Deficiency Payment payments in Maryland totaled $6.6 million from 1995-2021.

Counties in Maryland Receiving Deficiency Payment payments, 1995-2021

Rank County Deficiency Payment
1995-2021
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Queen Anne's County, Maryland$1,281,22519.3%19.3%
2Kent County, Maryland$1,050,13015.8%35.1%
3Talbot County, Maryland$869,19813.1%48.1%
4Montgomery County, Maryland$382,5005.8%53.9%
5Dorchester County, Maryland$372,9515.6%59.5%
6Worcester County, Maryland$352,8725.3%64.8%
7Frederick County, Maryland$352,6235.3%70.1%
8Baltimore County, Maryland$272,7924.1%74.2%
9Harford County, Maryland$271,5164.1%78.3%
10Carroll County, Maryland$261,5143.9%82.2%
11Caroline County, Maryland$208,2133.1%85.4%
12Cecil County, Maryland$206,8433.1%88.5%
13Somerset County, Maryland$171,8652.6%91.0%
14Washington County, Maryland$119,6641.8%92.8%
15Charles County, Maryland$116,4171.8%94.6%
16Wicomico County, Maryland$113,8681.7%96.3%
17Howard County, Maryland$90,9001.4%97.7%
18Saint Mary's County, Maryland$40,3870.6%98.3%
19Allegany County, Maryland$31,9930.5%98.8%
20Calvert County, Maryland$22,5820.3%99.1%
21Prince George's County, Maryland$22,3910.3%99.4%
22Anne Arundel County, Maryland$20,2040.3%99.7%
23Garrett County, Maryland$17,0000.3%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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