Commodity subsidies in Indiana totaled $10.0 billion from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Indiana Receiving Commodity Payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank | County | Subtotal, Farming Subsidies 1995-2020‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White County, Indiana | $236,435,779 | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| 2 | Jasper County, Indiana | $234,954,485 | 2.3% | 4.7% |
| 3 | Knox County, Indiana | $228,864,996 | 2.3% | 7.0% |
| 4 | Montgomery County, Indiana | $213,590,264 | 2.1% | 9.1% |
| 5 | Benton County, Indiana | $210,404,750 | 2.1% | 11.2% |
| 6 | Boone County, Indiana | $202,942,530 | 2.0% | 13.2% |
| 7 | La Porte County, Indiana | $199,953,736 | 2.0% | 15.2% |
| 8 | Clinton County, Indiana | $195,998,028 | 2.0% | 17.1% |
| 9 | Rush County, Indiana | $191,956,381 | 1.9% | 19.1% |
| 10 | Newton County, Indiana | $187,975,385 | 1.9% | 20.9% |
| 11 | Fountain County, Indiana | $182,490,983 | 1.8% | 22.7% |
| 12 | Carroll County, Indiana | $182,437,357 | 1.8% | 24.6% |
| 13 | Gibson County, Indiana | $180,349,372 | 1.8% | 26.4% |
| 14 | Tippecanoe County, Indiana | $174,090,324 | 1.7% | 28.1% |
| 15 | Kosciusko County, Indiana | $167,336,330 | 1.7% | 29.7% |
| 16 | Shelby County, Indiana | $166,610,372 | 1.7% | 31.4% |
| 17 | Pulaski County, Indiana | $166,384,228 | 1.7% | 33.1% |
| 18 | Madison County, Indiana | $162,985,865 | 1.6% | 34.7% |
| 19 | Posey County, Indiana | $160,749,167 | 1.6% | 36.3% |
| 20 | Wells County, Indiana | $158,683,573 | 1.6% | 37.9% |
| 21 | Randolph County, Indiana | $157,504,539 | 1.6% | 39.4% |
| 22 | Cass County, Indiana | $156,469,048 | 1.6% | 41.0% |
| 23 | Warren County, Indiana | $154,937,125 | 1.5% | 42.5% |
| 24 | Decatur County, Indiana | $154,912,148 | 1.5% | 44.1% |
| 25 | Allen County, Indiana | $152,496,416 | 1.5% | 45.6% |
| 26 | Grant County, Indiana | $151,134,093 | 1.5% | 47.1% |
| 27 | Henry County, Indiana | $145,594,851 | 1.4% | 48.5% |
| 28 | Daviess County, Indiana | $143,242,995 | 1.4% | 50.0% |
| 29 | Fulton County, Indiana | $141,164,894 | 1.4% | 51.4% |
| 30 | Tipton County, Indiana | $140,284,555 | 1.4% | 52.8% |
| 31 | Marshall County, Indiana | $139,405,440 | 1.4% | 54.2% |
| 32 | Huntington County, Indiana | $136,954,020 | 1.4% | 55.5% |
| 33 | Howard County, Indiana | $135,946,881 | 1.4% | 56.9% |
| 34 | Hancock County, Indiana | $135,864,425 | 1.4% | 58.2% |
| 35 | Jay County, Indiana | $135,632,102 | 1.3% | 59.6% |
| 36 | Wabash County, Indiana | $134,877,538 | 1.3% | 60.9% |
| 37 | Adams County, Indiana | $133,788,092 | 1.3% | 62.2% |
| 38 | Miami County, Indiana | $133,012,990 | 1.3% | 63.6% |
| 39 | Delaware County, Indiana | $131,814,730 | 1.3% | 64.9% |
| 40 | Bartholomew County, Indiana | $123,109,581 | 1.2% | 66.1% |
| 41 | Sullivan County, Indiana | $119,132,071 | 1.2% | 67.3% |
| 42 | Putnam County, Indiana | $116,630,316 | 1.2% | 68.4% |
| 43 | Jackson County, Indiana | $116,553,454 | 1.2% | 69.6% |
| 44 | Parke County, Indiana | $115,860,030 | 1.2% | 70.8% |
| 45 | Wayne County, Indiana | $115,217,530 | 1.1% | 71.9% |
| 46 | Dubois County, Indiana | $113,537,955 | 1.1% | 73.0% |
| 47 | Porter County, Indiana | $109,430,244 | 1.1% | 74.1% |
| 48 | Clay County, Indiana | $106,024,894 | 1.1% | 75.2% |
| 49 | Elkhart County, Indiana | $103,243,961 | 1.0% | 76.2% |
| 50 | Saint Joseph County, Indiana | $102,426,803 | 1.0% | 77.2% |
| 51 | Whitley County, Indiana | $101,346,457 | 1.0% | 78.2% |
| 52 | Lake County, Indiana | $96,740,682 | 1.0% | 79.2% |
| 53 | Noble County, Indiana | $96,553,996 | 1.0% | 80.2% |
| 54 | Spencer County, Indiana | $96,051,005 | 1.0% | 81.1% |
| 55 | Johnson County, Indiana | $95,654,466 | 1.0% | 82.1% |
| 56 | Hendricks County, Indiana | $94,475,976 | 0.9% | 83.0% |
| 57 | Ripley County, Indiana | $92,439,038 | 0.9% | 83.9% |
| 58 | De Kalb County, Indiana | $88,091,059 | 0.9% | 84.8% |
| 59 | Starke County, Indiana | $87,958,279 | 0.9% | 85.7% |
| 60 | Hamilton County, Indiana | $87,275,241 | 0.9% | 86.5% |
| 61 | Vigo County, Indiana | $83,253,829 | 0.8% | 87.4% |
| 62 | Lagrange County, Indiana | $79,498,467 | 0.8% | 88.2% |
| 63 | Morgan County, Indiana | $74,964,510 | 0.7% | 88.9% |
| 64 | Vanderburgh County, Indiana | $70,937,513 | 0.7% | 89.6% |
| 65 | Warrick County, Indiana | $70,511,885 | 0.7% | 90.3% |
| 66 | Washington County, Indiana | $68,947,453 | 0.7% | 91.0% |
| 67 | Franklin County, Indiana | $68,283,328 | 0.7% | 91.7% |
| 68 | Greene County, Indiana | $66,732,507 | 0.7% | 92.4% |
| 69 | Fayette County, Indiana | $64,984,793 | 0.6% | 93.0% |
| 70 | Union County, Indiana | $64,511,977 | 0.6% | 93.6% |
| 71 | Jennings County, Indiana | $62,329,624 | 0.6% | 94.3% |
| 72 | Steuben County, Indiana | $58,681,250 | 0.6% | 94.8% |
| 73 | Pike County, Indiana | $56,091,219 | 0.6% | 95.4% |
| 74 | Blackford County, Indiana | $47,843,783 | 0.5% | 95.9% |
| 75 | Harrison County, Indiana | $44,633,909 | 0.4% | 96.3% |
| 76 | Jefferson County, Indiana | $44,233,593 | 0.4% | 96.8% |
| 77 | Orange County, Indiana | $40,381,108 | 0.4% | 97.2% |
| 78 | Vermillion County, Indiana | $39,787,262 | 0.4% | 97.6% |
| 79 | Clark County, Indiana | $39,204,962 | 0.4% | 97.9% |
| 80 | Lawrence County, Indiana | $35,477,791 | 0.4% | 98.3% |
| 81 | Scott County, Indiana | $29,252,143 | 0.3% | 98.6% |
| 82 | Owen County, Indiana | $28,501,358 | 0.3% | 98.9% |
| 83 | Martin County, Indiana | $23,313,556 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 84 | Perry County, Indiana | $17,566,687 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| 85 | Switzerland County, Indiana | $16,539,213 | 0.2% | 99.4% |
| 86 | Marion County, Indiana | $13,015,098 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 87 | Dearborn County, Indiana | $12,713,942 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 88 | Monroe County, Indiana | $10,371,971 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 89 | Ohio County, Indiana | $5,322,910 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 90 | Crawford County, Indiana | $5,041,584 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 91 | Brown County, Indiana | $4,648,373 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 92 | Floyd County, Indiana | $4,028,381 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 93 | $274,292 | 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.
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