Total Subsidies payments in the United States totaled $18.1 billion in 2018

Total Subsidies in the United States by county, 2018

Rank County Total Subsidies
2018
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Brown County, South Dakota$71,294,9490.4%0.4%
2Cavalier County, North Dakota$56,984,3430.3%0.7%
3Gaines County, Texas$54,301,1470.3%1.0%
4Fresno County, California$52,544,3690.3%1.3%
5Spink County, South Dakota$48,457,3390.3%1.6%
6Cass County, North Dakota$48,061,0880.3%1.8%
7Kern County, California$47,254,6270.3%2.1%
8Marshall County, Minnesota$47,094,4220.3%2.4%
9Ward County, North Dakota$46,588,1240.3%2.6%
10Tulare County, California$46,580,2520.3%2.9%
11Dawson County, Texas$45,701,7100.3%3.1%
12Richland County, North Dakota$45,621,7430.3%3.4%
13Stutsman County, North Dakota$45,389,7110.3%3.6%
14Bolivar County, Mississippi$45,161,0180.2%3.9%
15Bottineau County, North Dakota$42,841,0320.2%4.1%
16Whitman County, Washington$40,806,9540.2%4.3%
17Grand Forks County, North Dakota$39,172,7130.2%4.6%
18McLean County, North Dakota$38,948,3310.2%4.8%
19Wharton County, Texas$38,609,2540.2%5.0%
20Terry County, Texas$37,748,3100.2%5.2%
21Hand County, South Dakota$36,995,7270.2%5.4%
22Arkansas County, Arkansas$36,920,3410.2%5.6%
23Beadle County, South Dakota$36,270,7330.2%5.8%
24LaMoure County, North Dakota$35,663,8380.2%6.0%
25Sunflower County, Mississippi$35,536,0650.2%6.2%
26Edmunds County, South Dakota$35,301,4360.2%6.4%
27McLean County, Illinois$34,321,3760.2%6.6%
28Washington County, Mississippi$34,248,0780.2%6.8%
29Chouteau County, Montana$34,240,9360.2%7.0%
30Ramsey County, North Dakota$33,663,6690.2%7.2%
31Hale County, Texas$33,380,9510.2%7.3%
32Swisher County, Texas$33,183,7170.2%7.5%
33Poinsett County, Arkansas$32,614,4580.2%7.7%
34Lynn County, Texas$32,394,6140.2%7.9%
35Livingston County, Illinois$32,334,8050.2%8.1%
36Walsh County, North Dakota$32,142,5340.2%8.2%
37Wells County, North Dakota$31,768,6620.2%8.4%
38Hutchinson County, South Dakota$31,408,4490.2%8.6%
39Floyd County, Texas$31,314,3110.2%8.8%
40Roberts County, South Dakota$31,176,5900.2%8.9%
41Hockley County, Texas$31,073,4490.2%9.1%
42Renville County, North Dakota$31,071,8560.2%9.3%
43Baca County, Colorado$31,033,9450.2%9.4%
44Grant County, Washington$31,001,9330.2%9.6%
45Iroquois County, Illinois$30,983,4610.2%9.8%
46Barnes County, North Dakota$30,821,9440.2%10.0%
47Charles Mix County, South Dakota$30,758,9640.2%10.1%
48Jackson County, Arkansas$30,686,4770.2%10.3%
49McHenry County, North Dakota$30,580,0470.2%10.5%
50Kossuth County, Iowa$30,465,9500.2%10.6%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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