 59 | Saint Clair County, Missouri | $997,685 | 0.5% | 92.0% |
| 60 | Warren County, Missouri | $939,324 | 0.5% | 92.5% |
| 61 | Franklin County, Missouri | $902,164 | 0.5% | 93.0% |
| 62 | Mercer County, Missouri | $855,595 | 0.5% | 93.5% |
| 63 | Adair County, Missouri | $835,596 | 0.5% | 93.9% |
| 64 | Bollinger County, Missouri | $783,166 | 0.4% | 94.3% |
| 65 | Jackson County, Missouri | $729,000 | 0.4% | 94.7% |
| 66 | | $698,534 | 0.4% | 95.1% |
| 67 | Sullivan County, Missouri | $697,915 | 0.4% | 95.5% |
| 68 | Ripley County, Missouri | $667,735 | 0.4% | 95.9% |
| 69 | Worth County, Missouri | $635,631 | 0.3% | 96.2% |
| 70 | Putnam County, Missouri | $602,259 | 0.3% | 96.6% |
| 71 | Benton County, Missouri | $572,875 | 0.3% | 96.9% |
| 72 | Schuyler County, Missouri | $539,136 | 0.3% | 97.2% |
| 73 | Osage County, Missouri | $443,754 | 0.2% | 97.4% |
| 74 | Lawrence County, Missouri | $437,082 | 0.2% | 97.6% |
| 75 | Cole County, Missouri | $377,664 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 76 | Gasconade County, Missouri | $373,935 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 77 | Clay County, Missouri | $361,418 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 78 | Morgan County, Missouri | $297,270 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 79 | Newton County, Missouri | $285,677 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 80 | Wright County, Missouri | $262,347 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 81 | Cedar County, Missouri | $247,592 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 82 | Polk County, Missouri | $174,070 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 83 | Jefferson County, Missouri | $164,854 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 84 | Saint Louis County, Missouri | $150,393 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 85 | Hickory County, Missouri | $144,899 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 86 | Miller County, Missouri | $119,099 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 87 | Wayne County, Missouri | $116,809 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 88 | Webster County, Missouri | $103,013 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 89 | Saint Francois County, Missouri | $100,486 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 90 | Laclede County, Missouri | $99,026 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 91 | Douglas County, Missouri | $96,831 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 92 | Maries County, Missouri | $87,402 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 93 | Texas County, Missouri | $84,650 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 94 | Barry County, Missouri | $80,144 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 95 | Greene County, Missouri | $74,458 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 96 | Dallas County, Missouri | $63,776 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 97 | Phelps County, Missouri | $63,298 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 98 | Howell County, Missouri | $50,580 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 99 | Christian County, Missouri | $44,085 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 100 | Crawford County, Missouri | $35,218 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 101 | Oregon County, Missouri | $32,731 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 102 | Reynolds County, Missouri | $26,835 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 103 | McDonald County, Missouri | $25,944 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 104 | Madison County, Missouri | $25,882 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 105 | Stone County, Missouri | $21,420 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 106 | Ozark County, Missouri | $20,477 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 107 | Pulaski County, Missouri | $18,830 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 108 | Camden County, Missouri | $12,555 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 109 | Shannon County, Missouri | $10,496 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 110 | Dent County, Missouri | $9,400 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 111 | Carter County, Missouri | $9,205 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 112 | Taney County, Missouri | $7,573 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 113 | Iron County, Missouri | $5,296 | 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.
