Rice Subsidies in the United States totaled $16.8 billion from 1995-2020‡.
USDA has not provided recipient detail for rice cooperatives.
Counties in the United States Receiving rice subsidies, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Rice Subsidies
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Colusa County, California | $727,228,302 | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| 2 | Poinsett County, Arkansas | $557,132,226 | 3.3% | 7.6% |
| 3 | Sutter County, California | $504,994,531 | 3.0% | 10.6% |
| 4 | Butte County, California | $482,685,967 | 2.9% | 13.5% |
| 5 | Arkansas County, Arkansas | $449,684,648 | 2.7% | 16.2% |
| 6 | Wharton County, Texas | $431,820,667 | 2.6% | 18.7% |
| 7 | Acadia Parish, Louisiana | $427,892,204 | 2.5% | 21.3% |
| 8 | Cross County, Arkansas | $425,619,825 | 2.5% | 23.8% |
| 9 | Glenn County, California | $421,413,204 | 2.5% | 26.3% |
| 10 | Jackson County, Arkansas | $412,668,036 | 2.5% | 28.7% |
| 11 | Lawrence County, Arkansas | $392,825,581 | 2.3% | 31.1% |
| 12 | Jefferson Davis, Louisiana | $384,223,060 | 2.3% | 33.4% |
| 13 | Vermilion Parish, Louisiana | $375,902,941 | 2.2% | 35.6% |
| 14 | Lonoke County, Arkansas | $356,216,876 | 2.1% | 37.7% |
| 15 | Bolivar County, Mississippi | $355,990,158 | 2.1% | 39.8% |
| 16 | Craighead County, Arkansas | $349,802,776 | 2.1% | 41.9% |
| 17 | Clay County, Arkansas | $340,977,696 | 2.0% | 43.9% |
| 18 | Greene County, Arkansas | $292,457,720 | 1.7% | 45.7% |
| 19 | Butler County, Missouri | $277,320,811 | 1.6% | 47.3% |
| 20 | Prairie County, Arkansas | $268,799,749 | 1.6% | 48.9% |
| 21 | Woodruff County, Arkansas | $255,759,906 | 1.5% | 50.4% |
| 22 | Stoddard County, Missouri | $254,337,269 | 1.5% | 51.9% |
| 23 | Colorado County, Texas | $248,500,412 | 1.5% | 53.4% |
| 24 | Jefferson County, Arkansas | $240,144,539 | 1.4% | 54.8% |
| 25 | Monroe County, Arkansas | $230,523,445 | 1.4% | 56.2% |
| 26 | Evangeline Parish, Louisiana | $230,122,568 | 1.4% | 57.6% |
| 27 | Matagorda County, Texas | $223,875,839 | 1.3% | 58.9% |
| 28 | Sunflower County, Mississippi | $198,535,805 | 1.2% | 60.1% |
| 29 | Desha County, Arkansas | $196,828,165 | 1.2% | 61.2% |
| 30 | Chicot County, Arkansas | $195,807,558 | 1.2% | 62.4% |
| 31 | Morehouse Parish, Louisiana | $192,228,714 | 1.1% | 63.5% |
| 32 | Saint Francis County, Arkansas | $189,250,345 | 1.1% | 64.7% |
| 33 | Brazoria County, Texas | $186,964,788 | 1.1% | 65.8% |
| 34 | Jefferson County, Texas | $181,800,375 | 1.1% | 66.9% |
| 35 | Chambers County, Texas | $171,416,614 | 1.0% | 67.9% |
| 36 | Jackson County, Texas | $168,564,822 | 1.0% | 68.9% |
| 37 | Washington County, Mississippi | $162,896,543 | 1.0% | 69.8% |
| 38 | Yuba County, California | $161,090,531 | 1.0% | 70.8% |
| 39 | Yolo County, California | $159,160,285 | 0.9% | 71.7% |
| 40 | Crittenden County, Arkansas | $151,411,327 | 0.9% | 72.6% |
| 41 | Lee County, Arkansas | $149,351,795 | 0.9% | 73.5% |
| 42 | Liberty County, Texas | $142,167,951 | 0.8% | 74.4% |
| 43 | Phillips County, Arkansas | $137,919,670 | 0.8% | 75.2% |
| 44 | Lincoln County, Arkansas | $137,580,603 | 0.8% | 76.0% |
| 45 | Mississippi County, Arkansas | $125,967,701 | 0.7% | 76.8% |
| 46 | Randolph County, Arkansas | $122,256,217 | 0.7% | 77.5% |
| 47 | Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana | $107,960,321 | 0.6% | 78.1% |
| 48 | White County, Arkansas | $106,779,267 | 0.6% | 78.8% |
| 49 | Allen Parish, Louisiana | $105,522,184 | 0.6% | 79.4% |
| 50 | Ashley County, Arkansas | $102,398,382 | 0.6% | 80.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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