Disaster payments in the United States totaled $639 million in 2016
Counties in the United States Receiving Total Disaster Programs payments, 2016
Rank |
County |
Total Disaster Programs 2016 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
1 | Houston County, Alabama | $17,239,564 | 2.7% | 2.7% |
2 | Meade County, South Dakota | $8,087,040 | 1.3% | 4.0% |
3 | Harney County, Oregon | $6,749,952 | 1.1% | 5.0% |
4 | Kern County, California | $5,919,688 | 0.9% | 5.9% |
5 | Malheur County, Oregon | $5,630,515 | 0.9% | 6.8% |
6 | Hawaii County, Hawaii | $4,997,336 | 0.8% | 7.6% |
7 | San Luis Obispo County, California | $4,704,998 | 0.7% | 8.3% |
8 | Curry County, New Mexico | $4,446,781 | 0.7% | 9.0% |
9 | Modoc County, California | $4,142,860 | 0.6% | 9.7% |
10 | Butte County, South Dakota | $4,112,169 | 0.6% | 10.3% |
11 | Lassen County, California | $4,078,264 | 0.6% | 11.0% |
12 | Harding County, South Dakota | $3,950,389 | 0.6% | 11.6% |
13 | Baker County, Oregon | $3,926,771 | 0.6% | 12.2% |
14 | Pennington County, South Dakota | $3,760,906 | 0.6% | 12.8% |
15 | McCurtain County, Oklahoma | $3,546,402 | 0.6% | 13.4% |
16 | Bryan County, Oklahoma | $3,474,118 | 0.5% | 13.9% |
17 | Okanogan County, Washington | $3,394,064 | 0.5% | 14.4% |
18 | Campbell County, Wyoming | $3,290,048 | 0.5% | 14.9% |
19 | Perkins County, South Dakota | $3,216,638 | 0.5% | 15.4% |
20 | Owyhee County, Idaho | $3,193,216 | 0.5% | 15.9% |
21 | Choctaw County, Oklahoma | $3,062,221 | 0.5% | 16.4% |
22 | Humboldt County, Nevada | $3,010,996 | 0.5% | 16.9% |
23 | Merced County, California | $2,997,905 | 0.5% | 17.4% |
24 | Tehama County, California | $2,927,591 | 0.5% | 17.8% |
25 | Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana | $2,913,181 | 0.5% | 18.3% |
26 | DeKalb County, Alabama | $2,793,122 | 0.4% | 18.7% |
27 | Lamar County, Texas | $2,783,884 | 0.4% | 19.2% |
28 | Castro County, Texas | $2,771,990 | 0.4% | 19.6% |
29 | Lake County, Oregon | $2,762,962 | 0.4% | 20.0% |
30 | Carter County, Montana | $2,752,846 | 0.4% | 20.5% |
31 | Hempstead County, Arkansas | $2,692,766 | 0.4% | 20.9% |
32 | Woods County, Oklahoma | $2,622,273 | 0.4% | 21.3% |
33 | Tulare County, California | $2,585,324 | 0.4% | 21.7% |
34 | Grant County, Oregon | $2,543,329 | 0.4% | 22.1% |
35 | Jackson County, Florida | $2,533,283 | 0.4% | 22.5% |
36 | Atoka County, Oklahoma | $2,515,284 | 0.4% | 22.9% |
37 | Chaves County, New Mexico | $2,487,923 | 0.4% | 23.3% |
38 | Crook County, Wyoming | $2,380,463 | 0.4% | 23.6% |
39 | Wheeler County, Texas | $2,333,565 | 0.4% | 24.0% |
40 | Elko County, Nevada | $2,281,195 | 0.4% | 24.4% |
41 | Otero County, Colorado | $2,252,117 | 0.4% | 24.7% |
42 | Houston County, Texas | $2,228,946 | 0.3% | 25.1% |
43 | Canadian County, Oklahoma | $2,190,792 | 0.3% | 25.4% |
44 | Milam County, Texas | $2,182,470 | 0.3% | 25.7% |
45 | Weston County, Wyoming | $2,181,920 | 0.3% | 26.1% |
46 | Wallowa County, Oregon | $2,104,023 | 0.3% | 26.4% |
47 | Fresno County, California | $2,084,511 | 0.3% | 26.7% |
48 | Osage County, Oklahoma | $2,070,490 | 0.3% | 27.1% |
49 | Glacier County, Montana | $2,025,629 | 0.3% | 27.4% |
50 | Custer County, Montana | $2,003,054 | 0.3% | 27.7% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.