Direct Payment Program payments in Arkansas totaled $2.7 billion from 1995-2023.
States Receiving Direct Payment Program payments, 1995-2023
| Rank | State | Direct Payment Program 1995-2023 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | $5,232,001,735 | 9.7% | 9.7% |
| 2 | Illinois | $4,575,900,981 | 8.5% | 18.2% |
| 3 | Texas | $4,355,842,384 | 8.1% | 26.3% |
| 4 | Kansas | $3,571,995,041 | 6.6% | 32.9% |
| 5 | Nebraska | $3,302,999,227 | 6.1% | 39.1% |
| 6 | Minnesota | $3,280,191,301 | 6.1% | 45.2% |
| 7 | Arkansas | $2,747,487,520 | 5.1% | 50.3% |
| 8 | Indiana | $2,414,888,847 | 4.5% | 54.8% |
| 9 | North Dakota | $2,300,983,481 | 4.3% | 59.0% |
| 10 | Missouri | $1,966,804,192 | 3.7% | 62.7% |
| 11 | Ohio | $1,778,613,074 | 3.3% | 66.0% |
| 12 | California | $1,672,422,334 | 3.1% | 69.1% |
| 13 | South Dakota | $1,570,770,140 | 2.9% | 72.0% |
| 14 | Mississippi | $1,350,826,392 | 2.5% | 74.5% |
| 15 | Louisiana | $1,323,017,356 | 2.5% | 77.0% |
| 16 | Wisconsin | $1,190,582,087 | 2.2% | 79.2% |
| 17 | Oklahoma | $1,179,924,361 | 2.2% | 81.4% |
| 18 | Georgia | $1,113,662,708 | 2.1% | 83.4% |
| 19 | Montana | $1,095,093,122 | 2.0% | 85.5% |
| 20 | Michigan | $917,335,611 | 1.7% | 87.2% |
| 21 | Colorado | $803,907,230 | 1.5% | 88.7% |
| 22 | North Carolina | $741,463,526 | 1.4% | 90.1% |
| 23 | Washington | $647,947,677 | 1.2% | 91.3% |
| 24 | Tennessee | $572,577,825 | 1.1% | 92.3% |
| 25 | Idaho | $570,361,959 | 1.1% | 93.4% |
| 26 | Kentucky | $552,170,594 | 1.0% | 94.4% |
| 27 | Alabama | $468,916,739 | 0.9% | 95.3% |
| 28 | Arizona | $374,115,800 | 0.7% | 96.0% |
| 29 | South Carolina | $291,378,669 | 0.5% | 96.5% |
| 30 | New York | $289,831,315 | 0.5% | 97.0% |
| 31 | Oregon | $285,976,112 | 0.5% | 97.6% |
| 32 | Virginia | $261,930,786 | 0.5% | 98.1% |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | $261,093,283 | 0.5% | 98.5% |
| 34 | Maryland | $187,609,358 | 0.3% | 98.9% |
| 35 | New Mexico | $176,077,010 | 0.3% | 99.2% |
| 36 | Florida | $119,197,996 | 0.2% | 99.4% |
| 37 | Wyoming | $74,091,620 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 38 | Utah | $65,971,284 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 39 | Delaware | $57,399,193 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 40 | New Jersey | $30,176,522 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 41 | Vermont | $19,518,235 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 42 | West Virginia | $18,364,856 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 43 | Maine | $9,333,165 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 44 | Nevada | $7,417,986 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 45 | Connecticut | $6,704,106 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 46 | Massachusetts | $4,397,741 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 47 | New Hampshire | $3,532,088 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 48 | Alaska | $1,104,972 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 49 | Rhode Island | $225,278 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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