Livestock Forage Disaster Program payments in Kentucky totaled $29.1 million from 1995-2021.
Counties in Kentucky Receiving Livestock Forage Disaster Program payments, 1995-2021
| Rank |
County |
Livestock Forage Disaster Program
1995-2021 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Grayson County, Kentucky | $1,844,157 | 6.3% | 6.3% |
| 2 | Breckinridge County, Kentucky | $1,579,474 | 5.4% | 11.8% |
| 3 | Christian County, Kentucky | $1,444,647 | 5.0% | 16.7% |
| 4 | Livingston County, Kentucky | $1,328,779 | 4.6% | 21.3% |
| 5 | Trigg County, Kentucky | $1,240,741 | 4.3% | 25.5% |
| 6 | Crittenden County, Kentucky | $1,192,643 | 4.1% | 29.6% |
| 7 | Pulaski County, Kentucky | $1,191,844 | 4.1% | 33.7% |
| 8 | Caldwell County, Kentucky | $1,186,209 | 4.1% | 37.8% |
| 9 | Logan County, Kentucky | $1,169,006 | 4.0% | 41.8% |
| 10 | Adair County, Kentucky | $1,096,056 | 3.8% | 45.6% |
| 11 | Ohio County, Kentucky | $971,591 | 3.3% | 48.9% |
| 12 | Calloway County, Kentucky | $920,304 | 3.2% | 52.1% |
| 13 | Daviess County, Kentucky | $903,401 | 3.1% | 55.2% |
| 14 | Russell County, Kentucky | $747,665 | 2.6% | 57.7% |
| 15 | Union County, Kentucky | $736,473 | 2.5% | 60.2% |
| 16 | Casey County, Kentucky | $734,150 | 2.5% | 62.8% |
| 17 | Whitley County, Kentucky | $729,641 | 2.5% | 65.3% |
| 18 | Butler County, Kentucky | $648,507 | 2.2% | 67.5% |
| 19 | Wayne County, Kentucky | $607,656 | 2.1% | 69.6% |
| 20 | Lincoln County, Kentucky | $605,828 | 2.1% | 71.7% |
| 21 | Todd County, Kentucky | $577,412 | 2.0% | 73.6% |
| 22 | Marshall County, Kentucky | $565,176 | 1.9% | 75.6% |
| 23 | Webster County, Kentucky | $547,183 | 1.9% | 77.5% |
| 24 | Clinton County, Kentucky | $535,180 | 1.8% | 79.3% |
| 25 | Ballard County, Kentucky | $488,304 | 1.7% | 81.0% |
| 26 | McLean County, Kentucky | $451,544 | 1.5% | 82.5% |
| 27 | Laurel County, Kentucky | $437,478 | 1.5% | 84.0% |
| 28 | Hopkins County, Kentucky | $426,032 | 1.5% | 85.5% |
| 29 | Graves County, Kentucky | $418,732 | 1.4% | 86.9% |
| 30 | Lyon County, Kentucky | $333,920 | 1.1% | 88.1% |
| 31 | Owen County, Kentucky | $313,636 | 1.1% | 89.1% |
| 32 | Hancock County, Kentucky | $308,189 | 1.1% | 90.2% |
| 33 | Meade County, Kentucky | $294,282 | 1.0% | 91.2% |
| 34 | Muhlenberg County, Kentucky | $253,930 | 0.9% | 92.1% |
| 35 | Carlisle County, Kentucky | $246,777 | 0.8% | 92.9% |
| 36 | Henderson County, Kentucky | $219,439 | 0.8% | 93.7% |
| 37 | Rockcastle County, Kentucky | $200,133 | 0.7% | 94.4% |
| 38 | Knox County, Kentucky | $183,404 | 0.6% | 95.0% |
| 39 | Morgan County, Kentucky | $165,406 | 0.6% | 95.6% |
| 40 | Hickman County, Kentucky | $164,509 | 0.6% | 96.1% |
| 41 | McCreary County, Kentucky | $143,307 | 0.5% | 96.6% |
| 42 | Boone County, Kentucky | $129,646 | 0.4% | 97.1% |
| 43 | McCracken County, Kentucky | $101,522 | 0.3% | 97.4% |
| 44 | Fulton County, Kentucky | $96,666 | 0.3% | 97.8% |
| 45 | Cumberland County, Kentucky | $94,020 | 0.3% | 98.1% |
| 46 | Wolfe County, Kentucky | $70,489 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 47 | Carroll County, Kentucky | $56,748 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 48 | Owsley County, Kentucky | $53,419 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 49 | Hardin County, Kentucky | $48,790 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 50 | Lee County, Kentucky | $44,179 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 51 | Clay County, Kentucky | $38,331 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 52 | Magoffin County, Kentucky | $34,984 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 53 | Trimble County, Kentucky | $32,423 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 54 | Breathitt County, Kentucky | $27,880 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 55 | Knott County, Kentucky | $27,355 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 56 | Bell County, Kentucky | $23,907 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 57 | Gallatin County, Kentucky | $22,613 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 58 | Shelby County, Kentucky | $21,304 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 59 | Perry County, Kentucky | $19,600 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 60 | Johnson County, Kentucky | $14,027 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 61 | Henry County, Kentucky | $6,683 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 62 | Edmonson County, Kentucky | $5,778 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 63 | Franklin County, Kentucky | $3,458 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 64 | Taylor County, Kentucky | $1,551 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 65 | Harlan County, Kentucky | $1,440 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 66 | Lawrence County, Kentucky | $1,380 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 67 | Allen County, Kentucky | $1,285 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 68 | Letcher County, Kentucky | $1,169 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 69 | Jackson County, Kentucky | $996 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 70 | Simpson County, Kentucky | $827 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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