Total Subsidies payments in Lee County, Florida totaled $77.2 million from 1995-2023.
Total Subsidies in Lee County, Florida by county, 1995-2023
| Rank |
County |
Total Subsidies
1995-2023 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Jackson County, Florida | $397,468,299 | 7.4% | 7.4% |
| 2 | Dade County, Florida | $311,033,331 | 5.8% | 13.2% |
| 3 | Polk County, Florida | $308,800,629 | 5.7% | 18.9% |
| 4 | Hendry County, Florida | $269,113,178 | 5.0% | 23.9% |
| 5 | Palm Beach County, Florida | $238,169,297 | 4.4% | 28.3% |
| 6 | Hardee County, Florida | $214,300,493 | 4.0% | 32.3% |
| 7 | DeSoto County, Florida | $204,784,566 | 3.8% | 36.1% |
| 8 | Saint Lucie County, Florida | $192,043,345 | 3.6% | 39.7% |
| 9 | Santa Rosa County, Florida | $190,508,323 | 3.5% | 43.2% |
| 10 | Highlands County, Florida | $189,942,731 | 3.5% | 46.8% |
| 11 | Hillsborough County, Florida | $175,712,616 | 3.3% | 50.0% |
| 12 | Collier County, Florida | $158,679,971 | 3.0% | 53.0% |
| 13 | Indian River County, Florida | $128,296,006 | 2.4% | 55.4% |
| 14 | Levy County, Florida | $122,181,991 | 2.3% | 57.7% |
| 15 | Manatee County, Florida | $106,312,196 | 2.0% | 59.6% |
| 16 | Okeechobee County, Florida | $106,015,170 | 2.0% | 61.6% |
| 17 | Martin County, Florida | $96,314,133 | 1.8% | 63.4% |
| 18 | Lake County, Florida | $95,279,111 | 1.8% | 65.2% |
| 19 | Escambia County, Florida | $91,881,271 | 1.7% | 66.9% |
| 20 | Lee County, Florida | $77,151,159 | 1.4% | 68.3% |
| 21 | Alachua County, Florida | $76,553,743 | 1.4% | 69.7% |
| 22 | Holmes County, Florida | $73,286,107 | 1.4% | 71.1% |
| 23 | Calhoun County, Florida | $71,340,684 | 1.3% | 72.4% |
| 24 | Gilchrist County, Florida | $71,255,771 | 1.3% | 73.7% |
| 25 | Osceola County, Florida | $68,710,995 | 1.3% | 75.0% |
| 26 | Suwannee County, Florida | $68,554,143 | 1.3% | 76.3% |
| 27 | Charlotte County, Florida | $60,254,227 | 1.1% | 77.4% |
| 28 | Glades County, Florida | $59,629,447 | 1.1% | 78.5% |
| 29 | Marion County, Florida | $56,434,886 | 1.0% | 79.6% |
| 30 | Sumter County, Florida | $56,165,304 | 1.0% | 80.6% |
| 31 | Orange County, Florida | $54,765,339 | 1.0% | 81.6% |
| 32 | Walton County, Florida | $52,854,572 | 1.0% | 82.6% |
| 33 | Madison County, Florida | $43,781,833 | 0.8% | 83.4% |
| 34 | Volusia County, Florida | $43,059,792 | 0.8% | 84.2% |
| 35 | Washington County, Florida | $41,020,472 | 0.8% | 85.0% |
| 36 | Columbia County, Florida | $40,618,700 | 0.8% | 85.7% |
| 37 | Brevard County, Florida | $38,826,342 | 0.7% | 86.5% |
| 38 | Jefferson County, Florida | $37,401,358 | 0.7% | 87.2% |
| 39 | Okaloosa County, Florida | $37,367,587 | 0.7% | 87.9% |
| 40 | Hamilton County, Florida | $34,769,066 | 0.6% | 88.5% |
| 41 | Putnam County, Florida | $34,072,168 | 0.6% | 89.1% |
| 42 | Pasco County, Florida | $32,984,246 | 0.6% | 89.8% |
| 43 | Saint Johns County, Florida | $31,869,552 | 0.6% | 90.3% |
| 44 | Lafayette County, Florida | $31,472,989 | 0.6% | 90.9% |
| 45 | Gadsden County, Florida | $27,492,866 | 0.5% | 91.4% |
| 46 | Broward County, Florida | $20,977,622 | 0.4% | 91.8% |
| 47 | Dixie County, Florida | $16,902,826 | 0.3% | 92.1% |
| 48 | Flagler County, Florida | $16,129,473 | 0.3% | 92.4% |
| 49 | Hernando County, Florida | $14,315,884 | 0.3% | 92.7% |
| 50 | Sarasota County, Florida | $12,166,762 | 0.2% | 92.9% |
| 51 | Citrus County, Florida | $10,844,450 | 0.2% | 93.1% |
| 52 | Seminole County, Florida | $8,531,669 | 0.2% | 93.3% |
| 53 | Liberty County, Florida | $8,122,875 | 0.2% | 93.4% |
| 54 | Bradford County, Florida | $7,262,726 | 0.1% | 93.6% |
| 55 | Union County, Florida | $7,142,141 | 0.1% | 93.7% |
| 56 | Leon County, Florida | $6,875,526 | 0.1% | 93.8% |
| 57 | Wakulla County, Florida | $4,866,724 | 0.1% | 93.9% |
| 58 | Baker County, Florida | $4,661,114 | 0.1% | 94.0% |
| 59 | Duval County, Florida | $4,537,816 | 0.1% | 94.1% |
| 60 | Nassau County, Florida | $3,681,239 | 0.1% | 94.2% |
| 61 | Bay County, Florida | $3,450,987 | 0.1% | 94.2% |
| 62 | Gulf County, Florida | $3,234,790 | 0.1% | 94.3% |
| 63 | Clay County, Florida | $2,656,072 | 0.0% | 94.3% |
| 64 | Taylor County, Florida | $2,319,575 | 0.0% | 94.4% |
| 65 | Franklin County, Florida | $1,470,347 | 0.0% | 94.4% |
| 66 | Pinellas County, Florida | $399,712 | 0.0% | 94.4% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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