Subtotal, Disaster Payments in the United States totaled $34.1 billion from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in the United States Receiving Subtotal, Disaster Payments payments, 1995-2020‡
Rank |
County |
Subtotal, Disaster Payments 1995-2020‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
1 | Dade County, Florida | $181,486,562 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
2 | Tulare County, California | $151,062,715 | 0.4% | 1.0% |
3 | Polk County, Florida | $112,569,073 | 0.3% | 1.3% |
4 | Cavalier County, North Dakota | $110,580,349 | 0.3% | 1.6% |
5 | Gaines County, Texas | $106,644,538 | 0.3% | 1.9% |
6 | Dawson County, Texas | $105,553,322 | 0.3% | 2.3% |
7 | Terry County, Texas | $102,031,005 | 0.3% | 2.6% |
8 | Lynn County, Texas | $92,206,782 | 0.3% | 2.8% |
9 | Brown County, South Dakota | $90,310,827 | 0.3% | 3.1% |
10 | Saint Lucie County, Florida | $88,952,387 | 0.3% | 3.3% |
11 | Kern County, California | $88,325,422 | 0.3% | 3.6% |
12 | Meade County, South Dakota | $87,486,039 | 0.3% | 3.9% |
13 | Tillman County, Oklahoma | $87,019,814 | 0.3% | 4.1% |
14 | Fresno County, California | $86,443,419 | 0.3% | 4.4% |
15 | Caddo County, Oklahoma | $86,403,285 | 0.3% | 4.6% |
16 | Lubbock County, Texas | $85,780,557 | 0.3% | 4.9% |
17 | Hardee County, Florida | $85,281,770 | 0.3% | 5.1% |
18 | Hawaii County, Hawaii | $83,824,438 | 0.2% | 5.4% |
19 | Kiowa County, Oklahoma | $83,439,525 | 0.2% | 5.6% |
20 | Hale County, Texas | $81,761,057 | 0.2% | 5.9% |
21 | San Joaquin County, California | $81,422,008 | 0.2% | 6.1% |
22 | Perkins County, South Dakota | $79,844,706 | 0.2% | 6.3% |
23 | Floyd County, Texas | $79,780,754 | 0.2% | 6.6% |
24 | Washita County, Oklahoma | $78,047,330 | 0.2% | 6.8% |
25 | Woods County, Oklahoma | $77,298,785 | 0.2% | 7.0% |
26 | Bottineau County, North Dakota | $77,263,044 | 0.2% | 7.2% |
27 | Jackson County, Oklahoma | $76,821,235 | 0.2% | 7.5% |
28 | Hockley County, Texas | $76,512,487 | 0.2% | 7.7% |
29 | Kit Carson County, Colorado | $75,617,170 | 0.2% | 7.9% |
30 | Baca County, Colorado | $75,614,326 | 0.2% | 8.1% |
31 | Cass County, North Dakota | $74,299,818 | 0.2% | 8.4% |
32 | Sampson County, North Carolina | $73,491,579 | 0.2% | 8.6% |
33 | Ward County, North Dakota | $71,434,609 | 0.2% | 8.8% |
34 | Parmer County, Texas | $71,178,035 | 0.2% | 9.0% |
35 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $70,555,734 | 0.2% | 9.2% |
36 | Marshall County, Minnesota | $70,195,282 | 0.2% | 9.4% |
37 | Custer County, Nebraska | $70,125,561 | 0.2% | 9.6% |
38 | Cotton County, Oklahoma | $69,386,428 | 0.2% | 9.8% |
39 | Lamb County, Texas | $67,999,104 | 0.2% | 10.0% |
40 | Dewey County, Oklahoma | $67,579,621 | 0.2% | 10.2% |
41 | Swisher County, Texas | $66,565,393 | 0.2% | 10.4% |
42 | Stutsman County, North Dakota | $65,666,626 | 0.2% | 10.6% |
43 | Grand Forks County, North Dakota | $65,521,933 | 0.2% | 10.8% |
44 | Ramsey County, North Dakota | $65,391,359 | 0.2% | 11.0% |
45 | San Luis Obispo County, California | $65,079,863 | 0.2% | 11.2% |
46 | Cherry County, Nebraska | $64,201,786 | 0.2% | 11.4% |
47 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $63,914,245 | 0.2% | 11.6% |
48 | Custer County, Oklahoma | $63,524,823 | 0.2% | 11.7% |
49 | Richland County, North Dakota | $63,486,553 | 0.2% | 11.9% |
50 | Martin County, Texas | $62,504,168 | 0.2% | 12.1% |
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.