Sorghum Subsidies in the United States totaled $9.0 billion from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in the United States Receiving sorghum subsidies, 1995-2020‡
| Rank | County | Sorghum Subsidies 1995-2020‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nueces County, Texas | $171,701,587 | 1.9% | 1.9% |
| 2 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $141,533,602 | 1.6% | 3.5% |
| 3 | San Patricio County, Texas | $120,959,367 | 1.3% | 4.8% |
| 4 | Gage County, Nebraska | $98,063,328 | 1.1% | 5.9% |
| 5 | Willacy County, Texas | $89,513,075 | 1.0% | 6.9% |
| 6 | Wharton County, Texas | $84,849,638 | 0.9% | 7.9% |
| 7 | Scott County, Kansas | $84,268,426 | 0.9% | 8.8% |
| 8 | Finney County, Kansas | $83,479,600 | 0.9% | 9.8% |
| 9 | Washington County, Kansas | $83,177,569 | 0.9% | 10.7% |
| 10 | Ford County, Kansas | $83,111,384 | 0.9% | 11.6% |
| 11 | Gray County, Kansas | $79,690,080 | 0.9% | 12.5% |
| 12 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $78,993,117 | 0.9% | 13.4% |
| 13 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $78,825,895 | 0.9% | 14.3% |
| 14 | Cameron County, Texas | $75,052,103 | 0.8% | 15.1% |
| 15 | Marshall County, Kansas | $74,158,069 | 0.8% | 15.9% |
| 16 | Curry County, New Mexico | $72,022,080 | 0.8% | 16.7% |
| 17 | Baca County, Colorado | $71,083,393 | 0.8% | 17.5% |
| 18 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $68,354,945 | 0.8% | 18.3% |
| 19 | Jewell County, Kansas | $67,324,154 | 0.8% | 19.0% |
| 20 | Texas County, Oklahoma | $64,962,081 | 0.7% | 19.8% |
| 21 | Smith County, Kansas | $64,039,727 | 0.7% | 20.5% |
| 22 | Saline County, Nebraska | $61,802,234 | 0.7% | 21.2% |
| 23 | Mitchell County, Kansas | $61,507,380 | 0.7% | 21.8% |
| 24 | Seward County, Nebraska | $61,182,416 | 0.7% | 22.5% |
| 25 | Hansford County, Texas | $60,536,441 | 0.7% | 23.2% |
| 26 | Reno County, Kansas | $60,110,760 | 0.7% | 23.9% |
| 27 | Pawnee County, Kansas | $59,269,697 | 0.7% | 24.5% |
| 28 | Carson County, Texas | $56,848,039 | 0.6% | 25.2% |
| 29 | Matagorda County, Texas | $56,750,533 | 0.6% | 25.8% |
| 30 | Nemaha County, Kansas | $56,594,744 | 0.6% | 26.4% |
| 31 | Moore County, Texas | $56,221,654 | 0.6% | 27.1% |
| 32 | Stevens County, Kansas | $55,460,429 | 0.6% | 27.7% |
| 33 | Barton County, Kansas | $54,859,987 | 0.6% | 28.3% |
| 34 | Cimarron County, Oklahoma | $54,691,808 | 0.6% | 28.9% |
| 35 | Rice County, Kansas | $54,406,962 | 0.6% | 29.5% |
| 36 | Jefferson County, Nebraska | $54,294,159 | 0.6% | 30.1% |
| 37 | Lane County, Kansas | $53,224,334 | 0.6% | 30.7% |
| 38 | Republic County, Kansas | $53,104,187 | 0.6% | 31.3% |
| 39 | Sherman County, Texas | $52,232,932 | 0.6% | 31.9% |
| 40 | Gove County, Kansas | $51,511,558 | 0.6% | 32.5% |
| 41 | Wichita County, Kansas | $51,348,418 | 0.6% | 33.0% |
| 42 | Parmer County, Texas | $50,732,297 | 0.6% | 33.6% |
| 43 | Osborne County, Kansas | $50,270,035 | 0.6% | 34.2% |
| 44 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $50,236,404 | 0.6% | 34.7% |
| 45 | Graham County, Kansas | $49,429,445 | 0.6% | 35.3% |
| 46 | Williamson County, Texas | $49,187,753 | 0.5% | 35.8% |
| 47 | Cloud County, Kansas | $49,115,532 | 0.5% | 36.4% |
| 48 | McPherson County, Kansas | $48,200,616 | 0.5% | 36.9% |
| 49 | Ness County, Kansas | $48,199,249 | 0.5% | 37.4% |
| 50 | Thomas County, Kansas | $48,035,593 | 0.5% | 38.0% |
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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