Soybean Subsidies in Arkansas totaled $1.5 billion from 1995-2019‡.
Counties in Arkansas Receiving soybean subsidies, 1995-2019‡
| Rank |
County |
Soybean Subsidies
1995-2019‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Phillips County, Arkansas | $102,811,134 | 7.0% | 7.0% |
| 2 | Mississippi County, Arkansas | $101,275,236 | 6.9% | 14.0% |
| 3 | Crittenden County, Arkansas | $98,057,203 | 6.7% | 20.7% |
| 4 | Cross County, Arkansas | $84,864,504 | 5.8% | 26.5% |
| 5 | Arkansas County, Arkansas | $81,872,407 | 5.6% | 32.1% |
| 6 | Chicot County, Arkansas | $73,082,530 | 5.0% | 37.1% |
| 7 | Poinsett County, Arkansas | $73,062,950 | 5.0% | 42.1% |
| 8 | Lee County, Arkansas | $66,889,314 | 4.6% | 46.7% |
| 9 | Saint Francis County, Arkansas | $66,064,801 | 4.5% | 51.2% |
| 10 | Woodruff County, Arkansas | $60,548,455 | 4.1% | 55.4% |
| 11 | Jackson County, Arkansas | $60,447,296 | 4.1% | 59.5% |
| 12 | Desha County, Arkansas | $56,580,303 | 3.9% | 63.4% |
| 13 | Clay County, Arkansas | $48,385,551 | 3.3% | 66.7% |
| 14 | Lonoke County, Arkansas | $48,124,343 | 3.3% | 70.0% |
| 15 | Prairie County, Arkansas | $46,710,736 | 3.2% | 73.2% |
| 16 | Monroe County, Arkansas | $46,510,651 | 3.2% | 76.4% |
| 17 | Jefferson County, Arkansas | $45,884,790 | 3.1% | 79.5% |
| 18 | Craighead County, Arkansas | $43,336,191 | 3.0% | 82.5% |
| 19 | Lawrence County, Arkansas | $31,141,730 | 2.1% | 84.6% |
| 20 | Greene County, Arkansas | $28,030,430 | 1.9% | 86.6% |
| 21 | Lincoln County, Arkansas | $24,708,497 | 1.7% | 88.3% |
| 22 | Ashley County, Arkansas | $21,763,585 | 1.5% | 89.8% |
| 23 | | $20,258,260 | 1.4% | 91.1% |
| 24 | White County, Arkansas | $17,369,548 | 1.2% | 92.3% |
| 25 | Randolph County, Arkansas | $16,500,358 | 1.1% | 93.5% |
| 26 | Miller County, Arkansas | $16,289,616 | 1.1% | 94.6% |
| 27 | Independence County, Arkansas | $13,191,351 | 0.9% | 95.5% |
| 28 | Drew County, Arkansas | $13,033,512 | 0.9% | 96.4% |
| 29 | Pulaski County, Arkansas | $11,311,199 | 0.8% | 97.1% |
| 30 | Conway County, Arkansas | $7,487,751 | 0.5% | 97.7% |
| 31 | Little River County, Arkansas | $7,474,376 | 0.5% | 98.2% |
| 32 | Lafayette County, Arkansas | $7,225,830 | 0.5% | 98.7% |
| 33 | Crawford County, Arkansas | $5,094,070 | 0.3% | 99.0% |
| 34 | Faulkner County, Arkansas | $3,290,390 | 0.2% | 99.2% |
| 35 | Clark County, Arkansas | $2,525,545 | 0.2% | 99.4% |
| 36 | Yell County, Arkansas | $2,371,220 | 0.2% | 99.6% |
| 37 | Pope County, Arkansas | $2,293,437 | 0.2% | 99.7% |
| 38 | Logan County, Arkansas | $1,250,832 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 39 | Johnson County, Arkansas | $734,540 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 40 | Sebastian County, Arkansas | $615,693 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 41 | Perry County, Arkansas | $539,873 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 42 | Franklin County, Arkansas | $244,083 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 43 | Benton County, Arkansas | $113,516 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 44 | Hot Spring County, Arkansas | $105,218 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 45 | Hempstead County, Arkansas | $91,303 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 46 | Sevier County, Arkansas | $53,930 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 47 | Washington County, Arkansas | $43,887 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 48 | Nevada County, Arkansas | $36,538 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 49 | Sharp County, Arkansas | $13,336 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 50 | Pike County, Arkansas | $7,669 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 51 | Izard County, Arkansas | $5,357 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 52 | Stone County, Arkansas | $4,259 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 53 | Cleburne County, Arkansas | $4,181 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 54 | Union County, Arkansas | $2,888 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 55 | Fulton County, Arkansas | $1,440 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 56 | Howard County, Arkansas | $1,314 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 57 | Boone County, Arkansas | $919 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 58 | Bradley County, Arkansas | $706 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 59 | Newton County, Arkansas | $98 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 60 | Saline County, Arkansas | $86 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 61 | Calhoun County, Arkansas | $60 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
‡ Data for 2019 is incomplete and only includes Market Facilitation Program payments made between January 1, 2019 and October 31, 2019.
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