Rice Subsidies in Louisiana totaled $6.4 million in 2019
USDA has not provided recipient detail for rice cooperatives.
Counties in Louisiana Receiving rice subsidies, 2019
Rank |
County |
Rice Subsidies 2019 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
1 | Morehouse Parish, Louisiana | $1,281,222 | 19.9% | 19.9% |
2 | Jefferson Davis, Louisiana | $824,617 | 12.8% | 32.7% |
3 | Acadia Parish, Louisiana | $569,042 | 8.8% | 41.5% |
4 | Vermilion Parish, Louisiana | $524,279 | 8.1% | 49.6% |
5 | Richland Parish, Louisiana | $474,258 | 7.4% | 57.0% |
6 | Evangeline Parish, Louisiana | $409,120 | 6.3% | 63.3% |
7 | Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana | $277,095 | 4.3% | 67.6% |
8 | Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana | $242,823 | 3.8% | 71.4% |
9 | Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana | $229,373 | 3.6% | 75.0% |
10 | Cameron Parish, Louisiana | $207,529 | 3.2% | 78.2% |
11 | Allen Parish, Louisiana | $186,993 | 2.9% | 81.1% |
12 | Caldwell Parish, Louisiana | $162,485 | 2.5% | 83.6% |
13 | Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana | $152,538 | 2.4% | 86.0% |
14 | Tensas Parish, Louisiana | $150,813 | 2.3% | 88.3% |
15 | Madison Parish, Louisiana | $146,524 | 2.3% | 90.6% |
16 | Concordia Parish, Louisiana | $136,431 | 2.1% | 92.7% |
17 | Rapides Parish, Louisiana | $116,501 | 1.8% | 94.5% |
18 | Catahoula Parish, Louisiana | $108,288 | 1.7% | 96.2% |
19 | Franklin Parish, Louisiana | $91,006 | 1.4% | 97.6% |
20 | East Carroll Parish, Louisiana | $73,623 | 1.1% | 98.7% |
21 | Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana | $34,523 | 0.5% | 99.3% |
22 | Ouachita Parish, Louisiana | $15,396 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
23 | Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana | $12,771 | 0.2% | 99.7% |
24 | Lafayette Parish, Louisiana | $10,536 | 0.2% | 99.9% |
25 | West Carroll Parish, Louisiana | $6,434 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
26 | Iberia Parish, Louisiana | $2,240 | 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.