| Rank |
County |
Livestock Subsidies
1995-2011 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Howell County, Missouri | $4,032,811 | 2.7% | 2.7% |
| 2 | Wright County, Missouri | $3,876,766 | 2.6% | 5.3% |
| 3 | Polk County, Missouri | $3,859,829 | 2.6% | 8.0% |
| 4 | Ozark County, Missouri | $3,490,480 | 2.4% | 10.3% |
| 5 | Lawrence County, Missouri | $3,352,864 | 2.3% | 12.6% |
| 6 | Dade County, Missouri | $3,165,418 | 2.1% | 14.7% |
| 7 | Douglas County, Missouri | $3,060,742 | 2.1% | 16.8% |
| 8 | Barry County, Missouri | $3,024,109 | 2.0% | 18.8% |
| 9 | Oregon County, Missouri | $2,951,840 | 2.0% | 20.8% |
| 10 | Nodaway County, Missouri | $2,935,873 | 2.0% | 22.8% |
| 11 | Vernon County, Missouri | $2,794,275 | 1.9% | 24.7% |
| 12 | Bates County, Missouri | $2,657,114 | 1.8% | 26.5% |
| 13 | Texas County, Missouri | $2,525,661 | 1.7% | 28.2% |
| 14 | Pettis County, Missouri | $2,522,241 | 1.7% | 29.9% |
| 15 | Sullivan County, Missouri | $2,463,074 | 1.7% | 31.6% |
| 16 | Laclede County, Missouri | $2,438,879 | 1.6% | 33.2% |
| 17 | Harrison County, Missouri | $2,419,797 | 1.6% | 34.9% |
| 18 | Johnson County, Missouri | $2,406,694 | 1.6% | 36.5% |
| 19 | Henry County, Missouri | $2,239,135 | 1.5% | 38.0% |
| 20 | Saint Clair County, Missouri | $2,207,910 | 1.5% | 39.5% |
| 21 | Webster County, Missouri | $2,204,402 | 1.5% | 41.0% |
| 22 | Greene County, Missouri | $2,125,518 | 1.4% | 42.4% |
| 23 | Newton County, Missouri | $2,110,030 | 1.4% | 43.9% |
| 24 | Cedar County, Missouri | $2,032,232 | 1.4% | 45.2% |
| 25 | Gentry County, Missouri | $2,020,119 | 1.4% | 46.6% |
| 26 | Osage County, Missouri | $2,008,446 | 1.4% | 48.0% |
| 27 | Christian County, Missouri | $1,990,217 | 1.3% | 49.3% |
| 28 | Moniteau County, Missouri | $1,946,429 | 1.3% | 50.6% |
| 29 | Dallas County, Missouri | $1,849,055 | 1.3% | 51.9% |
| 30 | Cass County, Missouri | $1,838,361 | 1.2% | 53.1% |
| 31 | Benton County, Missouri | $1,738,753 | 1.2% | 54.3% |
| 32 | Hickory County, Missouri | $1,713,467 | 1.2% | 55.4% |
| 33 | Stone County, Missouri | $1,688,389 | 1.1% | 56.6% |
| 34 | Jasper County, Missouri | $1,661,965 | 1.1% | 57.7% |
| 35 | Miller County, Missouri | $1,550,385 | 1.0% | 58.8% |
| 36 | Maries County, Missouri | $1,505,076 | 1.0% | 59.8% |
| 37 | Phelps County, Missouri | $1,478,627 | 1.0% | 60.8% |
| 38 | Linn County, Missouri | $1,426,219 | 1.0% | 61.7% |
| 39 | Macon County, Missouri | $1,394,530 | 0.9% | 62.7% |
| 40 | Cape Girardeau County, Missouri | $1,379,159 | 0.9% | 63.6% |
| 41 | DeKalb County, Missouri | $1,372,375 | 0.9% | 64.5% |
| 42 | Cooper County, Missouri | $1,369,001 | 0.9% | 65.5% |
| 43 | Barton County, Missouri | $1,355,075 | 0.9% | 66.4% |
| 44 | Morgan County, Missouri | $1,326,233 | 0.9% | 67.3% |
| 45 | Putnam County, Missouri | $1,270,731 | 0.9% | 68.1% |
| 46 | Clinton County, Missouri | $1,268,998 | 0.9% | 69.0% |
| 47 | Ripley County, Missouri | $1,240,040 | 0.8% | 69.8% |
| 48 | Taney County, Missouri | $1,228,207 | 0.8% | 70.7% |
| 49 | Adair County, Missouri | $1,180,920 | 0.8% | 71.5% |
| 50 | Callaway County, Missouri | $1,167,344 | 0.8% | 72.3% |
| 51 | McDonald County, Missouri | $1,107,835 | 0.7% | 73.0% |
| 52 | Monroe County, Missouri | $1,080,873 | 0.7% | 73.7% |
| 53 | Lafayette County, Missouri | $1,073,190 | 0.7% | 74.5% |
| 54 | Worth County, Missouri | $1,062,851 | 0.7% | 75.2% |
| 55 | Cole County, Missouri | $1,000,879 | 0.7% | 75.9% |
| 56 | Franklin County, Missouri | $1,000,646 | 0.7% | 76.5% |
| 57 | Ray County, Missouri | $988,444 | 0.7% | 77.2% |
| 58 | Schuyler County, Missouri | $986,657 | 0.7% | 77.9% |
| 59 | Mercer County, Missouri | $984,439 | 0.7% | 78.5% |
| 60 | Saline County, Missouri | $977,515 | 0.7% | 79.2% |
| 61 | Chariton County, Missouri | $955,434 | 0.6% | 79.8% |
| 62 | Perry County, Missouri | $937,792 | 0.6% | 80.5% |
| 63 | Caldwell County, Missouri | $932,126 | 0.6% | 81.1% |
| 64 | Pike County, Missouri | $926,163 | 0.6% | 81.7% |
| 65 | Pulaski County, Missouri | $910,398 | 0.6% | 82.3% |
| 66 | Gasconade County, Missouri | $906,623 | 0.6% | 83.0% |
| 67 | Shelby County, Missouri | $904,650 | 0.6% | 83.6% |
| 68 | Crawford County, Missouri | $901,981 | 0.6% | 84.2% |
| 69 | Howard County, Missouri | $873,477 | 0.6% | 84.8% |
| 70 | Knox County, Missouri | $853,737 | 0.6% | 85.4% |
| 71 | Camden County, Missouri | $833,634 | 0.6% | 85.9% |
| 72 | Bollinger County, Missouri | $814,931 | 0.6% | 86.5% |
| 73 | Boone County, Missouri | $807,266 | 0.5% | 87.0% |
| 74 | Andrew County, Missouri | $803,473 | 0.5% | 87.6% |
| 75 | Carroll County, Missouri | $794,070 | 0.5% | 88.1% |
| 76 | Lincoln County, Missouri | $759,462 | 0.5% | 88.6% |
| 77 | Audrain County, Missouri | $756,113 | 0.5% | 89.1% |
| 78 | Ralls County, Missouri | $744,166 | 0.5% | 89.6% |
| 79 | Grundy County, Missouri | $714,676 | 0.5% | 90.1% |
| 80 | Shannon County, Missouri | $711,847 | 0.5% | 90.6% |
| 81 | Randolph County, Missouri | $702,998 | 0.5% | 91.1% |
| 82 | Marion County, Missouri | $695,416 | 0.5% | 91.5% |
| 83 | Montgomery County, Missouri | $692,475 | 0.5% | 92.0% |
| 84 | Dent County, Missouri | $690,935 | 0.5% | 92.5% |
| 85 | Buchanan County, Missouri | $671,638 | 0.5% | 92.9% |
| 86 | Daviess County, Missouri | $664,085 | 0.4% | 93.4% |
| 87 | Platte County, Missouri | $646,310 | 0.4% | 93.8% |
| 88 | Scotland County, Missouri | $619,696 | 0.4% | 94.2% |
| 89 | | $616,503 | 0.4% | 94.6% |
| 90 | Atchison County, Missouri | $593,478 | 0.4% | 95.0% |
| 91 | Lewis County, Missouri | $585,753 | 0.4% | 95.4% |
| 92 | Clay County, Missouri | $521,167 | 0.4% | 95.8% |
| 93 | Stoddard County, Missouri | $510,042 | 0.3% | 96.1% |
| 94 | Livingston County, Missouri | $496,213 | 0.3% | 96.5% |
| 95 | Clark County, Missouri | $475,562 | 0.3% | 96.8% |
| 96 | Saint Francois County, Missouri | $473,909 | 0.3% | 97.1% |
| 97 | Wayne County, Missouri | $470,275 | 0.3% | 97.4% |
| 98 | Madison County, Missouri | $416,859 | 0.3% | 97.7% |
| 99 | Carter County, Missouri | $391,703 | 0.3% | 98.0% |
| 100 | Holt County, Missouri | $378,883 | 0.3% | 98.2% |
| 101 | Warren County, Missouri | $341,627 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 102 | Scott County, Missouri | $321,950 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 103 | Washington County, Missouri | $307,975 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 104 | Butler County, Missouri | $305,869 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 105 | Reynolds County, Missouri | $299,881 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| 106 | Jackson County, Missouri | $239,055 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 107 | Iron County, Missouri | $238,338 | 0.2% | 99.6% |
| 108 | Jefferson County, Missouri | $214,753 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 109 | Saint Charles County, Missouri | $212,572 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 110 | Dunklin County, Missouri | $74,670 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 111 | Mississippi County, Missouri | $39,615 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 112 | New Madrid County, Missouri | $11,542 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 113 | Saint Louis County, Missouri | $1,807 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 114 | Pemiscot County, Missouri | $1,400 | 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.
