| Rank |
County |
Subtotal, Farming Subsidies
2010 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Haywood County, Tennessee | $5,039,223 | 7.2% | 7.2% |
| 2 | Gibson County, Tennessee | $4,720,696 | 6.8% | 14.0% |
| 3 | Crockett County, Tennessee | $4,031,119 | 5.8% | 19.8% |
| 4 | Dyer County, Tennessee | $3,816,478 | 5.5% | 25.3% |
| 5 | Lauderdale County, Tennessee | $3,427,135 | 4.9% | 30.2% |
| 6 | Obion County, Tennessee | $3,378,121 | 4.9% | 35.1% |
| 7 | Robertson County, Tennessee | $3,293,892 | 4.7% | 39.8% |
| 8 | Tipton County, Tennessee | $3,277,172 | 4.7% | 44.5% |
| 9 | Fayette County, Tennessee | $2,924,307 | 4.2% | 48.7% |
| 10 | Madison County, Tennessee | $2,675,599 | 3.8% | 52.6% |
| 11 | Weakley County, Tennessee | $2,427,104 | 3.5% | 56.1% |
| 12 | Henry County, Tennessee | $1,853,312 | 2.7% | 58.7% |
| 13 | Shelby County, Tennessee | $1,729,748 | 2.5% | 61.2% |
| 14 | Montgomery County, Tennessee | $1,672,695 | 2.4% | 63.6% |
| 15 | Macon County, Tennessee | $1,661,411 | 2.4% | 66.0% |
| 16 | Lake County, Tennessee | $1,659,833 | 2.4% | 68.4% |
| 17 | Carroll County, Tennessee | $1,597,316 | 2.3% | 70.7% |
| 18 | Hardeman County, Tennessee | $1,310,011 | 1.9% | 72.6% |
| 19 | Franklin County, Tennessee | $888,209 | 1.3% | 73.8% |
| 20 | Sumner County, Tennessee | $822,010 | 1.2% | 75.0% |
| 21 | Greene County, Tennessee | $814,928 | 1.2% | 76.2% |
| 22 | Lincoln County, Tennessee | $779,624 | 1.1% | 77.3% |
| 23 | Henderson County, Tennessee | $771,796 | 1.1% | 78.4% |
| 24 | Coffee County, Tennessee | $708,472 | 1.0% | 79.4% |
| 25 | Lawrence County, Tennessee | $643,182 | 0.9% | 80.4% |
| 26 | McNairy County, Tennessee | $637,514 | 0.9% | 81.3% |
| 27 | Hardin County, Tennessee | $623,801 | 0.9% | 82.2% |
| 28 | Smith County, Tennessee | $529,912 | 0.8% | 82.9% |
| 29 | Bedford County, Tennessee | $527,992 | 0.8% | 83.7% |
| 30 | Hawkins County, Tennessee | $518,898 | 0.7% | 84.4% |
| 31 | Giles County, Tennessee | $512,951 | 0.7% | 85.2% |
| 32 | Washington County, Tennessee | $457,832 | 0.7% | 85.8% |
| 33 | Claiborne County, Tennessee | $448,502 | 0.6% | 86.5% |
| 34 | Maury County, Tennessee | $435,456 | 0.6% | 87.1% |
| 35 | Rutherford County, Tennessee | $427,522 | 0.6% | 87.7% |
| 36 | Trousdale County, Tennessee | $359,360 | 0.5% | 88.2% |
| 37 | Stewart County, Tennessee | $342,791 | 0.5% | 88.7% |
| 38 | Cheatham County, Tennessee | $320,026 | 0.5% | 89.2% |
| 39 | Dickson County, Tennessee | $315,535 | 0.5% | 89.6% |
| 40 | McMinn County, Tennessee | $308,765 | 0.4% | 90.1% |
| 41 | Chester County, Tennessee | $297,547 | 0.4% | 90.5% |
| 42 | Monroe County, Tennessee | $297,508 | 0.4% | 90.9% |
| 43 | Warren County, Tennessee | $250,005 | 0.4% | 91.3% |
| 44 | Marshall County, Tennessee | $249,815 | 0.4% | 91.7% |
| 45 | Grainger County, Tennessee | $248,858 | 0.4% | 92.0% |
| 46 | Hickman County, Tennessee | $217,223 | 0.3% | 92.3% |
| 47 | Cannon County, Tennessee | $214,300 | 0.3% | 92.6% |
| 48 | Clay County, Tennessee | $210,992 | 0.3% | 92.9% |
| 49 | White County, Tennessee | $200,869 | 0.3% | 93.2% |
| 50 | Loudon County, Tennessee | $199,780 | 0.3% | 93.5% |
| 51 | Benton County, Tennessee | $198,121 | 0.3% | 93.8% |
| 52 | DeKalb County, Tennessee | $191,103 | 0.3% | 94.1% |
| 53 | Humphreys County, Tennessee | $188,515 | 0.3% | 94.3% |
| 54 | Hancock County, Tennessee | $186,751 | 0.3% | 94.6% |
| 55 | Cocke County, Tennessee | $185,791 | 0.3% | 94.9% |
| 56 | Williamson County, Tennessee | $185,501 | 0.3% | 95.1% |
| 57 | Jefferson County, Tennessee | $163,878 | 0.2% | 95.4% |
| 58 | Sullivan County, Tennessee | $161,990 | 0.2% | 95.6% |
| 59 | Johnson County, Tennessee | $158,159 | 0.2% | 95.8% |
| 60 | Overton County, Tennessee | $157,180 | 0.2% | 96.1% |
| 61 | Decatur County, Tennessee | $156,681 | 0.2% | 96.3% |
| 62 | Pickett County, Tennessee | $151,465 | 0.2% | 96.5% |
| 63 | Polk County, Tennessee | $151,148 | 0.2% | 96.7% |
| 64 | Wilson County, Tennessee | $145,329 | 0.2% | 96.9% |
| 65 | Hamblen County, Tennessee | $142,673 | 0.2% | 97.1% |
| 66 | Putnam County, Tennessee | $141,766 | 0.2% | 97.3% |
| 67 | Blount County, Tennessee | $136,466 | 0.2% | 97.5% |
| 68 | Fentress County, Tennessee | $120,734 | 0.2% | 97.7% |
| 69 | Bledsoe County, Tennessee | $113,965 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 70 | Jackson County, Tennessee | $106,045 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 71 | Union County, Tennessee | $103,920 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 72 | Perry County, Tennessee | $99,123 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 73 | Marion County, Tennessee | $97,513 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 74 | Houston County, Tennessee | $90,894 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 75 | Sevier County, Tennessee | $89,217 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 76 | Meigs County, Tennessee | $87,223 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 77 | Wayne County, Tennessee | $83,410 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 78 | Cumberland County, Tennessee | $77,214 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 79 | Rhea County, Tennessee | $76,806 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 80 | Bradley County, Tennessee | $72,030 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 81 | Grundy County, Tennessee | $71,213 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 82 | Knox County, Tennessee | $64,716 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 83 | Campbell County, Tennessee | $55,163 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 84 | Carter County, Tennessee | $54,159 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 85 | Moore County, Tennessee | $49,808 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 86 | Sequatchie County, Tennessee | $45,419 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 87 | Roane County, Tennessee | $28,741 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 88 | Hamilton County, Tennessee | $24,948 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 89 | Davidson County, Tennessee | $20,981 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 90 | Lewis County, Tennessee | $19,344 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 91 | Morgan County, Tennessee | $16,298 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 92 | Van Buren County, Tennessee | $16,034 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 93 | Scott County, Tennessee | $11,652 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 94 | Unicoi County, Tennessee | $10,445 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 95 | Anderson County, Tennessee | $3,487 | 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.
