Total Subsidies payments in the United States totaled $16.2 billion in 2017

Total Subsidies in the United States by county, 2017

Rank County Total Subsidies
2017
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Cavalier County, North Dakota$62,415,0910.4%0.4%
2Gaines County, Texas$56,236,4070.3%0.7%
3Fresno County, California$51,137,9190.3%1.0%
4Wharton County, Texas$42,534,2100.3%1.3%
5Kern County, California$41,269,1260.3%1.6%
6Spink County, South Dakota$40,595,6480.3%1.8%
7Grand Forks County, North Dakota$40,410,9030.2%2.1%
8Ward County, North Dakota$40,395,9970.2%2.3%
9Dawson County, Texas$40,101,9160.2%2.6%
10Chouteau County, Montana$39,372,8320.2%2.8%
11Brown County, South Dakota$39,039,3830.2%3.0%
12Terry County, Texas$38,322,2880.2%3.3%
13Yuma County, Colorado$38,093,2990.2%3.5%
14Poinsett County, Arkansas$38,032,1730.2%3.8%
15Arkansas County, Arkansas$37,980,2810.2%4.0%
16Whitman County, Washington$37,689,4480.2%4.2%
17Tulare County, California$37,403,8740.2%4.5%
18Baca County, Colorado$36,743,0040.2%4.7%
19Marshall County, Minnesota$36,637,4790.2%4.9%
20Stoddard County, Missouri$36,416,0670.2%5.1%
21Hale County, Texas$36,373,1680.2%5.4%
22Kit Carson County, Colorado$36,281,1650.2%5.6%
23Ramsey County, North Dakota$35,605,0730.2%5.8%
24Stutsman County, North Dakota$35,415,2550.2%6.0%
25Bottineau County, North Dakota$34,921,3590.2%6.2%
26Cass County, North Dakota$34,249,4660.2%6.4%
27Walsh County, North Dakota$34,049,6610.2%6.7%
28Jackson County, Arkansas$33,966,3020.2%6.9%
29McLean County, North Dakota$33,733,7840.2%7.1%
30Deaf Smith County, Texas$32,714,4150.2%7.3%
31Grant County, Washington$32,706,7090.2%7.5%
32Bolivar County, Mississippi$32,678,7050.2%7.7%
33Towner County, North Dakota$32,239,3970.2%7.9%
34Pembina County, North Dakota$31,620,5580.2%8.1%
35Cross County, Arkansas$31,530,0200.2%8.3%
36Lamb County, Texas$31,364,1260.2%8.5%
37Richland County, North Dakota$31,101,6840.2%8.7%
38Clay County, Arkansas$30,910,3020.2%8.8%
39Hill County, Montana$30,218,1230.2%9.0%
40Castro County, Texas$29,918,3980.2%9.2%
41Lawrence County, Arkansas$29,875,8200.2%9.4%
42Hand County, South Dakota$29,345,8270.2%9.6%
43Texas County, Oklahoma$29,295,1630.2%9.8%
44Beadle County, South Dakota$29,268,6600.2%9.9%
45Lonoke County, Arkansas$28,837,0500.2%10.1%
46Swisher County, Texas$28,818,1820.2%10.3%
47Parmer County, Texas$28,813,0760.2%10.5%
48Floyd County, Texas$28,684,0410.2%10.7%
49Craighead County, Arkansas$28,544,6730.2%10.8%
50Bureau County, Illinois$28,305,8410.2%11.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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