| Rank |
County |
Subtotal, Disaster Payments
1995-2011 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Marathon County, Wisconsin | $26,230,497 | 7.4% | 7.4% |
| 2 | Dane County, Wisconsin | $13,155,323 | 3.7% | 11.2% |
| 3 | Outagamie County, Wisconsin | $12,716,820 | 3.6% | 14.8% |
| 4 | Rock County, Wisconsin | $11,484,491 | 3.3% | 18.1% |
| 5 | Chippewa County, Wisconsin | $11,160,138 | 3.2% | 21.2% |
| 6 | Shawano County, Wisconsin | $10,686,899 | 3.0% | 24.3% |
| 7 | Barron County, Wisconsin | $9,764,409 | 2.8% | 27.0% |
| 8 | Saint Croix County, Wisconsin | $9,729,476 | 2.8% | 29.8% |
| 9 | Brown County, Wisconsin | $9,451,100 | 2.7% | 32.5% |
| 10 | Polk County, Wisconsin | $9,370,454 | 2.7% | 35.1% |
| 11 | Grant County, Wisconsin | $8,398,195 | 2.4% | 37.5% |
| 12 | Dunn County, Wisconsin | $8,349,104 | 2.4% | 39.9% |
| 13 | Green County, Wisconsin | $7,821,902 | 2.2% | 42.1% |
| 14 | Columbia County, Wisconsin | $7,766,137 | 2.2% | 44.3% |
| 15 | Oconto County, Wisconsin | $7,532,889 | 2.1% | 46.5% |
| 16 | Lafayette County, Wisconsin | $7,031,903 | 2.0% | 48.5% |
| 17 | Dodge County, Wisconsin | $6,962,760 | 2.0% | 50.4% |
| 18 | Manitowoc County, Wisconsin | $6,732,492 | 1.9% | 52.3% |
| 19 | Walworth County, Wisconsin | $6,352,285 | 1.8% | 54.2% |
| 20 | Jefferson County, Wisconsin | $6,163,169 | 1.8% | 55.9% |
| 21 | Taylor County, Wisconsin | $6,029,351 | 1.7% | 57.6% |
| 22 | Kewaunee County, Wisconsin | $5,881,980 | 1.7% | 59.3% |
| 23 | Clark County, Wisconsin | $5,831,089 | 1.7% | 60.9% |
| 24 | Door County, Wisconsin | $5,740,039 | 1.6% | 62.6% |
| 25 | Waupaca County, Wisconsin | $5,594,510 | 1.6% | 64.2% |
| 26 | Marinette County, Wisconsin | $5,361,499 | 1.5% | 65.7% |
| 27 | Monroe County, Wisconsin | $5,158,122 | 1.5% | 67.1% |
| 28 | Winnebago County, Wisconsin | $5,030,191 | 1.4% | 68.6% |
| 29 | Trempealeau County, Wisconsin | $4,707,735 | 1.3% | 69.9% |
| 30 | Portage County, Wisconsin | $4,577,875 | 1.3% | 71.2% |
| 31 | Calumet County, Wisconsin | $4,239,990 | 1.2% | 72.4% |
| 32 | Jackson County, Wisconsin | $4,121,883 | 1.2% | 73.6% |
| 33 | Juneau County, Wisconsin | $4,077,043 | 1.2% | 74.7% |
| 34 | Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin | $4,025,118 | 1.1% | 75.9% |
| 35 | Marquette County, Wisconsin | $3,928,188 | 1.1% | 77.0% |
| 36 | Wood County, Wisconsin | $3,915,337 | 1.1% | 78.1% |
| 37 | Iowa County, Wisconsin | $3,879,050 | 1.1% | 79.2% |
| 38 | Waukesha County, Wisconsin | $3,844,552 | 1.1% | 80.3% |
| 39 | Pierce County, Wisconsin | $3,809,691 | 1.1% | 81.4% |
| 40 | Sauk County, Wisconsin | $3,714,450 | 1.1% | 82.4% |
| 41 | Langlade County, Wisconsin | $3,637,115 | 1.0% | 83.5% |
| 42 | Lincoln County, Wisconsin | $3,586,191 | 1.0% | 84.5% |
| 43 | Racine County, Wisconsin | $3,523,489 | 1.0% | 85.5% |
| 44 | Vernon County, Wisconsin | $3,503,557 | 1.0% | 86.5% |
| 45 | Sheboygan County, Wisconsin | $3,470,529 | 1.0% | 87.5% |
| 46 | Rusk County, Wisconsin | $3,361,071 | 1.0% | 88.4% |
| 47 | Buffalo County, Wisconsin | $2,923,922 | 0.8% | 89.3% |
| 48 | Adams County, Wisconsin | $2,784,970 | 0.8% | 90.1% |
| 49 | Waushara County, Wisconsin | $2,711,750 | 0.8% | 90.8% |
| 50 | Eau Claire County, Wisconsin | $2,603,203 | 0.7% | 91.6% |
| 51 | Washburn County, Wisconsin | $2,584,542 | 0.7% | 92.3% |
| 52 | Burnett County, Wisconsin | $2,529,998 | 0.7% | 93.0% |
| 53 | Bayfield County, Wisconsin | $2,481,213 | 0.7% | 93.7% |
| 54 | Crawford County, Wisconsin | $2,260,606 | 0.6% | 94.4% |
| 55 | Sawyer County, Wisconsin | $2,255,651 | 0.6% | 95.0% |
| 56 | Green Lake County, Wisconsin | $1,998,067 | 0.6% | 95.6% |
| 57 | Washington County, Wisconsin | $1,922,790 | 0.5% | 96.1% |
| 58 | Pepin County, Wisconsin | $1,832,196 | 0.5% | 96.6% |
| 59 | Kenosha County, Wisconsin | $1,692,814 | 0.5% | 97.1% |
| 60 | La Crosse County, Wisconsin | $1,666,081 | 0.5% | 97.6% |
| 61 | Ozaukee County, Wisconsin | $1,653,304 | 0.5% | 98.1% |
| 62 | Richland County, Wisconsin | $1,450,733 | 0.4% | 98.5% |
| 63 | Price County, Wisconsin | $1,149,012 | 0.3% | 98.8% |
| 64 | Ashland County, Wisconsin | $959,771 | 0.3% | 99.1% |
| 65 | Oneida County, Wisconsin | $797,071 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| 66 | Douglas County, Wisconsin | $782,401 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 67 | Vilas County, Wisconsin | $493,320 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 68 | Forest County, Wisconsin | $372,189 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 69 | Florence County, Wisconsin | $320,605 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 70 | Iron County, Wisconsin | $269,804 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 71 | Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | $236,259 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 72 | Menominee County, Wisconsin | $8,235 | 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.
