| Rank |
County |
Subtotal, Farming Subsidies
2011 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Texas County, Oklahoma | $6,067,871 | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| 2 | Caddo County, Oklahoma | $5,678,389 | 5.1% | 10.5% |
| 3 | Grant County, Oklahoma | $5,627,792 | 5.1% | 15.6% |
| 4 | Tillman County, Oklahoma | $5,358,771 | 4.8% | 20.4% |
| 5 | Garfield County, Oklahoma | $5,209,744 | 4.7% | 25.1% |
| 6 | Washita County, Oklahoma | $5,077,959 | 4.6% | 29.6% |
| 7 | Jackson County, Oklahoma | $5,014,135 | 4.5% | 34.1% |
| 8 | Kiowa County, Oklahoma | $4,543,427 | 4.1% | 38.2% |
| 9 | Kay County, Oklahoma | $4,379,882 | 3.9% | 42.1% |
| 10 | Alfalfa County, Oklahoma | $3,985,993 | 3.6% | 45.7% |
| 11 | Custer County, Oklahoma | $3,824,499 | 3.4% | 49.2% |
| 12 | Cimarron County, Oklahoma | $3,451,520 | 3.1% | 52.2% |
| 13 | Kingfisher County, Oklahoma | $3,436,991 | 3.1% | 55.3% |
| 14 | Blaine County, Oklahoma | $3,060,304 | 2.7% | 58.1% |
| 15 | Woods County, Oklahoma | $2,857,621 | 2.6% | 60.6% |
| 16 | Canadian County, Oklahoma | $2,693,406 | 2.4% | 63.1% |
| 17 | Beaver County, Oklahoma | $2,582,787 | 2.3% | 65.4% |
| 18 | Noble County, Oklahoma | $2,508,948 | 2.3% | 67.6% |
| 19 | Cotton County, Oklahoma | $2,462,632 | 2.2% | 69.8% |
| 20 | Harmon County, Oklahoma | $2,314,108 | 2.1% | 71.9% |
| 21 | Major County, Oklahoma | $2,259,060 | 2.0% | 73.9% |
| 22 | Beckham County, Oklahoma | $2,243,520 | 2.0% | 76.0% |
| 23 | Dewey County, Oklahoma | $2,131,164 | 1.9% | 77.9% |
| 24 | Greer County, Oklahoma | $2,012,504 | 1.8% | 79.7% |
| 25 | Grady County, Oklahoma | $1,718,565 | 1.5% | 81.2% |
| 26 | Harper County, Oklahoma | $1,700,313 | 1.5% | 82.7% |
| 27 | Woodward County, Oklahoma | $1,551,012 | 1.4% | 84.1% |
| 28 | Comanche County, Oklahoma | $1,316,788 | 1.2% | 85.3% |
| 29 | Ellis County, Oklahoma | $1,236,461 | 1.1% | 86.4% |
| 30 | Logan County, Oklahoma | $1,182,861 | 1.1% | 87.5% |
| 31 | Jefferson County, Oklahoma | $1,019,203 | 0.9% | 88.4% |
| 32 | Roger Mills County, Oklahoma | $936,584 | 0.8% | 89.2% |
| 33 | Stephens County, Oklahoma | $856,027 | 0.8% | 90.0% |
| 34 | Craig County, Oklahoma | $731,544 | 0.7% | 90.7% |
| 35 | Ottawa County, Oklahoma | $693,632 | 0.6% | 91.3% |
| 36 | Muskogee County, Oklahoma | $675,269 | 0.6% | 91.9% |
| 37 | Osage County, Oklahoma | $643,469 | 0.6% | 92.5% |
| 38 | Wagoner County, Oklahoma | $598,967 | 0.5% | 93.0% |
| 39 | Garvin County, Oklahoma | $556,636 | 0.5% | 93.5% |
| 40 | McClain County, Oklahoma | $551,908 | 0.5% | 94.0% |
| 41 | Bryan County, Oklahoma | $506,674 | 0.5% | 94.5% |
| 42 | Payne County, Oklahoma | $468,081 | 0.4% | 94.9% |
| 43 | Pawnee County, Oklahoma | $459,371 | 0.4% | 95.3% |
| 44 | McCurtain County, Oklahoma | $367,885 | 0.3% | 95.6% |
| 45 | Love County, Oklahoma | $355,581 | 0.3% | 95.9% |
| 46 | Sequoyah County, Oklahoma | $326,646 | 0.3% | 96.2% |
| 47 | Hughes County, Oklahoma | $323,381 | 0.3% | 96.5% |
| 48 | Nowata County, Oklahoma | $304,288 | 0.3% | 96.8% |
| 49 | Mayes County, Oklahoma | $301,800 | 0.3% | 97.1% |
| 50 | Washington County, Oklahoma | $300,844 | 0.3% | 97.3% |
| 51 | Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma | $279,701 | 0.3% | 97.6% |
| 52 | Okmulgee County, Oklahoma | $220,832 | 0.2% | 97.8% |
| 53 | Lincoln County, Oklahoma | $213,609 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 54 | Rogers County, Oklahoma | $211,313 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 55 | Choctaw County, Oklahoma | $196,476 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 56 | Oklahoma County, Oklahoma | $177,233 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 57 | Le Flore County, Oklahoma | $166,149 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 58 | Johnston County, Oklahoma | $137,377 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 59 | Pittsburg County, Oklahoma | $135,664 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 60 | Marshall County, Oklahoma | $132,938 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 61 | Okfuskee County, Oklahoma | $117,093 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 62 | Carter County, Oklahoma | $114,157 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 63 | Tulsa County, Oklahoma | $104,131 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 64 | Delaware County, Oklahoma | $97,548 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 65 | Cleveland County, Oklahoma | $96,381 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 66 | McIntosh County, Oklahoma | $89,671 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 67 | Atoka County, Oklahoma | $80,387 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 68 | Pontotoc County, Oklahoma | $80,161 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 69 | Haskell County, Oklahoma | $72,964 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 70 | Seminole County, Oklahoma | $58,715 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 71 | Murray County, Oklahoma | $51,842 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 72 | Creek County, Oklahoma | $36,947 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 73 | Adair County, Oklahoma | $27,861 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 74 | Cherokee County, Oklahoma | $26,735 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 75 | Coal County, Oklahoma | $25,795 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 76 | Latimer County, Oklahoma | $7,962 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 77 | Pushmataha County, Oklahoma | $4,279 | 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.
