Total Subsidies payments in the United States totaled $15.7 billion in 2011

Total Subsidies in the United States by county, 2011

Rank County Total Subsidies
2011
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Whitman County, Washington$52,108,7200.3%0.3%
2Cass County, North Dakota$50,883,3840.3%0.7%
3Gaines County, Texas$50,659,0320.3%1.0%
4Richland County, North Dakota$49,085,7710.3%1.3%
5Brown County, South Dakota$48,737,7110.3%1.6%
6Cavalier County, North Dakota$48,729,7890.3%1.9%
7Chouteau County, Montana$45,602,8060.3%2.2%
8Fresno County, California$44,513,0740.3%2.5%
9Stutsman County, North Dakota$40,811,0610.3%2.7%
10Barnes County, North Dakota$40,632,0350.3%3.0%
11Hale County, Texas$38,437,4450.2%3.3%
12Spink County, South Dakota$37,022,3460.2%3.5%
13Dawson County, Texas$36,477,3830.2%3.7%
14Marshall County, Minnesota$36,299,2940.2%4.0%
15Lincoln County, Washington$35,921,3330.2%4.2%
16Kern County, California$34,170,5700.2%4.4%
17Terry County, Texas$33,860,9040.2%4.6%
18Kit Carson County, Colorado$33,614,6310.2%4.8%
19Walsh County, North Dakota$33,347,2860.2%5.0%
20LaMoure County, North Dakota$32,878,6100.2%5.3%
21Ramsey County, North Dakota$32,569,8360.2%5.5%
22Baca County, Colorado$32,389,1080.2%5.7%
23Grand Forks County, North Dakota$32,036,4390.2%5.9%
24Bottineau County, North Dakota$31,624,8030.2%6.1%
25Yuma County, Colorado$31,412,2490.2%6.3%
26Parmer County, Texas$30,933,3150.2%6.5%
27Floyd County, Texas$30,792,0630.2%6.7%
28Lynn County, Texas$30,752,4260.2%6.9%
29Dickey County, North Dakota$30,736,5700.2%7.1%
30Hill County, Montana$30,372,4650.2%7.3%
31Deaf Smith County, Texas$30,294,9320.2%7.4%
32Hockley County, Texas$30,161,0690.2%7.6%
33Lamb County, Texas$29,764,7320.2%7.8%
34Ward County, North Dakota$29,678,4920.2%8.0%
35Swisher County, Texas$29,505,9900.2%8.2%
36Tulare County, California$29,389,2290.2%8.4%
37Iroquois County, Illinois$28,810,3890.2%8.6%
38Pembina County, North Dakota$28,539,8630.2%8.8%
39Lubbock County, Texas$28,259,9970.2%8.9%
40Polk County, Minnesota$28,258,3910.2%9.1%
41Wharton County, Texas$28,004,3410.2%9.3%
42Bolivar County, Mississippi$27,590,2030.2%9.5%
43Nueces County, Texas$26,838,2200.2%9.6%
44Traill County, North Dakota$26,533,5720.2%9.8%
45Texas County, Oklahoma$26,438,1040.2%10.0%
46Renville County, Minnesota$26,234,1110.2%10.1%
47Kossuth County, Iowa$26,159,9040.2%10.3%
48Sargent County, North Dakota$26,013,3390.2%10.5%
49Thomas County, Kansas$25,838,7220.2%10.6%
50Adams County, Washington$25,801,0220.2%10.8%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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