| Rank |
County |
Dairy Program Subsidies
1995-2011 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Wright County, Missouri | $9,850,255 | 10.7% | 10.7% |
| 2 | Webster County, Missouri | $6,238,966 | 6.8% | 17.5% |
| 3 | Texas County, Missouri | $5,536,509 | 6.0% | 23.5% |
| 4 | Lawrence County, Missouri | $5,307,624 | 5.8% | 29.3% |
| 5 | Laclede County, Missouri | $4,829,247 | 5.3% | 34.6% |
| 6 | Polk County, Missouri | $4,572,329 | 5.0% | 39.5% |
| 7 | Douglas County, Missouri | $4,372,355 | 4.8% | 44.3% |
| 8 | Dallas County, Missouri | $3,631,329 | 4.0% | 48.2% |
| 9 | Howell County, Missouri | $3,457,448 | 3.8% | 52.0% |
| 10 | Barry County, Missouri | $3,323,575 | 3.6% | 55.6% |
| 11 | Greene County, Missouri | $2,549,546 | 2.8% | 58.4% |
| 12 | Newton County, Missouri | $2,155,283 | 2.3% | 60.7% |
| 13 | Stone County, Missouri | $2,018,851 | 2.2% | 62.9% |
| 14 | Cape Girardeau County, Missouri | $2,015,630 | 2.2% | 65.1% |
| 15 | Christian County, Missouri | $1,887,659 | 2.1% | 67.2% |
| 16 | Ozark County, Missouri | $1,786,069 | 1.9% | 69.1% |
| 17 | Jasper County, Missouri | $1,481,390 | 1.6% | 70.7% |
| 18 | Franklin County, Missouri | $1,469,448 | 1.6% | 72.3% |
| 19 | Scotland County, Missouri | $1,439,004 | 1.6% | 73.9% |
| 20 | Perry County, Missouri | $1,181,865 | 1.3% | 75.2% |
| 21 | Bates County, Missouri | $1,045,187 | 1.1% | 76.3% |
| 22 | Hickory County, Missouri | $1,024,842 | 1.1% | 77.4% |
| 23 | Andrew County, Missouri | $938,461 | 1.0% | 78.5% |
| 24 | McDonald County, Missouri | $875,614 | 1.0% | 79.4% |
| 25 | Cole County, Missouri | $817,537 | 0.9% | 80.3% |
| 26 | Lafayette County, Missouri | $806,778 | 0.9% | 81.2% |
| 27 | Jefferson County, Missouri | $803,209 | 0.9% | 82.1% |
| 28 | Oregon County, Missouri | $762,696 | 0.8% | 82.9% |
| 29 | Benton County, Missouri | $722,586 | 0.8% | 83.7% |
| 30 | Dade County, Missouri | $713,174 | 0.8% | 84.5% |
| 31 | Lincoln County, Missouri | $658,681 | 0.7% | 85.2% |
| 32 | Osage County, Missouri | $616,875 | 0.7% | 85.8% |
| 33 | Cedar County, Missouri | $558,865 | 0.6% | 86.5% |
| 34 | Morgan County, Missouri | $518,453 | 0.6% | 87.0% |
| 35 | Cooper County, Missouri | $494,830 | 0.5% | 87.6% |
| 36 | Maries County, Missouri | $484,443 | 0.5% | 88.1% |
| 37 | Henry County, Missouri | $483,562 | 0.5% | 88.6% |
| 38 | Johnson County, Missouri | $467,706 | 0.5% | 89.1% |
| 39 | Knox County, Missouri | $454,720 | 0.5% | 89.6% |
| 40 | Camden County, Missouri | $437,986 | 0.5% | 90.1% |
| 41 | Callaway County, Missouri | $423,639 | 0.5% | 90.5% |
| 42 | Cass County, Missouri | $420,183 | 0.5% | 91.0% |
| 43 | Saint Charles County, Missouri | $392,916 | 0.4% | 91.4% |
| 44 | Barton County, Missouri | $391,898 | 0.4% | 91.9% |
| 45 | Grundy County, Missouri | $374,032 | 0.4% | 92.3% |
| 46 | DeKalb County, Missouri | $363,042 | 0.4% | 92.7% |
| 47 | Gasconade County, Missouri | $352,882 | 0.4% | 93.0% |
| 48 | Moniteau County, Missouri | $348,182 | 0.4% | 93.4% |
| 49 | Linn County, Missouri | $333,542 | 0.4% | 93.8% |
| 50 | Pettis County, Missouri | $332,411 | 0.4% | 94.2% |
| 51 | Vernon County, Missouri | $331,210 | 0.4% | 94.5% |
| 52 | Monroe County, Missouri | $329,534 | 0.4% | 94.9% |
| 53 | Marion County, Missouri | $305,000 | 0.3% | 95.2% |
| 54 | Buchanan County, Missouri | $299,488 | 0.3% | 95.5% |
| 55 | Nodaway County, Missouri | $284,199 | 0.3% | 95.8% |
| 56 | Clinton County, Missouri | $260,469 | 0.3% | 96.1% |
| 57 | Taney County, Missouri | $237,380 | 0.3% | 96.4% |
| 58 | Schuyler County, Missouri | $234,797 | 0.3% | 96.6% |
| 59 | Saint Clair County, Missouri | $219,813 | 0.2% | 96.9% |
| 60 | Pulaski County, Missouri | $196,421 | 0.2% | 97.1% |
| 61 | Carroll County, Missouri | $176,399 | 0.2% | 97.3% |
| 62 | Harrison County, Missouri | $175,634 | 0.2% | 97.5% |
| 63 | Phelps County, Missouri | $160,538 | 0.2% | 97.6% |
| 64 | Audrain County, Missouri | $141,965 | 0.2% | 97.8% |
| 65 | Miller County, Missouri | $140,458 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 66 | Saline County, Missouri | $132,746 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 67 | Caldwell County, Missouri | $115,148 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 68 | Chariton County, Missouri | $103,897 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 69 | Saint Francois County, Missouri | $100,501 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 70 | Putnam County, Missouri | $97,803 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 71 | Shannon County, Missouri | $97,353 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 72 | Pike County, Missouri | $94,953 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 73 | Howard County, Missouri | $87,258 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 74 | | $84,472 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 75 | Lewis County, Missouri | $68,927 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 76 | Ralls County, Missouri | $66,491 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 77 | Adair County, Missouri | $63,488 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 78 | Bollinger County, Missouri | $59,436 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 79 | Randolph County, Missouri | $50,005 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 80 | Ray County, Missouri | $49,704 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 81 | Daviess County, Missouri | $49,548 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 82 | Jackson County, Missouri | $48,874 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 83 | Sullivan County, Missouri | $46,225 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 84 | Livingston County, Missouri | $44,167 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 85 | Macon County, Missouri | $41,935 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 86 | Mercer County, Missouri | $28,339 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 87 | Gentry County, Missouri | $28,103 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 88 | Platte County, Missouri | $21,314 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 89 | Dent County, Missouri | $18,358 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 90 | Scott County, Missouri | $7,083 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 91 | Clark County, Missouri | $1,934 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
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.
