| Rank |
County |
Conservation Reserve Program
1995-2012 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Harrison County, Missouri | $92,531,254 | 4.9% | 4.9% |
| 2 | Linn County, Missouri | $73,048,249 | 3.9% | 8.8% |
| 3 | Daviess County, Missouri | $72,423,948 | 3.9% | 12.7% |
| 4 | Gentry County, Missouri | $67,570,576 | 3.6% | 16.3% |
| 5 | Carroll County, Missouri | $67,474,905 | 3.6% | 19.8% |
| 6 | Sullivan County, Missouri | $66,096,861 | 3.5% | 23.4% |
| 7 | Nodaway County, Missouri | $61,262,362 | 3.3% | 26.6% |
| 8 | Macon County, Missouri | $56,870,365 | 3.0% | 29.6% |
| 9 | Grundy County, Missouri | $54,232,639 | 2.9% | 32.5% |
| 10 | Caldwell County, Missouri | $53,005,829 | 2.8% | 35.4% |
| 11 | Knox County, Missouri | $51,069,683 | 2.7% | 38.1% |
| 12 | DeKalb County, Missouri | $50,958,019 | 2.7% | 40.8% |
| 13 | Livingston County, Missouri | $47,139,197 | 2.5% | 43.3% |
| 14 | Scotland County, Missouri | $46,929,338 | 2.5% | 45.8% |
| 15 | Chariton County, Missouri | $44,523,119 | 2.4% | 48.2% |
| 16 | Mercer County, Missouri | $43,841,482 | 2.3% | 50.5% |
| 17 | Vernon County, Missouri | $41,500,869 | 2.2% | 52.7% |
| 18 | Randolph County, Missouri | $40,409,399 | 2.1% | 54.8% |
| 19 | Monroe County, Missouri | $40,278,678 | 2.1% | 57.0% |
| 20 | Putnam County, Missouri | $37,115,264 | 2.0% | 59.0% |
| 21 | Worth County, Missouri | $34,467,728 | 1.8% | 60.8% |
| 22 | Adair County, Missouri | $34,341,717 | 1.8% | 62.6% |
| 23 | Lewis County, Missouri | $33,722,445 | 1.8% | 64.4% |
| 24 | Ray County, Missouri | $30,827,759 | 1.6% | 66.1% |
| 25 | Clark County, Missouri | $28,618,155 | 1.5% | 67.6% |
| 26 | Ralls County, Missouri | $26,127,212 | 1.4% | 69.0% |
| 27 | Barton County, Missouri | $25,704,616 | 1.4% | 70.3% |
| 28 | Andrew County, Missouri | $25,221,258 | 1.3% | 71.7% |
| 29 | Stoddard County, Missouri | $24,775,572 | 1.3% | 73.0% |
| 30 | Clinton County, Missouri | $24,167,483 | 1.3% | 74.3% |
| 31 | Bates County, Missouri | $23,329,610 | 1.2% | 75.5% |
| 32 | Schuyler County, Missouri | $21,660,885 | 1.2% | 76.7% |
| 33 | Howard County, Missouri | $21,142,831 | 1.1% | 77.8% |
| 34 | Audrain County, Missouri | $21,141,979 | 1.1% | 78.9% |
| 35 | Shelby County, Missouri | $19,884,461 | 1.1% | 80.0% |
| 36 | Cooper County, Missouri | $18,963,428 | 1.0% | 81.0% |
| 37 | Marion County, Missouri | $18,815,195 | 1.0% | 82.0% |
| 38 | Callaway County, Missouri | $18,622,909 | 1.0% | 83.0% |
| 39 | Pettis County, Missouri | $18,027,551 | 1.0% | 83.9% |
| 40 | Saline County, Missouri | $17,897,914 | 1.0% | 84.9% |
| 41 | Cape Girardeau County, Missouri | $15,350,455 | 0.8% | 85.7% |
| 42 | Pike County, Missouri | $15,306,458 | 0.8% | 86.5% |
| 43 | Johnson County, Missouri | $14,425,104 | 0.8% | 87.3% |
| 44 | Moniteau County, Missouri | $13,892,401 | 0.7% | 88.0% |
| 45 | Cass County, Missouri | $13,801,467 | 0.7% | 88.8% |
| 46 | Jasper County, Missouri | $13,098,579 | 0.7% | 89.5% |
| 47 | Buchanan County, Missouri | $12,716,172 | 0.7% | 90.1% |
| 48 | Henry County, Missouri | $12,499,719 | 0.7% | 90.8% |
| 49 | Montgomery County, Missouri | $12,177,954 | 0.6% | 91.5% |
| 50 | Atchison County, Missouri | $12,115,246 | 0.6% | 92.1% |
| 51 | Lincoln County, Missouri | $11,714,972 | 0.6% | 92.7% |
| 52 | Boone County, Missouri | $11,382,130 | 0.6% | 93.3% |
| 53 | Lafayette County, Missouri | $9,849,539 | 0.5% | 93.9% |
| 54 | Holt County, Missouri | $8,890,739 | 0.5% | 94.3% |
| 55 | Perry County, Missouri | $8,701,601 | 0.5% | 94.8% |
| 56 | Lawrence County, Missouri | $7,444,747 | 0.4% | 95.2% |
| 57 | Scott County, Missouri | $6,634,754 | 0.4% | 95.5% |
| 58 | Saint Clair County, Missouri | $6,463,127 | 0.3% | 95.9% |
| 59 | Dade County, Missouri | $6,380,134 | 0.3% | 96.2% |
| 60 | Platte County, Missouri | $6,373,158 | 0.3% | 96.6% |
| 61 | | $5,638,958 | 0.3% | 96.9% |
| 62 | Franklin County, Missouri | $5,523,947 | 0.3% | 97.2% |
| 63 | Warren County, Missouri | $5,065,674 | 0.3% | 97.4% |
| 64 | Cedar County, Missouri | $4,064,763 | 0.2% | 97.6% |
| 65 | Mississippi County, Missouri | $3,799,131 | 0.2% | 97.8% |
| 66 | Bollinger County, Missouri | $3,542,466 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 67 | New Madrid County, Missouri | $3,234,154 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 68 | Newton County, Missouri | $3,228,105 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 69 | Benton County, Missouri | $2,583,078 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 70 | Gasconade County, Missouri | $2,261,917 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 71 | Dunklin County, Missouri | $2,218,156 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 72 | Clay County, Missouri | $2,128,487 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 73 | Cole County, Missouri | $1,732,799 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 74 | Osage County, Missouri | $1,684,182 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 75 | Polk County, Missouri | $1,622,611 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 76 | Ripley County, Missouri | $1,533,553 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 77 | Saint Charles County, Missouri | $1,289,543 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 78 | Maries County, Missouri | $1,202,523 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 79 | Morgan County, Missouri | $1,172,513 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 80 | Pemiscot County, Missouri | $1,047,400 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 81 | Butler County, Missouri | $831,630 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 82 | Barry County, Missouri | $674,424 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 83 | Wayne County, Missouri | $673,937 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 84 | Crawford County, Missouri | $670,988 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 85 | Douglas County, Missouri | $632,744 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 86 | Saint Francois County, Missouri | $628,801 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 87 | Phelps County, Missouri | $573,686 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 88 | Jackson County, Missouri | $559,255 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 89 | Hickory County, Missouri | $485,680 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 90 | Jefferson County, Missouri | $434,368 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 91 | Dallas County, Missouri | $427,622 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 92 | Laclede County, Missouri | $372,932 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 93 | Texas County, Missouri | $365,755 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 94 | Howell County, Missouri | $303,242 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 95 | Dent County, Missouri | $286,592 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 96 | Madison County, Missouri | $253,273 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 97 | McDonald County, Missouri | $250,357 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 98 | Taney County, Missouri | $191,707 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 99 | Oregon County, Missouri | $182,957 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 100 | Christian County, Missouri | $178,623 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 101 | Greene County, Missouri | $155,770 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 102 | Carter County, Missouri | $142,853 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 103 | Saint Louis County, Missouri | $130,318 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 104 | Webster County, Missouri | $110,356 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 105 | Reynolds County, Missouri | $106,619 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 106 | Stone County, Missouri | $84,643 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 107 | Miller County, Missouri | $84,161 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 108 | Shannon County, Missouri | $77,411 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 109 | Ozark County, Missouri | $74,177 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 110 | Iron County, Missouri | $61,677 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 111 | Pulaski County, Missouri | $24,485 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 112 | Washington County, Missouri | $5,863 | 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.
