Disaster payments in Florida totaled $15.1 million in 2016
Counties in Florida Receiving Total Disaster Programs payments, 2016
| Rank |
County |
Total Disaster Programs
2016 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Jackson County, Florida | $2,533,283 | 16.8% | 16.8% |
| 2 | Gilchrist County, Florida | $1,872,874 | 12.4% | 29.3% |
| 3 | Polk County, Florida | $1,750,448 | 11.6% | 40.9% |
| 4 | Levy County, Florida | $1,322,027 | 8.8% | 49.7% |
| 5 | Dade County, Florida | $1,300,801 | 8.6% | 58.3% |
| 6 | Sumter County, Florida | $525,597 | 3.5% | 61.8% |
| 7 | Lake County, Florida | $511,725 | 3.4% | 65.2% |
| 8 | Indian River County, Florida | $398,165 | 2.6% | 67.8% |
| 9 | Hardee County, Florida | $394,522 | 2.6% | 70.4% |
| 10 | Hillsborough County, Florida | $319,477 | 2.1% | 72.6% |
| 11 | Highlands County, Florida | $308,428 | 2.0% | 74.6% |
| 12 | Saint Lucie County, Florida | $303,035 | 2.0% | 76.6% |
| 13 | DeSoto County, Florida | $301,072 | 2.0% | 78.6% |
| 14 | Collier County, Florida | $285,201 | 1.9% | 80.5% |
| 15 | Liberty County, Florida | $260,419 | 1.7% | 82.2% |
| 16 | Manatee County, Florida | $240,904 | 1.6% | 83.8% |
| 17 | Hendry County, Florida | $240,046 | 1.6% | 85.4% |
| 18 | Columbia County, Florida | $237,171 | 1.6% | 87.0% |
| 19 | Okeechobee County, Florida | $230,865 | 1.5% | 88.6% |
| 20 | Brevard County, Florida | $220,203 | 1.5% | 90.0% |
| 21 | Wakulla County, Florida | $186,884 | 1.2% | 91.3% |
| 22 | Volusia County, Florida | $182,933 | 1.2% | 92.5% |
| 23 | Holmes County, Florida | $141,349 | 0.9% | 93.4% |
| 24 | Citrus County, Florida | $123,368 | 0.8% | 94.2% |
| 25 | Orange County, Florida | $123,183 | 0.8% | 95.0% |
| 26 | Washington County, Florida | $116,250 | 0.8% | 95.8% |
| 27 | Alachua County, Florida | $91,106 | 0.6% | 96.4% |
| 28 | Okaloosa County, Florida | $83,690 | 0.6% | 97.0% |
| 29 | Pasco County, Florida | $70,222 | 0.5% | 97.4% |
| 30 | Baker County, Florida | $67,096 | 0.4% | 97.9% |
| 31 | Dixie County, Florida | $66,530 | 0.4% | 98.3% |
| 32 | Charlotte County, Florida | $65,663 | 0.4% | 98.8% |
| 33 | Hernando County, Florida | $56,005 | 0.4% | 99.1% |
| 34 | Suwannee County, Florida | $49,822 | 0.3% | 99.5% |
| 35 | Lafayette County, Florida | $49,425 | 0.3% | 99.8% |
| 36 | Nassau County, Florida | $41,493 | 0.3% | 100.1% |
| 37 | Osceola County, Florida | $36,189 | 0.2% | 100.3% |
| 38 | Calhoun County, Florida | $36,173 | 0.2% | 100.6% |
| 39 | Gulf County, Florida | $34,806 | 0.2% | 100.8% |
| 40 | Union County, Florida | $31,625 | 0.2% | 101.0% |
| 41 | Putnam County, Florida | $31,171 | 0.2% | 101.2% |
| 42 | Duval County, Florida | $20,394 | 0.1% | 101.3% |
| 43 | Marion County, Florida | $18,252 | 0.1% | 101.5% |
| 44 | Lee County, Florida | $16,796 | 0.1% | 101.6% |
| 45 | Escambia County, Florida | $15,368 | 0.1% | 101.7% |
| 46 | Bradford County, Florida | $14,747 | 0.1% | 101.8% |
| 47 | Leon County, Florida | $9,945 | 0.1% | 101.8% |
| 48 | Santa Rosa County, Florida | $6,751 | 0.0% | 101.9% |
| 49 | Seminole County, Florida | $4,545 | 0.0% | 101.9% |
| 50 | Martin County, Florida | $2,493 | 0.0% | 101.9% |
| 51 | Jefferson County, Florida | $1,425 | 0.0% | 101.9% |
| 52 | Clay County, Florida | $927 | 0.0% | 101.9% |
| 53 | Sarasota County, Florida | $-72,176 | -0.5% | 101.5% |
| 54 | Walton County, Florida | $-104,606 | -0.7% | 100.8% |
| 55 | Palm Beach County, Florida | $-115,735 | -0.8% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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