Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program payments in the United States totaled $271 million in 2023
Counties in the United States Receiving Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program payments, 2023
| Rank |
County |
Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program
2023 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | San Patricio County, Texas | $7,307,558 | 2.7% | 2.7% |
| 2 | Nueces County, Texas | $6,342,054 | 2.3% | 5.0% |
| 3 | Chouteau County, Montana | $4,976,917 | 1.8% | 6.9% |
| 4 | Hutchinson County, South Dakota | $4,721,021 | 1.7% | 8.6% |
| 5 | Cherokee County, Kansas | $4,399,442 | 1.6% | 10.3% |
| 6 | Washita County, Oklahoma | $3,823,277 | 1.4% | 11.7% |
| 7 | Bon Homme County, South Dakota | $3,565,445 | 1.3% | 13.0% |
| 8 | Liberty County, Montana | $3,495,986 | 1.3% | 14.3% |
| 9 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $3,483,634 | 1.3% | 15.6% |
| 10 | Thomas County, Kansas | $3,422,139 | 1.3% | 16.8% |
| 11 | Alfalfa County, Oklahoma | $3,263,427 | 1.2% | 18.0% |
| 12 | Woods County, Oklahoma | $3,196,422 | 1.2% | 19.2% |
| 13 | Yankton County, South Dakota | $3,018,190 | 1.1% | 20.3% |
| 14 | Sheridan County, Kansas | $2,992,504 | 1.1% | 21.4% |
| 15 | Tripp County, South Dakota | $2,935,472 | 1.1% | 22.5% |
| 16 | Stanton County, Kansas | $2,747,547 | 1.0% | 23.5% |
| 17 | Crawford County, Kansas | $2,721,950 | 1.0% | 24.5% |
| 18 | Teton County, Montana | $2,513,750 | 0.9% | 25.5% |
| 19 | Phillips County, Colorado | $2,487,934 | 0.9% | 26.4% |
| 20 | Barton County, Missouri | $2,478,918 | 0.9% | 27.3% |
| 21 | Rawlins County, Kansas | $2,463,169 | 0.9% | 28.2% |
| 22 | Kiowa County, Oklahoma | $2,355,501 | 0.9% | 29.1% |
| 23 | Cimarron County, Oklahoma | $2,321,597 | 0.9% | 29.9% |
| 24 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $2,319,140 | 0.9% | 30.8% |
| 25 | Norton County, Kansas | $2,311,511 | 0.9% | 31.6% |
| 26 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $2,291,686 | 0.8% | 32.5% |
| 27 | Decatur County, Kansas | $2,278,592 | 0.8% | 33.3% |
| 28 | Lynn County, Texas | $2,268,249 | 0.8% | 34.2% |
| 29 | Jackson County, Oklahoma | $2,161,841 | 0.8% | 35.0% |
| 30 | Logan County, Kansas | $2,129,395 | 0.8% | 35.8% |
| 31 | Washington County, Colorado | $2,095,905 | 0.8% | 36.5% |
| 32 | Swisher County, Texas | $2,064,475 | 0.8% | 37.3% |
| 33 | Cascade County, Montana | $1,982,952 | 0.7% | 38.0% |
| 34 | Hockley County, Texas | $1,852,015 | 0.7% | 38.7% |
| 35 | Scott County, Kansas | $1,835,197 | 0.7% | 39.4% |
| 36 | Lamb County, Texas | $1,717,221 | 0.6% | 40.0% |
| 37 | Finney County, Kansas | $1,714,032 | 0.6% | 40.7% |
| 38 | Wichita County, Kansas | $1,710,437 | 0.6% | 41.3% |
| 39 | Hale County, Texas | $1,707,594 | 0.6% | 41.9% |
| 40 | Haskell County, Texas | $1,609,327 | 0.6% | 42.5% |
| 41 | Harmon County, Oklahoma | $1,609,014 | 0.6% | 43.1% |
| 42 | Beaver County, Oklahoma | $1,608,900 | 0.6% | 43.7% |
| 43 | Hamilton County, Kansas | $1,571,536 | 0.6% | 44.3% |
| 44 | Labette County, Kansas | $1,569,905 | 0.6% | 44.9% |
| 45 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $1,560,989 | 0.6% | 45.4% |
| 46 | Beckham County, Oklahoma | $1,552,467 | 0.6% | 46.0% |
| 47 | Neosho County, Kansas | $1,538,928 | 0.6% | 46.6% |
| 48 | Kit Carson County, Colorado | $1,521,727 | 0.6% | 47.1% |
| 49 | Runnels County, Texas | $1,500,992 | 0.6% | 47.7% |
| 50 | Parmer County, Texas | $1,485,560 | 0.5% | 48.3% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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