| Rank |
County |
Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops
1995-2011 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Southampton County, Virginia | $5,493,567 | 7.9% | 7.9% |
| 2 | Isle of Wight County, Virginia | $3,272,516 | 4.7% | 12.5% |
| 3 | Suffolk City, Virginia | $3,203,245 | 4.6% | 17.1% |
| 4 | Essex County, Virginia | $2,247,771 | 3.2% | 20.3% |
| 5 | Chesapeake City, Virginia | $2,198,844 | 3.1% | 23.5% |
| 6 | Sussex County, Virginia | $1,858,014 | 2.7% | 26.1% |
| 7 | Northumberland County, Virginia | $1,856,097 | 2.7% | 28.8% |
| 8 | Westmoreland County, Virginia | $1,743,454 | 2.5% | 31.3% |
| 9 | Accomack County, Virginia | $1,702,699 | 2.4% | 33.7% |
| 10 | Loudoun County, Virginia | $1,614,534 | 2.3% | 36.0% |
| 11 | Surry County, Virginia | $1,605,277 | 2.3% | 38.3% |
| 12 | King William County, Virginia | $1,551,744 | 2.2% | 40.6% |
| 13 | Greensville County, Virginia | $1,541,212 | 2.2% | 42.8% |
| 14 | Virginia Beach City, Virginia | $1,538,675 | 2.2% | 45.0% |
| 15 | Culpeper County, Virginia | $1,509,455 | 2.2% | 47.1% |
| 16 | Halifax County, Virginia | $1,457,301 | 2.1% | 49.2% |
| 17 | King and Queen County, Virginia | $1,453,202 | 2.1% | 51.3% |
| 18 | Pittsylvania County, Virginia | $1,437,828 | 2.1% | 53.3% |
| 19 | Rockingham County, Virginia | $1,402,302 | 2.0% | 55.3% |
| 20 | Richmond County, Virginia | $1,350,973 | 1.9% | 57.3% |
| 21 | Caroline County, Virginia | $1,175,725 | 1.7% | 59.0% |
| 22 | Hanover County, Virginia | $1,166,502 | 1.7% | 60.6% |
| 23 | Northampton County, Virginia | $1,138,922 | 1.6% | 62.3% |
| 24 | Dinwiddie County, Virginia | $1,090,408 | 1.6% | 63.8% |
| 25 | Madison County, Virginia | $1,046,677 | 1.5% | 65.3% |
| 26 | Charles City County, Virginia | $1,041,304 | 1.5% | 66.8% |
| 27 | Fauquier County, Virginia | $1,026,330 | 1.5% | 68.3% |
| 28 | Orange County, Virginia | $966,935 | 1.4% | 69.7% |
| 29 | Augusta County, Virginia | $948,159 | 1.4% | 71.0% |
| 30 | Prince George County, Virginia | $869,668 | 1.2% | 72.3% |
| 31 | Brunswick County, Virginia | $829,644 | 1.2% | 73.4% |
| 32 | Amelia County, Virginia | $793,864 | 1.1% | 74.6% |
| 33 | Lancaster County, Virginia | $733,230 | 1.0% | 75.6% |
| 34 | King George County, Virginia | $727,322 | 1.0% | 76.7% |
| 35 | Louisa County, Virginia | $703,914 | 1.0% | 77.7% |
| 36 | Mecklenburg County, Virginia | $695,942 | 1.0% | 78.7% |
| 37 | Clarke County, Virginia | $643,319 | 0.9% | 79.6% |
| 38 | New Kent County, Virginia | $620,545 | 0.9% | 80.5% |
| 39 | Charlotte County, Virginia | $608,190 | 0.9% | 81.4% |
| 40 | Prince Edward County, Virginia | $597,724 | 0.9% | 82.2% |
| 41 | Middlesex County, Virginia | $592,273 | 0.8% | 83.1% |
| 42 | Campbell County, Virginia | $558,918 | 0.8% | 83.9% |
| 43 | Gloucester County, Virginia | $554,343 | 0.8% | 84.6% |
| 44 | Goochland County, Virginia | $544,862 | 0.8% | 85.4% |
| 45 | Wythe County, Virginia | $489,489 | 0.7% | 86.1% |
| 46 | Franklin County, Virginia | $480,556 | 0.7% | 86.8% |
| 47 | Shenandoah County, Virginia | $463,139 | 0.7% | 87.5% |
| 48 | Spotsylvania County, Virginia | $416,844 | 0.6% | 88.1% |
| 49 | Bedford County, Virginia | $388,086 | 0.6% | 88.6% |
| 50 | Page County, Virginia | $387,541 | 0.6% | 89.2% |
| 51 | Lunenburg County, Virginia | $363,437 | 0.5% | 89.7% |
| 52 | Washington County, Virginia | $361,148 | 0.5% | 90.2% |
| 53 | Nottoway County, Virginia | $354,546 | 0.5% | 90.7% |
| 54 | Prince William County, Virginia | $351,870 | 0.5% | 91.2% |
| 55 | Montgomery County, Virginia | $330,192 | 0.5% | 91.7% |
| 56 | Henrico County, Virginia | $326,724 | 0.5% | 92.2% |
| 57 | Rockbridge County, Virginia | $317,227 | 0.5% | 92.6% |
| 58 | James City County, Virginia | $286,310 | 0.4% | 93.0% |
| 59 | Botetourt County, Virginia | $285,044 | 0.4% | 93.4% |
| 60 | Cumberland County, Virginia | $281,294 | 0.4% | 93.8% |
| 61 | Buckingham County, Virginia | $280,992 | 0.4% | 94.2% |
| 62 | Frederick County, Virginia | $274,143 | 0.4% | 94.6% |
| 63 | Smyth County, Virginia | $264,524 | 0.4% | 95.0% |
| 64 | Patrick County, Virginia | $251,673 | 0.4% | 95.4% |
| 65 | Pulaski County, Virginia | $238,397 | 0.3% | 95.7% |
| 66 | Appomattox County, Virginia | $237,040 | 0.3% | 96.1% |
| 67 | Stafford County, Virginia | $207,726 | 0.3% | 96.4% |
| 68 | Greene County, Virginia | $200,970 | 0.3% | 96.6% |
| 69 | Powhatan County, Virginia | $194,832 | 0.3% | 96.9% |
| 70 | Lee County, Virginia | $186,451 | 0.3% | 97.2% |
| 71 | Floyd County, Virginia | $168,445 | 0.2% | 97.4% |
| 72 | Albemarle County, Virginia | $166,452 | 0.2% | 97.7% |
| 73 | Rappahannock County, Virginia | $153,141 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 74 | Chesterfield County, Virginia | $140,962 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 75 | Grayson County, Virginia | $138,620 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 76 | Bland County, Virginia | $121,286 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 77 | Carroll County, Virginia | $120,294 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 78 | Scott County, Virginia | $102,873 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 79 | Tazewell County, Virginia | $89,548 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 80 | Mathews County, Virginia | $87,342 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 81 | Fluvanna County, Virginia | $85,754 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 82 | Alleghany County, Virginia | $84,345 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 83 | Russell County, Virginia | $82,412 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 84 | Henry County, Virginia | $72,598 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 85 | Amherst County, Virginia | $59,814 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 86 | Craig County, Virginia | $57,566 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 87 | Warren County, Virginia | $53,149 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 88 | Nelson County, Virginia | $50,647 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 89 | Bath County, Virginia | $50,643 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 90 | Giles County, Virginia | $22,941 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 91 | Roanoke County, Virginia | $22,386 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 92 | Highland County, Virginia | $19,489 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 93 | Wise County, Virginia | $6,979 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 94 | York County, Virginia | $6,267 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 95 | Buchanan County, Virginia | $3,749 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 96 | Dickenson County, Virginia | $227 | 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.
