Direct Payment Program payments in the United States totaled $3.9 million in 2016

Counties in the United States Receiving Direct Payment Program payments, 2016

Rank County Direct Payment Program
2016		Pct of
Total		Running
Percentage
1Imperial County, California$396,97510.2%10.2%
2Rapides Parish, Louisiana$302,3777.7%17.9%
3Antelope County, Nebraska$219,2495.6%23.5%
4Wheeler County, Nebraska$183,7744.7%28.2%
5Saint Francis County, Arkansas$172,9964.4%32.6%
6McLeod County, Minnesota$150,4963.8%36.5%
7Kern County, California$149,9643.8%40.3%
8Spink County, South Dakota$135,6993.5%43.8%
9Lapeer County, Michigan$132,2763.4%47.2%
10Portage County, Ohio$122,0283.1%50.3%
11Adams County, Nebraska$119,5753.1%53.3%
12Waseca County, Minnesota$117,0703.0%56.3%
13Benton County, Minnesota$113,1272.9%59.2%
14Saint Clair County, Michigan$107,0402.7%62.0%
15Sibley County, Minnesota$99,2622.5%64.5%
16Faribault County, Minnesota$95,7672.4%66.9%
17Blue Earth County, Minnesota$87,8842.2%69.2%
18Quay County, New Mexico$87,6002.2%71.4%
19Madison County, Nebraska$73,2591.9%73.3%
20Eaton County, Michigan$71,9091.8%75.1%
21Meeker County, Minnesota$70,8991.8%77.0%
22Dakota County, Nebraska$70,4901.8%78.8%
23Irwin County, Georgia$69,6251.8%80.5%
24Hidalgo County, Texas$68,0761.7%82.3%
25Barry County, Michigan$63,5121.6%83.9%
26Dixon County, Nebraska$62,0151.6%85.5%
27Wayne County, Nebraska$60,3161.5%87.0%
28Jackson County, Florida$58,1991.5%88.5%
29Greene County, Iowa$57,7201.5%90.0%
30Butte County, California$54,6031.4%91.4%
31Sangamon County, Illinois$54,4571.4%92.8%
32Menard County, Illinois$53,8221.4%94.2%
33Ferry County, Washington$53,1631.4%95.5%
34San Joaquin County, California$52,7521.3%96.9%
35Crockett County, Tennessee$52,0251.3%98.2%
36Wyandot County, Ohio$49,0291.3%99.5%
37Phillips County, Arkansas$47,6221.2%100.7%
38Kiowa County, Oklahoma$47,5681.2%101.9%
39Knox County, Nebraska$41,6401.1%103.0%
40Ransom County, North Dakota$41,5731.1%104.0%
41Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana$41,1641.1%105.1%
42Daviess County, Indiana$40,5241.0%106.1%
43Maricopa County, Arizona$40,0001.0%107.1%
44Yalobusha County, Mississippi$39,7971.0%108.1%
45Tensas Parish, Louisiana$39,5421.0%109.2%
46Winnebago County, Iowa$39,2141.0%110.2%
47Brown County, Wisconsin$37,5181.0%111.1%
48Cottonwood County, Minnesota$36,7990.9%112.1%
49Chautauqua County, New York$34,7340.9%113.0%
50Judith Basin County, Montana$33,7750.9%113.8%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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