Commodity subsidies in the United States totaled $17.2 billion in 2019

Counties in the United States Receiving Commodity Payments, 2019

Rank County Total Commodity Programs
2019
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Mississippi County, Arkansas$72,156,3850.4%0.4%
2Gaines County, Texas$62,559,5160.4%0.8%
3Cass County, North Dakota$57,702,0210.3%1.1%
4Stoddard County, Missouri$56,897,4640.3%1.5%
5New Madrid County, Missouri$56,673,8400.3%1.8%
6Poinsett County, Arkansas$53,658,6340.3%2.1%
7Lubbock County, Texas$53,449,8120.3%2.4%
8Hale County, Texas$53,042,2460.3%2.7%
9Craighead County, Arkansas$51,000,3760.3%3.0%
10Bolivar County, Mississippi$48,880,8450.3%3.3%
11Dunklin County, Missouri$48,116,7870.3%3.6%
12Dawson County, Texas$47,984,7140.3%3.9%
13Cross County, Arkansas$46,955,3030.3%4.1%
14Martin County, Minnesota$46,322,2670.3%4.4%
15Phillips County, Arkansas$45,673,2490.3%4.7%
16Coahoma County, Mississippi$45,579,1800.3%4.9%
17McLean County, Illinois$45,289,3300.3%5.2%
18Arkansas County, Arkansas$45,195,1630.3%5.5%
19Crittenden County, Arkansas$45,104,2430.3%5.7%
20Nueces County, Texas$44,837,2860.3%6.0%
21Tulare County, California$44,801,5570.3%6.2%
22Wharton County, Texas$44,730,7810.3%6.5%
23Stutsman County, North Dakota$44,470,8530.3%6.8%
24Washington County, Mississippi$44,331,0300.3%7.0%
25Floyd County, Texas$44,128,6390.3%7.3%
26Terry County, Texas$43,354,5350.3%7.5%
27Barnes County, North Dakota$42,697,6020.2%7.8%
28Lynn County, Texas$39,682,3320.2%8.0%
29Iroquois County, Illinois$39,536,6680.2%8.2%
30Livingston County, Illinois$39,510,3950.2%8.5%
31Pemiscot County, Missouri$38,965,7380.2%8.7%
32Sioux County, Iowa$38,788,4320.2%8.9%
33Hockley County, Texas$38,385,5200.2%9.2%
34Faribault County, Minnesota$38,050,9540.2%9.4%
35Champaign County, Illinois$37,749,2820.2%9.6%
36Cavalier County, North Dakota$37,322,1880.2%9.8%
37Clay County, Arkansas$36,792,4710.2%10.0%
38Kings County, California$36,669,4280.2%10.2%
39San Patricio County, Texas$36,592,5530.2%10.5%
40Lamb County, Texas$36,430,1120.2%10.7%
41Sunflower County, Mississippi$36,086,2060.2%10.9%
42Lonoke County, Arkansas$35,279,8170.2%11.1%
43Desha County, Arkansas$34,343,2900.2%11.3%
44Plymouth County, Iowa$33,868,6560.2%11.5%
45Kossuth County, Iowa$33,846,7140.2%11.7%
46La Salle County, Illinois$33,822,2200.2%11.9%
47Lee County, Arkansas$33,501,0870.2%12.1%
48Pinal County, Arizona$33,223,6840.2%12.3%
49Brown County, South Dakota$32,641,1910.2%12.5%
50Fresno County, California$32,550,2200.2%12.6%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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