Sorghum Subsidies in Poinsett County, Arkansas totaled $4.9 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Poinsett County, Arkansas Receiving sorghum subsidies, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Sorghum Subsidies
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Clay County, Arkansas | $20,333,995 | 9.8% | 9.8% |
| 2 | Greene County, Arkansas | $14,220,763 | 6.9% | 16.7% |
| 3 | Phillips County, Arkansas | $12,602,473 | 6.1% | 22.8% |
| 4 | Mississippi County, Arkansas | $12,062,100 | 5.8% | 28.7% |
| 5 | Lawrence County, Arkansas | $10,622,579 | 5.1% | 33.8% |
| 6 | Crittenden County, Arkansas | $10,097,037 | 4.9% | 38.7% |
| 7 | Woodruff County, Arkansas | $9,651,365 | 4.7% | 43.4% |
| 8 | Jackson County, Arkansas | $8,468,612 | 4.1% | 47.5% |
| 9 | Miller County, Arkansas | $7,685,563 | 3.7% | 51.2% |
| 10 | Chicot County, Arkansas | $7,361,603 | 3.6% | 54.8% |
| 11 | Cross County, Arkansas | $6,708,905 | 3.2% | 58.0% |
| 12 | Saint Francis County, Arkansas | $6,696,555 | 3.2% | 61.3% |
| 13 | Desha County, Arkansas | $6,553,395 | 3.2% | 64.5% |
| 14 | Lee County, Arkansas | $6,428,493 | 3.1% | 67.6% |
| 15 | Randolph County, Arkansas | $6,317,021 | 3.1% | 70.6% |
| 16 | White County, Arkansas | $5,302,269 | 2.6% | 73.2% |
| 17 | Poinsett County, Arkansas | $4,869,149 | 2.4% | 75.6% |
| 18 | Craighead County, Arkansas | $4,830,108 | 2.3% | 77.9% |
| 19 | Arkansas County, Arkansas | $4,829,082 | 2.3% | 80.2% |
| 20 | Independence County, Arkansas | $4,552,152 | 2.2% | 82.4% |
| 21 | Monroe County, Arkansas | $4,523,455 | 2.2% | 84.6% |
| 22 | Prairie County, Arkansas | $4,295,976 | 2.1% | 86.7% |
| 23 | Drew County, Arkansas | $3,145,075 | 1.5% | 88.2% |
| 24 | Lonoke County, Arkansas | $2,918,004 | 1.4% | 89.6% |
| 25 | Ashley County, Arkansas | $2,663,880 | 1.3% | 90.9% |
| 26 | Jefferson County, Arkansas | $2,505,843 | 1.2% | 92.2% |
| 27 | Little River County, Arkansas | $2,277,636 | 1.1% | 93.3% |
| 28 | Lafayette County, Arkansas | $2,052,749 | 1.0% | 94.2% |
| 29 | Lincoln County, Arkansas | $2,037,690 | 1.0% | 95.2% |
| 30 | Yell County, Arkansas | $1,236,060 | 0.6% | 95.8% |
| 31 | Conway County, Arkansas | $1,119,718 | 0.5% | 96.4% |
| 32 | Pulaski County, Arkansas | $899,836 | 0.4% | 96.8% |
| 33 | Hempstead County, Arkansas | $805,833 | 0.4% | 97.2% |
| 34 | Perry County, Arkansas | $716,965 | 0.3% | 97.6% |
| 35 | Clark County, Arkansas | $675,609 | 0.3% | 97.9% |
| 36 | Faulkner County, Arkansas | $672,839 | 0.3% | 98.2% |
| 37 | Pope County, Arkansas | $531,387 | 0.3% | 98.5% |
| 38 | Pike County, Arkansas | $522,744 | 0.3% | 98.7% |
| 39 | Nevada County, Arkansas | $359,289 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 40 | Logan County, Arkansas | $322,183 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 41 | Hot Spring County, Arkansas | $274,290 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 42 | Sharp County, Arkansas | $261,223 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 43 | Johnson County, Arkansas | $198,498 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 44 | Howard County, Arkansas | $167,510 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 45 | Cleburne County, Arkansas | $146,522 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 46 | Crawford County, Arkansas | $126,482 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 47 | Franklin County, Arkansas | $115,785 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 48 | Ouachita County, Arkansas | $107,715 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 49 | Bradley County, Arkansas | $98,121 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 50 | Dallas County, Arkansas | $86,250 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 51 | Benton County, Arkansas | $65,661 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 52 | Saline County, Arkansas | $63,201 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 53 | Sevier County, Arkansas | $50,123 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 54 | Van Buren County, Arkansas | $45,288 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 55 | Calhoun County, Arkansas | $44,791 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 56 | Izard County, Arkansas | $43,690 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 57 | Stone County, Arkansas | $31,873 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 58 | Sebastian County, Arkansas | $23,160 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 59 | Cleveland County, Arkansas | $17,956 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 60 | Fulton County, Arkansas | $2,912 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 61 | Scott County, Arkansas | $1,470 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 62 | Washington County, Arkansas | $46 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
EWG HEADQUARTERS
1250 I Street NW, Suite 1000 | Washington, DC 20005
Federal crop insurance reform vital for incentivizing climate adaptation on farms
Farm Subsidies Ballooned Under Trump
Is Federal Crop Insurance Policy Leading to Another Dust Bowl?
Double Dipping:
The "Farm Crisis" Myth
Crying Wolf