| Rank |
County |
Total USDA - Subsidies
2010 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Gibson County, Tennessee | $11,188,682 | 7.1% | 7.1% |
| 2 | Haywood County, Tennessee | $9,338,789 | 5.9% | 13.0% |
| 3 | Obion County, Tennessee | $7,997,272 | 5.1% | 18.1% |
| 4 | Lauderdale County, Tennessee | $7,251,602 | 4.6% | 22.7% |
| 5 | Dyer County, Tennessee | $6,963,724 | 4.4% | 27.1% |
| 6 | Crockett County, Tennessee | $6,902,042 | 4.4% | 31.5% |
| 7 | Fayette County, Tennessee | $6,318,154 | 4.0% | 35.5% |
| 8 | Weakley County, Tennessee | $5,943,342 | 3.8% | 39.2% |
| 9 | Macon County, Tennessee | $5,934,066 | 3.8% | 43.0% |
| 10 | Madison County, Tennessee | $5,906,640 | 3.7% | 46.7% |
| 11 | Robertson County, Tennessee | $5,408,793 | 3.4% | 50.2% |
| 12 | Tipton County, Tennessee | $5,398,944 | 3.4% | 53.6% |
| 13 | Carroll County, Tennessee | $4,674,734 | 3.0% | 56.6% |
| 14 | Henry County, Tennessee | $4,275,255 | 2.7% | 59.3% |
| 15 | Shelby County, Tennessee | $3,443,667 | 2.2% | 61.5% |
| 16 | Lake County, Tennessee | $3,119,731 | 2.0% | 63.4% |
| 17 | Hardeman County, Tennessee | $3,032,056 | 1.9% | 65.4% |
| 18 | Montgomery County, Tennessee | $2,899,710 | 1.8% | 67.2% |
| 19 | Coffee County, Tennessee | $2,562,780 | 1.6% | 68.8% |
| 20 | Lawrence County, Tennessee | $2,512,966 | 1.6% | 70.4% |
| 21 | Franklin County, Tennessee | $2,240,670 | 1.4% | 71.8% |
| 22 | Henderson County, Tennessee | $2,060,849 | 1.3% | 73.1% |
| 23 | McNairy County, Tennessee | $1,962,289 | 1.2% | 74.4% |
| 24 | Lincoln County, Tennessee | $1,925,940 | 1.2% | 75.6% |
| 25 | Greene County, Tennessee | $1,907,141 | 1.2% | 76.8% |
| 26 | Hardin County, Tennessee | $1,888,412 | 1.2% | 78.0% |
| 27 | Hawkins County, Tennessee | $1,692,785 | 1.1% | 79.1% |
| 28 | Sumner County, Tennessee | $1,550,978 | 1.0% | 80.1% |
| 29 | Giles County, Tennessee | $1,544,187 | 1.0% | 81.0% |
| 30 | Warren County, Tennessee | $1,470,663 | 0.9% | 82.0% |
| 31 | Bedford County, Tennessee | $1,284,872 | 0.8% | 82.8% |
| 32 | Maury County, Tennessee | $1,264,654 | 0.8% | 83.6% |
| 33 | Smith County, Tennessee | $1,206,836 | 0.8% | 84.4% |
| 34 | Washington County, Tennessee | $1,120,176 | 0.7% | 85.1% |
| 35 | Rutherford County, Tennessee | $1,017,285 | 0.6% | 85.7% |
| 36 | Benton County, Tennessee | $945,545 | 0.6% | 86.3% |
| 37 | Marshall County, Tennessee | $942,458 | 0.6% | 86.9% |
| 38 | Cannon County, Tennessee | $923,792 | 0.6% | 87.5% |
| 39 | Hancock County, Tennessee | $919,597 | 0.6% | 88.1% |
| 40 | Chester County, Tennessee | $891,180 | 0.6% | 88.6% |
| 41 | Claiborne County, Tennessee | $884,823 | 0.6% | 89.2% |
| 42 | McMinn County, Tennessee | $726,078 | 0.5% | 89.7% |
| 43 | DeKalb County, Tennessee | $679,152 | 0.4% | 90.1% |
| 44 | Humphreys County, Tennessee | $676,608 | 0.4% | 90.5% |
| 45 | Jefferson County, Tennessee | $668,827 | 0.4% | 90.9% |
| 46 | Trousdale County, Tennessee | $625,285 | 0.4% | 91.3% |
| 47 | Cocke County, Tennessee | $609,796 | 0.4% | 91.7% |
| 48 | Wayne County, Tennessee | $581,439 | 0.4% | 92.1% |
| 49 | Bledsoe County, Tennessee | $576,294 | 0.4% | 92.5% |
| 50 | Hamblen County, Tennessee | $517,030 | 0.3% | 92.8% |
| 51 | Stewart County, Tennessee | $498,610 | 0.3% | 93.1% |
| 52 | Grainger County, Tennessee | $491,360 | 0.3% | 93.4% |
| 53 | Hickman County, Tennessee | $482,545 | 0.3% | 93.7% |
| 54 | Dickson County, Tennessee | $474,335 | 0.3% | 94.0% |
| 55 | Polk County, Tennessee | $467,002 | 0.3% | 94.3% |
| 56 | Monroe County, Tennessee | $461,498 | 0.3% | 94.6% |
| 57 | Williamson County, Tennessee | $444,396 | 0.3% | 94.9% |
| 58 | Overton County, Tennessee | $434,900 | 0.3% | 95.2% |
| 59 | Rhea County, Tennessee | $434,357 | 0.3% | 95.4% |
| 60 | Decatur County, Tennessee | $418,398 | 0.3% | 95.7% |
| 61 | Cheatham County, Tennessee | $396,661 | 0.3% | 96.0% |
| 62 | Clay County, Tennessee | $383,935 | 0.2% | 96.2% |
| 63 | Blount County, Tennessee | $376,519 | 0.2% | 96.4% |
| 64 | Wilson County, Tennessee | $374,367 | 0.2% | 96.7% |
| 65 | White County, Tennessee | $342,275 | 0.2% | 96.9% |
| 66 | Loudon County, Tennessee | $324,997 | 0.2% | 97.1% |
| 67 | Tennessee NRCS | $299,182 | 0.2% | 97.3% |
| 68 | Bradley County, Tennessee | $293,025 | 0.2% | 97.5% |
| 69 | Pickett County, Tennessee | $289,274 | 0.2% | 97.7% |
| 70 | Cumberland County, Tennessee | $283,186 | 0.2% | 97.8% |
| 71 | Grundy County, Tennessee | $281,761 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 72 | Marion County, Tennessee | $253,542 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 73 | Johnson County, Tennessee | $243,680 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 74 | Jackson County, Tennessee | $237,704 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 75 | Putnam County, Tennessee | $204,683 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 76 | Fentress County, Tennessee | $204,678 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 77 | Union County, Tennessee | $185,991 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 78 | Sullivan County, Tennessee | $183,222 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 79 | Sevier County, Tennessee | $178,973 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 80 | Perry County, Tennessee | $178,030 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 81 | Meigs County, Tennessee | $138,737 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 82 | Hamilton County, Tennessee | $115,842 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 83 | Knox County, Tennessee | $113,546 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 84 | Houston County, Tennessee | $107,842 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 85 | Moore County, Tennessee | $99,477 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 86 | Anderson County, Tennessee | $84,383 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 87 | Lewis County, Tennessee | $79,910 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 88 | Davidson County, Tennessee | $79,236 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 89 | Van Buren County, Tennessee | $73,838 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 90 | Campbell County, Tennessee | $70,875 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 91 | Sequatchie County, Tennessee | $64,317 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 92 | Carter County, Tennessee | $59,487 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 93 | Scott County, Tennessee | $54,221 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 94 | Unicoi County, Tennessee | $41,715 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 95 | Roane County, Tennessee | $40,052 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 96 | Morgan County, Tennessee | $28,248 | 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.
