Margin Protection Program payments in Maine totaled $1.9 million in 2018

Counties in Maine Receiving Margin Protection Program payments, 2018

Rank County Margin Protection Program
2018
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Somerset County, Maine$420,83122.7%22.7%
2Penobscot County, Maine$403,66821.8%44.4%
3Kennebec County, Maine$265,19514.3%58.7%
4Waldo County, Maine$206,31911.1%69.9%
5Androscoggin County, Maine$152,1268.2%78.1%
6Franklin County, Maine$78,1804.2%82.3%
723002$68,9473.7%86.0%
8Piscataquis County, Maine$59,3293.2%89.2%
9York County, Maine$58,1033.1%92.3%
10Cumberland County, Maine$42,4492.3%94.6%
11Oxford County, Maine$33,7421.8%96.4%
12Sagadahoc County, Maine$21,1441.1%97.6%
13Lincoln County, Maine$19,2391.0%98.6%
14Aroostook County, Maine$12,9510.7%99.3%
15Knox County, Maine$11,2790.6%99.9%
16Washington County, Maine$1,8690.1%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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