Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program payments in the United States totaled $716 million in 2019
Counties in the United States Receiving Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program payments, 2019
| Rank | County | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program 2019 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin County, Minnesota | $17,048,362 | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| 2 | Dawson County, Texas | $9,666,843 | 1.3% | 3.7% |
| 3 | Faribault County, Minnesota | $9,419,927 | 1.3% | 5.0% |
| 4 | Watonwan County, Minnesota | $9,319,701 | 1.3% | 6.3% |
| 5 | Edmunds County, South Dakota | $8,817,843 | 1.2% | 7.6% |
| 6 | Brown County, Kansas | $7,869,042 | 1.1% | 8.7% |
| 7 | Saline County, Missouri | $7,778,437 | 1.1% | 9.8% |
| 8 | Sully County, South Dakota | $7,473,722 | 1.0% | 10.8% |
| 9 | Emmet County, Iowa | $7,417,370 | 1.0% | 11.8% |
| 10 | Nodaway County, Missouri | $7,139,958 | 1.0% | 12.8% |
| 11 | Faulk County, South Dakota | $6,899,113 | 1.0% | 13.8% |
| 12 | Palo Alto County, Iowa | $6,443,192 | 0.9% | 14.7% |
| 13 | Clay County, Iowa | $4,984,707 | 0.7% | 15.4% |
| 14 | Dickinson County, Kansas | $4,970,269 | 0.7% | 16.1% |
| 15 | Garfield County, Oklahoma | $4,915,169 | 0.7% | 16.8% |
| 16 | Terry County, Texas | $4,677,354 | 0.7% | 17.4% |
| 17 | Lamb County, Texas | $4,624,016 | 0.6% | 18.1% |
| 18 | Grant County, Oklahoma | $4,542,216 | 0.6% | 18.7% |
| 19 | Nemaha County, Kansas | $4,206,371 | 0.6% | 19.3% |
| 20 | Marion County, Kansas | $3,979,478 | 0.6% | 19.9% |
| 21 | Hale County, Texas | $3,973,791 | 0.6% | 20.4% |
| 22 | McPherson County, Kansas | $3,931,600 | 0.5% | 21.0% |
| 23 | Morgan County, Colorado | $3,856,275 | 0.5% | 21.5% |
| 24 | Harper County, Kansas | $3,825,937 | 0.5% | 22.0% |
| 25 | Saline County, Kansas | $3,806,228 | 0.5% | 22.6% |
| 26 | Haskell County, Texas | $3,805,822 | 0.5% | 23.1% |
| 27 | Kingman County, Kansas | $3,768,699 | 0.5% | 23.6% |
| 28 | Beaufort County, North Carolina | $3,637,634 | 0.5% | 24.1% |
| 29 | Alfalfa County, Oklahoma | $3,625,630 | 0.5% | 24.6% |
| 30 | Rice County, Kansas | $3,597,606 | 0.5% | 25.1% |
| 31 | Republic County, Kansas | $3,544,692 | 0.5% | 25.6% |
| 32 | Jewell County, Kansas | $3,529,375 | 0.5% | 26.1% |
| 33 | Sherman County, Texas | $3,515,997 | 0.5% | 26.6% |
| 34 | Reno County, Kansas | $3,488,932 | 0.5% | 27.1% |
| 35 | Kingfisher County, Oklahoma | $3,440,019 | 0.5% | 27.6% |
| 36 | Clay County, Kansas | $3,425,082 | 0.5% | 28.1% |
| 37 | Andrew County, Missouri | $3,412,355 | 0.5% | 28.5% |
| 38 | Platte County, Nebraska | $3,334,942 | 0.5% | 29.0% |
| 39 | Brown County, Minnesota | $3,269,135 | 0.5% | 29.5% |
| 40 | Humboldt County, Iowa | $3,174,334 | 0.4% | 29.9% |
| 41 | Sussex County, Delaware | $3,160,825 | 0.4% | 30.3% |
| 42 | Tillman County, Oklahoma | $3,118,751 | 0.4% | 30.8% |
| 43 | Pratt County, Kansas | $3,080,555 | 0.4% | 31.2% |
| 44 | Willacy County, Texas | $2,994,599 | 0.4% | 31.6% |
| 45 | Weld County, Colorado | $2,980,940 | 0.4% | 32.0% |
| 46 | Lynn County, Texas | $2,969,658 | 0.4% | 32.5% |
| 47 | Doniphan County, Kansas | $2,963,569 | 0.4% | 32.9% |
| 48 | Blaine County, Oklahoma | $2,936,806 | 0.4% | 33.3% |
| 49 | Jackson County, Minnesota | $2,875,555 | 0.4% | 33.7% |
| 50 | Washita County, Oklahoma | $2,855,906 | 0.4% | 34.1% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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