| Rank |
County |
Total USDA - Subsidies
2010 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Southampton County, Virginia | $5,662,831 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
| 2 | Pittsylvania County, Virginia | $5,321,221 | 5.8% | 12.1% |
| 3 | Halifax County, Virginia | $3,817,877 | 4.2% | 16.2% |
| 4 | Accomack County, Virginia | $3,596,467 | 3.9% | 20.2% |
| 5 | Sussex County, Virginia | $2,737,399 | 3.0% | 23.2% |
| 6 | Isle of Wight County, Virginia | $2,709,965 | 3.0% | 26.2% |
| 7 | Mecklenburg County, Virginia | $2,689,991 | 3.0% | 29.1% |
| 8 | Suffolk City, Virginia | $2,574,622 | 2.8% | 31.9% |
| 9 | Northampton County, Virginia | $2,440,880 | 2.7% | 34.6% |
| 10 | Caroline County, Virginia | $2,388,509 | 2.6% | 37.2% |
| 11 | Surry County, Virginia | $2,245,317 | 2.5% | 39.7% |
| 12 | Franklin County, Virginia | $2,179,285 | 2.4% | 42.1% |
| 13 | Dinwiddie County, Virginia | $1,967,115 | 2.2% | 44.3% |
| 14 | Essex County, Virginia | $1,952,648 | 2.1% | 46.4% |
| 15 | Brunswick County, Virginia | $1,899,944 | 2.1% | 48.5% |
| 16 | Greensville County, Virginia | $1,897,756 | 2.1% | 50.6% |
| 17 | Washington County, Virginia | $1,764,861 | 1.9% | 52.5% |
| 18 | Augusta County, Virginia | $1,740,132 | 1.9% | 54.4% |
| 19 | Hanover County, Virginia | $1,735,236 | 1.9% | 56.3% |
| 20 | King William County, Virginia | $1,559,319 | 1.7% | 58.0% |
| 21 | Amelia County, Virginia | $1,520,455 | 1.7% | 59.7% |
| 22 | King and Queen County, Virginia | $1,447,443 | 1.6% | 61.3% |
| 23 | Northumberland County, Virginia | $1,444,156 | 1.6% | 62.9% |
| 24 | Westmoreland County, Virginia | $1,384,596 | 1.5% | 64.4% |
| 25 | Charlotte County, Virginia | $1,336,672 | 1.5% | 65.8% |
| 26 | Rockingham County, Virginia | $1,324,260 | 1.5% | 67.3% |
| 27 | Campbell County, Virginia | $1,175,482 | 1.3% | 68.6% |
| 28 | Richmond County, Virginia | $1,080,526 | 1.2% | 69.8% |
| 29 | Russell County, Virginia | $1,056,797 | 1.2% | 70.9% |
| 30 | Chesapeake City, Virginia | $990,325 | 1.1% | 72.0% |
| 31 | Fauquier County, Virginia | $961,954 | 1.1% | 73.1% |
| 32 | Lunenburg County, Virginia | $944,168 | 1.0% | 74.1% |
| 33 | Charles City County, Virginia | $885,827 | 1.0% | 75.1% |
| 34 | Prince Edward County, Virginia | $877,089 | 1.0% | 76.0% |
| 35 | Prince George County, Virginia | $875,827 | 1.0% | 77.0% |
| 36 | Smyth County, Virginia | $860,780 | 0.9% | 78.0% |
| 37 | Scott County, Virginia | $842,608 | 0.9% | 78.9% |
| 38 | Bedford County, Virginia | $837,849 | 0.9% | 79.8% |
| 39 | Culpeper County, Virginia | $830,340 | 0.9% | 80.7% |
| 40 | Shenandoah County, Virginia | $797,599 | 0.9% | 81.6% |
| 41 | Albemarle County, Virginia | $780,808 | 0.9% | 82.4% |
| 42 | Frederick County, Virginia | $746,954 | 0.8% | 83.3% |
| 43 | Lee County, Virginia | $743,271 | 0.8% | 84.1% |
| 44 | Patrick County, Virginia | $674,543 | 0.7% | 84.8% |
| 45 | Orange County, Virginia | $666,528 | 0.7% | 85.5% |
| 46 | Wythe County, Virginia | $666,081 | 0.7% | 86.3% |
| 47 | Louisa County, Virginia | $638,876 | 0.7% | 87.0% |
| 48 | Goochland County, Virginia | $635,994 | 0.7% | 87.7% |
| 49 | Madison County, Virginia | $606,061 | 0.7% | 88.3% |
| 50 | Virginia Beach City, Virginia | $561,061 | 0.6% | 89.0% |
| 51 | Lancaster County, Virginia | $555,813 | 0.6% | 89.6% |
| 52 | Middlesex County, Virginia | $555,586 | 0.6% | 90.2% |
| 53 | Grayson County, Virginia | $511,880 | 0.6% | 90.7% |
| 54 | Nottoway County, Virginia | $509,278 | 0.6% | 91.3% |
| 55 | New Kent County, Virginia | $491,748 | 0.5% | 91.8% |
| 56 | Gloucester County, Virginia | $479,330 | 0.5% | 92.4% |
| 57 | King George County, Virginia | $467,881 | 0.5% | 92.9% |
| 58 | Carroll County, Virginia | $454,852 | 0.5% | 93.4% |
| 59 | Henrico County, Virginia | $399,645 | 0.4% | 93.8% |
| 60 | Spotsylvania County, Virginia | $352,158 | 0.4% | 94.2% |
| 61 | Appomattox County, Virginia | $309,637 | 0.3% | 94.5% |
| 62 | Tazewell County, Virginia | $304,018 | 0.3% | 94.9% |
| 63 | Loudoun County, Virginia | $297,799 | 0.3% | 95.2% |
| 64 | Botetourt County, Virginia | $271,299 | 0.3% | 95.5% |
| 65 | Rockbridge County, Virginia | $266,484 | 0.3% | 95.8% |
| 66 | Clarke County, Virginia | $257,263 | 0.3% | 96.1% |
| 67 | Henry County, Virginia | $251,415 | 0.3% | 96.3% |
| 68 | Cumberland County, Virginia | $246,033 | 0.3% | 96.6% |
| 69 | Buckingham County, Virginia | $236,116 | 0.3% | 96.9% |
| 70 | Nelson County, Virginia | $226,884 | 0.2% | 97.1% |
| 71 | Powhatan County, Virginia | $223,136 | 0.2% | 97.4% |
| 72 | Stafford County, Virginia | $219,437 | 0.2% | 97.6% |
| 73 | Page County, Virginia | $192,407 | 0.2% | 97.8% |
| 74 | Chesterfield County, Virginia | $186,534 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 75 | Prince William County, Virginia | $173,908 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 76 | James City County, Virginia | $169,622 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 77 | Montgomery County, Virginia | $161,418 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 78 | Amherst County, Virginia | $146,782 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 79 | Bland County, Virginia | $124,802 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 80 | Fluvanna County, Virginia | $116,124 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 81 | Floyd County, Virginia | $111,046 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 82 | Mathews County, Virginia | $110,109 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 83 | Highland County, Virginia | $107,115 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 84 | Rappahannock County, Virginia | $102,035 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 85 | Pulaski County, Virginia | $94,978 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 86 | Greene County, Virginia | $64,271 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 87 | Bath County, Virginia | $58,059 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 88 | Craig County, Virginia | $44,951 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 89 | Buchanan County, Virginia | $30,527 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 90 | Alleghany County, Virginia | $27,618 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 91 | Giles County, Virginia | $24,197 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 92 | Warren County, Virginia | $22,129 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 93 | Wise County, Virginia | $20,350 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 94 | Roanoke County, Virginia | $19,853 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 95 | Dickenson County, Virginia | $11,877 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 96 | York County, Virginia | $235 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
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.
