Total Emergency Relief Program payments in Mercer County, Kentucky totaled $438,416 from 1995-2023.
States Receiving Total Emergency Relief Program payments, 1995-2023
| Rank | State | Total Emergency Relief Program 1995-2023 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota | $1,246,795,687 | 13.6% | 13.6% |
| 2 | Texas | $1,165,131,179 | 12.7% | 26.4% |
| 3 | South Dakota | $690,283,620 | 7.5% | 33.9% |
| 4 | California | $610,678,410 | 6.7% | 40.6% |
| 5 | Minnesota | $530,861,544 | 5.8% | 46.4% |
| 6 | Kansas | $472,032,262 | 5.2% | 51.6% |
| 7 | Iowa | $466,939,135 | 5.1% | 56.7% |
| 8 | Nebraska | $386,526,519 | 4.2% | 60.9% |
| 9 | Montana | $324,255,811 | 3.5% | 64.5% |
| 10 | Washington | $280,096,231 | 3.1% | 67.5% |
| 11 | Colorado | $248,897,208 | 2.7% | 70.2% |
| 12 | North Carolina | $246,055,376 | 2.7% | 72.9% |
| 13 | Georgia | $222,671,483 | 2.4% | 75.4% |
| 14 | Arkansas | $194,357,590 | 2.1% | 77.5% |
| 15 | Missouri | $192,852,353 | 2.1% | 79.6% |
| 16 | Illinois | $189,981,881 | 2.1% | 81.7% |
| 17 | Oklahoma | $178,643,514 | 2.0% | 83.6% |
| 18 | Mississippi | $128,661,690 | 1.4% | 85.0% |
| 19 | Michigan | $118,952,194 | 1.3% | 86.3% |
| 20 | Florida | $116,653,222 | 1.3% | 87.6% |
| 21 | Idaho | $88,703,583 | 1.0% | 88.6% |
| 22 | Oregon | $87,163,117 | 1.0% | 89.5% |
| 23 | Indiana | $80,562,341 | 0.9% | 90.4% |
| 24 | Ohio | $76,785,757 | 0.8% | 91.3% |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $75,883,520 | 0.8% | 92.1% |
| 26 | Louisiana | $74,010,578 | 0.8% | 92.9% |
| 27 | Kentucky | $70,719,155 | 0.8% | 93.7% |
| 28 | Virginia | $66,402,205 | 0.7% | 94.4% |
| 29 | Alabama | $60,743,391 | 0.7% | 95.1% |
| 30 | Tennessee | $58,563,346 | 0.6% | 95.7% |
| 31 | South Carolina | $57,844,436 | 0.6% | 96.3% |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | $56,252,229 | 0.6% | 97.0% |
| 33 | New Mexico | $56,089,474 | 0.6% | 97.6% |
| 34 | Puerto Rico | $48,730,680 | 0.5% | 98.1% |
| 35 | New York | $41,311,954 | 0.5% | 98.6% |
| 36 | Arizona | $24,740,401 | 0.3% | 98.8% |
| 37 | Wyoming | $17,630,648 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 38 | New Jersey | $13,303,903 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 39 | Connecticut | $12,839,514 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 40 | Utah | $12,514,527 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 41 | Massachusetts | $10,581,999 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 42 | Maine | $8,896,954 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 43 | Maryland | $8,264,076 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 44 | Nevada | $6,052,666 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 45 | West Virginia | $4,681,441 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 46 | Hawaii | $4,405,762 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 47 | Vermont | $3,106,735 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 48 | Delaware | $2,713,983 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 49 | New Hampshire | $1,279,757 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 50 | Rhode Island | $1,009,901 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 51 | Guam | $239,767 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 52 | Alaska | $88,019 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 53 | US Virgin Islands | $71,090 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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