Margin Protection Program payments in Mississippi totaled $563,902 in 2018

Counties in Mississippi Receiving Margin Protection Program payments, 2018

Rank County Margin Protection Program
2018
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Walthall County, Mississippi$84,23514.9%14.9%
2Marion County, Mississippi$73,36413.0%27.9%
3Lincoln County, Mississippi$65,96211.7%39.6%
4Tate County, Mississippi$62,33411.1%50.7%
5Pike County, Mississippi$59,32510.5%61.2%
6Amite County, Mississippi$38,9416.9%68.1%
7Copiah County, Mississippi$27,5364.9%73.0%
8Jones County, Mississippi$26,7244.7%77.7%
9Pearl River County, Mississippi$18,8253.3%81.1%
10Marshall County, Mississippi$17,4543.1%84.2%
11Attala County, Mississippi$15,7432.8%87.0%
12Pontotoc County, Mississippi$12,6022.2%89.2%
13Monroe County, Mississippi$9,0831.6%90.8%
14Prentiss County, Mississippi$8,1741.4%92.3%
15Noxubee County, Mississippi$7,6491.4%93.6%
16Hancock County, Mississippi$5,7861.0%94.7%
17Forrest County, Mississippi$4,8330.9%95.5%
18Harrison County, Mississippi$3,8700.7%96.2%
19Sharkey County, Mississippi$3,8000.7%96.9%
20Franklin County, Mississippi$3,7530.7%97.5%
21Neshoba County, Mississippi$3,5110.6%98.2%
22Scott County, Mississippi$3,2530.6%98.7%
23Simpson County, Mississippi$3,2430.6%99.3%
24Clay County, Mississippi$2,3110.4%99.7%
25Calhoun County, Mississippi$1,5910.3%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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