Total Emergency Relief Program payments in the United States totaled $9.1 billion from 1995-2023.

Counties in the United States Receiving Total Emergency Relief Program payments, 1995-2023

Rank County Total Emergency Relief Program
1995-2023
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Fresno County, California$110,559,1681.2%1.2%
2Gaines County, Texas$72,517,2910.8%2.0%
3Tulare County, California$57,884,2770.6%2.6%
4Stutsman County, North Dakota$57,195,1330.6%3.3%
5Brown County, South Dakota$57,075,4070.6%3.9%
6Hale County, Texas$52,858,7300.6%4.5%
7McLean County, North Dakota$49,775,0320.5%5.0%
827120$47,917,2250.5%5.5%
9San Joaquin County, California$47,636,5230.5%6.1%
10Barnes County, North Dakota$45,822,3310.5%6.6%
11Lamb County, Texas$45,227,8560.5%7.0%
12Ward County, North Dakota$44,981,8600.5%7.5%
13Terry County, Texas$43,676,6940.5%8.0%
14Floyd County, Texas$43,501,5020.5%8.5%
15Wells County, North Dakota$43,167,3750.5%9.0%
16Walsh County, North Dakota$42,559,5690.5%9.4%
17Lubbock County, Texas$41,557,5340.5%9.9%
18Grand Forks County, North Dakota$41,459,6390.5%10.3%
19Cavalier County, North Dakota$41,183,6190.5%10.8%
20LaMoure County, North Dakota$40,823,5530.4%11.2%
21Cass County, North Dakota$40,673,2460.4%11.7%
22Edmunds County, South Dakota$40,406,8280.4%12.1%
23Hidalgo County, Texas$40,133,4800.4%12.6%
24Dawson County, Texas$38,451,2410.4%13.0%
25Traill County, North Dakota$37,986,4680.4%13.4%
26Hockley County, Texas$36,550,5790.4%13.8%
27Napa County, California$36,400,8370.4%14.2%
28Kern County, California$36,321,1270.4%14.6%
29Whitman County, Washington$36,098,5210.4%15.0%
30Marshall County, Minnesota$33,232,2050.4%15.4%
31Grant County, Washington$33,002,8790.4%15.7%
32Yakima County, Washington$32,887,4170.4%16.1%
33Kit Carson County, Colorado$32,829,1240.4%16.4%
34Sutter County, California$32,075,8000.4%16.8%
35Parmer County, Texas$31,440,9030.3%17.1%
36Norman County, Minnesota$31,337,5200.3%17.5%
37Emmons County, North Dakota$31,082,2830.3%17.8%
38Swisher County, Texas$30,519,8540.3%18.1%
39Sargent County, North Dakota$30,180,2600.3%18.5%
40Sonoma County, California$30,081,8410.3%18.8%
41Cochran County, Texas$30,055,0990.3%19.1%
42Bottineau County, North Dakota$29,138,2030.3%19.4%
43Valley County, Montana$28,523,7730.3%19.8%
44Dickey County, North Dakota$28,173,9260.3%20.1%
45Pembina County, North Dakota$27,564,7350.3%20.4%
46McHenry County, North Dakota$27,306,8680.3%20.7%
47Stanislaus County, California$27,190,2160.3%21.0%
48Hutchinson County, South Dakota$26,887,6430.3%21.3%
49Benson County, North Dakota$26,787,8900.3%21.6%
50Williams County, North Dakota$26,767,5790.3%21.8%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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