Direct Payment Program payments in the United States totaled $3.3 million in 2017

Counties in the United States Receiving Direct Payment Program payments, 2017

Rank County Direct Payment Program
2017		Pct of
Total		Running
Percentage
1Licking County, Ohio$362,99611.0%11.0%
2Hidalgo County, Texas$180,8465.5%16.5%
3Rolette County, North Dakota$152,8264.6%21.1%
4Adams County, Nebraska$122,7023.7%24.9%
5Phillips County, Arkansas$111,7793.4%28.3%
6Branch County, Michigan$103,2723.1%31.4%
7Sheridan County, Montana$94,7552.9%34.3%
8Jackson County, Oklahoma$88,0672.7%37.0%
9Kern County, California$83,7622.5%39.5%
10Fresno County, California$81,7032.5%42.0%
11Polk County, Nebraska$70,7052.1%44.1%
12Uvalde County, Texas$65,7732.0%46.1%
13Starr County, Texas$63,6041.9%48.0%
14Champaign County, Illinois$60,7301.8%49.9%
15Saint Francis County, Arkansas$58,6591.8%51.7%
16Christian County, Illinois$54,6961.7%53.3%
17Covington County, Alabama$50,7371.5%54.9%
18Humboldt County, Iowa$49,4531.5%56.4%
19Zavala County, Texas$46,8491.4%57.8%
20Jefferson Davis, Louisiana$45,2101.4%59.2%
21Holt County, Nebraska$43,6651.3%60.5%
22Hall County, Nebraska$43,0211.3%61.8%
23DeKalb County, Illinois$42,6741.3%63.1%
24Allegan County, Michigan$39,4091.2%64.3%
25Will County, Illinois$38,2161.2%65.4%
26Willacy County, Texas$37,4211.1%66.6%
27Plymouth County, Iowa$37,1881.1%67.7%
28Mille Lacs County, Minnesota$35,6301.1%68.8%
29Martin County, Minnesota$33,9171.0%69.8%
30Brown County, South Dakota$33,3761.0%70.8%
31Moultrie County, Illinois$31,1860.9%71.8%
32Brown County, Nebraska$30,0390.9%72.7%
33Grundy County, Illinois$29,9070.9%73.6%
34Ogle County, Illinois$29,4790.9%74.5%
35Burt County, Nebraska$29,2720.9%75.4%
36Dickens County, Texas$28,9420.9%76.3%
37San Luis Obispo County, California$28,4400.9%77.1%
38Fremont County, Iowa$27,9340.8%78.0%
39Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana$27,9000.8%78.8%
40Kane County, Illinois$27,2780.8%79.7%
41Nez Perce County, Idaho$27,0280.8%80.5%
42Baca County, Colorado$26,5340.8%81.3%
43Winnebago County, Illinois$25,5960.8%82.1%
44Webster County, Mississippi$24,7520.8%82.8%
45Frio County, Texas$24,2750.7%83.5%
46Dimmit County, Texas$24,0620.7%84.3%
47Webster County, Nebraska$23,8070.7%85.0%
48Pierce County, Nebraska$23,2430.7%85.7%
49Sheboygan County, Wisconsin$21,4880.7%86.4%
50Suwannee County, Florida$20,6730.6%87.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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