| Rank |
County |
Loan Deficiency Payments
1995-2012 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Stoddard County, Missouri | $73,359,185 | 6.1% | 6.1% |
| 2 | New Madrid County, Missouri | $65,237,691 | 5.5% | 11.6% |
| 3 | Butler County, Missouri | $44,177,163 | 3.7% | 15.3% |
| 4 | Saline County, Missouri | $43,036,130 | 3.6% | 18.9% |
| 5 | Mississippi County, Missouri | $38,491,918 | 3.2% | 22.1% |
| 6 | Atchison County, Missouri | $37,687,030 | 3.2% | 25.3% |
| 7 | Pemiscot County, Missouri | $37,022,680 | 3.1% | 28.4% |
| 8 | Nodaway County, Missouri | $35,811,980 | 3.0% | 31.4% |
| 9 | Lafayette County, Missouri | $31,309,056 | 2.6% | 34.0% |
| 10 | Audrain County, Missouri | $30,533,727 | 2.6% | 36.6% |
| 11 | Carroll County, Missouri | $29,552,503 | 2.5% | 39.0% |
| 12 | Scott County, Missouri | $29,444,839 | 2.5% | 41.5% |
| 13 | Holt County, Missouri | $28,823,123 | 2.4% | 43.9% |
| 14 | Chariton County, Missouri | $26,857,152 | 2.2% | 46.1% |
| 15 | Dunklin County, Missouri | $26,177,111 | 2.2% | 48.3% |
| 16 | Bates County, Missouri | $18,994,737 | 1.6% | 49.9% |
| 17 | Saint Charles County, Missouri | $17,538,941 | 1.5% | 51.4% |
| 18 | Shelby County, Missouri | $17,331,725 | 1.5% | 52.8% |
| 19 | Ralls County, Missouri | $17,039,038 | 1.4% | 54.3% |
| 20 | Pike County, Missouri | $17,031,481 | 1.4% | 55.7% |
| 21 | Livingston County, Missouri | $16,526,611 | 1.4% | 57.1% |
| 22 | Ray County, Missouri | $16,413,910 | 1.4% | 58.5% |
| 23 | Pettis County, Missouri | $16,281,986 | 1.4% | 59.8% |
| 24 | Monroe County, Missouri | $15,919,724 | 1.3% | 61.2% |
| 25 | Marion County, Missouri | $15,639,643 | 1.3% | 62.5% |
| 26 | Andrew County, Missouri | $15,579,887 | 1.3% | 63.8% |
| 27 | Montgomery County, Missouri | $15,523,393 | 1.3% | 65.1% |
| 28 | Lewis County, Missouri | $14,834,540 | 1.2% | 66.3% |
| 29 | Lincoln County, Missouri | $14,687,915 | 1.2% | 67.5% |
| 30 | Platte County, Missouri | $14,683,528 | 1.2% | 68.8% |
| 31 | Clark County, Missouri | $14,575,177 | 1.2% | 70.0% |
| 32 | Cape Girardeau County, Missouri | $14,369,876 | 1.2% | 71.2% |
| 33 | Barton County, Missouri | $14,352,509 | 1.2% | 72.4% |
| 34 | Buchanan County, Missouri | $14,308,082 | 1.2% | 73.6% |
| 35 | Cooper County, Missouri | $13,544,685 | 1.1% | 74.7% |
| 36 | Vernon County, Missouri | $12,765,814 | 1.1% | 75.8% |
| 37 | Macon County, Missouri | $11,831,015 | 1.0% | 76.8% |
| 38 | Knox County, Missouri | $11,799,445 | 1.0% | 77.8% |
| 39 | Harrison County, Missouri | $11,595,590 | 1.0% | 78.7% |
| 40 | Cass County, Missouri | $11,125,711 | 0.9% | 79.7% |
| 41 | Perry County, Missouri | $10,884,121 | 0.9% | 80.6% |
| 42 | Callaway County, Missouri | $10,626,149 | 0.9% | 81.5% |
| 43 | Clinton County, Missouri | $10,468,228 | 0.9% | 82.3% |
| 44 | Scotland County, Missouri | $10,311,994 | 0.9% | 83.2% |
| 45 | Grundy County, Missouri | $10,240,445 | 0.9% | 84.1% |
| 46 | Johnson County, Missouri | $10,227,062 | 0.9% | 84.9% |
| 47 | Daviess County, Missouri | $10,181,694 | 0.9% | 85.8% |
| 48 | Howard County, Missouri | $10,135,263 | 0.8% | 86.6% |
| 49 | Gentry County, Missouri | $9,865,764 | 0.8% | 87.5% |
| 50 | Boone County, Missouri | $8,882,556 | 0.7% | 88.2% |
| 51 | DeKalb County, Missouri | $7,966,618 | 0.7% | 88.9% |
| 52 | Warren County, Missouri | $7,691,961 | 0.6% | 89.5% |
| 53 | Henry County, Missouri | $7,666,500 | 0.6% | 90.1% |
| 54 | Jackson County, Missouri | $7,539,135 | 0.6% | 90.8% |
| 55 | Linn County, Missouri | $7,536,459 | 0.6% | 91.4% |
| 56 | Randolph County, Missouri | $6,880,598 | 0.6% | 92.0% |
| 57 | Jasper County, Missouri | $6,724,279 | 0.6% | 92.5% |
| 58 | Caldwell County, Missouri | $6,721,004 | 0.6% | 93.1% |
| 59 | Franklin County, Missouri | $6,092,647 | 0.5% | 93.6% |
| 60 | | $5,759,724 | 0.5% | 94.1% |
| 61 | Bollinger County, Missouri | $5,677,179 | 0.5% | 94.6% |
| 62 | Adair County, Missouri | $5,672,482 | 0.5% | 95.1% |
| 63 | Dade County, Missouri | $4,718,555 | 0.4% | 95.4% |
| 64 | Saint Clair County, Missouri | $4,627,861 | 0.4% | 95.8% |
| 65 | Mercer County, Missouri | $4,243,045 | 0.4% | 96.2% |
| 66 | Worth County, Missouri | $3,905,719 | 0.3% | 96.5% |
| 67 | Clay County, Missouri | $3,880,552 | 0.3% | 96.8% |
| 68 | Moniteau County, Missouri | $3,718,896 | 0.3% | 97.2% |
| 69 | Putnam County, Missouri | $3,274,701 | 0.3% | 97.4% |
| 70 | Sullivan County, Missouri | $3,137,762 | 0.3% | 97.7% |
| 71 | Benton County, Missouri | $3,135,159 | 0.3% | 98.0% |
| 72 | Osage County, Missouri | $3,094,628 | 0.3% | 98.2% |
| 73 | Schuyler County, Missouri | $2,865,869 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 74 | Saint Louis County, Missouri | $2,558,195 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 75 | Ripley County, Missouri | $2,344,275 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 76 | Cole County, Missouri | $2,032,118 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 77 | Gasconade County, Missouri | $1,754,623 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 78 | Lawrence County, Missouri | $1,539,657 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 79 | Morgan County, Missouri | $1,431,019 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 80 | Jefferson County, Missouri | $1,393,049 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 81 | Newton County, Missouri | $748,362 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 82 | Cedar County, Missouri | $683,233 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 83 | Wayne County, Missouri | $635,049 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 84 | Miller County, Missouri | $623,692 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 85 | Polk County, Missouri | $485,956 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 86 | Saint Francois County, Missouri | $313,725 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 87 | Hickory County, Missouri | $313,404 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 88 | Barry County, Missouri | $304,295 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 89 | Laclede County, Missouri | $252,815 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 90 | Maries County, Missouri | $191,545 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 91 | Webster County, Missouri | $183,321 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 92 | Greene County, Missouri | $119,271 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 93 | Pulaski County, Missouri | $86,032 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 94 | Crawford County, Missouri | $69,236 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 95 | Christian County, Missouri | $68,354 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 96 | Texas County, Missouri | $51,574 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 97 | McDonald County, Missouri | $45,029 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 98 | Madison County, Missouri | $44,403 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 99 | Camden County, Missouri | $41,599 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 100 | Wright County, Missouri | $36,448 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 101 | Phelps County, Missouri | $35,400 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 102 | Taney County, Missouri | $23,578 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 103 | Howell County, Missouri | $23,086 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 104 | Ozark County, Missouri | $21,641 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 105 | Dent County, Missouri | $19,792 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 106 | Dallas County, Missouri | $11,296 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 107 | Stone County, Missouri | $9,213 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 108 | Douglas County, Missouri | $7,208 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 109 | Oregon County, Missouri | $4,434 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 110 | Shannon County, Missouri | $4,341 | 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.
