| Rank |
County |
Livestock Subsidies
1995-2012 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Augusta County, Virginia | $2,114,701 | 4.9% | 4.9% |
| 2 | Wythe County, Virginia | $1,893,853 | 4.4% | 9.2% |
| 3 | Rockingham County, Virginia | $1,806,034 | 4.2% | 13.4% |
| 4 | Russell County, Virginia | $1,772,268 | 4.1% | 17.5% |
| 5 | Pittsylvania County, Virginia | $1,707,052 | 3.9% | 21.4% |
| 6 | Washington County, Virginia | $1,606,130 | 3.7% | 25.1% |
| 7 | Bedford County, Virginia | $1,465,568 | 3.4% | 28.5% |
| 8 | Smyth County, Virginia | $1,303,542 | 3.0% | 31.5% |
| 9 | Franklin County, Virginia | $1,204,852 | 2.8% | 34.3% |
| 10 | Rockbridge County, Virginia | $1,126,499 | 2.6% | 36.9% |
| 11 | Fauquier County, Virginia | $1,090,572 | 2.5% | 39.4% |
| 12 | Lee County, Virginia | $1,006,584 | 2.3% | 41.7% |
| 13 | Shenandoah County, Virginia | $994,870 | 2.3% | 44.0% |
| 14 | Grayson County, Virginia | $980,610 | 2.3% | 46.3% |
| 15 | Campbell County, Virginia | $944,173 | 2.2% | 48.4% |
| 16 | Halifax County, Virginia | $913,986 | 2.1% | 50.5% |
| 17 | Culpeper County, Virginia | $884,758 | 2.0% | 52.6% |
| 18 | Scott County, Virginia | $871,276 | 2.0% | 54.6% |
| 19 | Orange County, Virginia | $827,823 | 1.9% | 56.5% |
| 20 | Tazewell County, Virginia | $742,914 | 1.7% | 58.2% |
| 21 | Floyd County, Virginia | $725,617 | 1.7% | 59.9% |
| 22 | Mecklenburg County, Virginia | $699,438 | 1.6% | 61.5% |
| 23 | Carroll County, Virginia | $692,863 | 1.6% | 63.1% |
| 24 | Madison County, Virginia | $689,613 | 1.6% | 64.7% |
| 25 | Pulaski County, Virginia | $671,489 | 1.5% | 66.2% |
| 26 | Louisa County, Virginia | $663,955 | 1.5% | 67.8% |
| 27 | Botetourt County, Virginia | $603,679 | 1.4% | 69.2% |
| 28 | Charlotte County, Virginia | $595,333 | 1.4% | 70.5% |
| 29 | Buckingham County, Virginia | $592,407 | 1.4% | 71.9% |
| 30 | Appomattox County, Virginia | $571,014 | 1.3% | 73.2% |
| 31 | Nottoway County, Virginia | $567,466 | 1.3% | 74.5% |
| 32 | Prince Edward County, Virginia | $565,027 | 1.3% | 75.8% |
| 33 | Montgomery County, Virginia | $559,526 | 1.3% | 77.1% |
| 34 | Amherst County, Virginia | $559,062 | 1.3% | 78.4% |
| 35 | Bland County, Virginia | $544,300 | 1.3% | 79.7% |
| 36 | Clarke County, Virginia | $467,842 | 1.1% | 80.7% |
| 37 | Page County, Virginia | $457,740 | 1.1% | 81.8% |
| 38 | Amelia County, Virginia | $440,356 | 1.0% | 82.8% |
| 39 | Patrick County, Virginia | $406,470 | 0.9% | 83.7% |
| 40 | Highland County, Virginia | $391,374 | 0.9% | 84.6% |
| 41 | Cumberland County, Virginia | $389,019 | 0.9% | 85.5% |
| 42 | Albemarle County, Virginia | $376,961 | 0.9% | 86.4% |
| 43 | Lunenburg County, Virginia | $375,319 | 0.9% | 87.3% |
| 44 | Rappahannock County, Virginia | $336,340 | 0.8% | 88.0% |
| 45 | Spotsylvania County, Virginia | $278,225 | 0.6% | 88.7% |
| 46 | Nelson County, Virginia | $278,034 | 0.6% | 89.3% |
| 47 | Greene County, Virginia | $267,113 | 0.6% | 89.9% |
| 48 | Loudoun County, Virginia | $264,392 | 0.6% | 90.6% |
| 49 | Fluvanna County, Virginia | $251,471 | 0.6% | 91.1% |
| 50 | Brunswick County, Virginia | $249,328 | 0.6% | 91.7% |
| 51 | Goochland County, Virginia | $245,353 | 0.6% | 92.3% |
| 52 | Frederick County, Virginia | $243,429 | 0.6% | 92.8% |
| 53 | Giles County, Virginia | $235,841 | 0.5% | 93.4% |
| 54 | Craig County, Virginia | $230,430 | 0.5% | 93.9% |
| 55 | Hanover County, Virginia | $216,564 | 0.5% | 94.4% |
| 56 | Dinwiddie County, Virginia | $169,948 | 0.4% | 94.8% |
| 57 | Powhatan County, Virginia | $149,708 | 0.3% | 95.1% |
| 58 | Isle of Wight County, Virginia | $139,135 | 0.3% | 95.5% |
| 59 | Henry County, Virginia | $137,507 | 0.3% | 95.8% |
| 60 | Southampton County, Virginia | $124,206 | 0.3% | 96.1% |
| 61 | Caroline County, Virginia | $117,990 | 0.3% | 96.3% |
| 62 | King George County, Virginia | $116,319 | 0.3% | 96.6% |
| 63 | Warren County, Virginia | $115,559 | 0.3% | 96.9% |
| 64 | Roanoke County, Virginia | $113,213 | 0.3% | 97.1% |
| 65 | Bath County, Virginia | $108,489 | 0.3% | 97.4% |
| 66 | Prince William County, Virginia | $108,045 | 0.2% | 97.6% |
| 67 | Wise County, Virginia | $103,295 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 68 | Stafford County, Virginia | $97,483 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 69 | Alleghany County, Virginia | $81,356 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 70 | Surry County, Virginia | $80,353 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 71 | King William County, Virginia | $75,110 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 72 | Westmoreland County, Virginia | $72,462 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 73 | Greensville County, Virginia | $49,434 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 74 | Richmond County, Virginia | $48,583 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 75 | Suffolk City, Virginia | $47,144 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 76 | Chesapeake City, Virginia | $42,523 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 77 | King and Queen County, Virginia | $36,368 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 78 | Essex County, Virginia | $34,422 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 79 | Prince George County, Virginia | $33,153 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 80 | Buchanan County, Virginia | $32,752 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 81 | Dickenson County, Virginia | $28,017 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 82 | Sussex County, Virginia | $24,020 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 83 | Chesterfield County, Virginia | $20,798 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 84 | Virginia Beach City, Virginia | $18,456 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 85 | Accomack County, Virginia | $17,080 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 86 | Middlesex County, Virginia | $15,645 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 87 | Northumberland County, Virginia | $13,046 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 88 | Charles City County, Virginia | $11,897 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 89 | Lancaster County, Virginia | $10,652 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 90 | New Kent County, Virginia | $8,315 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 91 | Henrico County, Virginia | $6,396 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 92 | Gloucester County, Virginia | $5,501 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 93 | James City County, Virginia | $4,485 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 94 | Northampton County, Virginia | $3,031 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 95 | Mathews County, Virginia | $2,462 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 96 | York County, Virginia | $240 | 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.
