Livestock Subsidies in Montana totaled $361 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Montana Receiving livestock subsidies, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Livestock Subsidies
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Big Horn County, Montana | $22,076,439 | 6.1% | 6.1% |
| 2 | Glacier County, Montana | $21,700,845 | 6.0% | 12.1% |
| 3 | Carter County, Montana | $19,014,984 | 5.3% | 17.4% |
| 4 | Powder River County, Montana | $16,580,907 | 4.6% | 22.0% |
| 5 | Fergus County, Montana | $16,051,230 | 4.4% | 26.4% |
| 6 | Blaine County, Montana | $14,874,164 | 4.1% | 30.6% |
| 7 | Garfield County, Montana | $14,737,658 | 4.1% | 34.7% |
| 8 | Rosebud County, Montana | $14,500,437 | 4.0% | 38.7% |
| 9 | Custer County, Montana | $14,299,476 | 4.0% | 42.6% |
| 10 | Phillips County, Montana | $10,774,646 | 3.0% | 45.6% |
| 11 | Fallon County, Montana | $10,107,320 | 2.8% | 48.4% |
| 12 | Valley County, Montana | $9,753,444 | 2.7% | 51.1% |
| 13 | Beaverhead County, Montana | $8,918,731 | 2.5% | 53.6% |
| 14 | Yellowstone County, Montana | $8,826,660 | 2.4% | 56.0% |
| 15 | Dawson County, Montana | $8,467,675 | 2.3% | 58.4% |
| 16 | Stillwater County, Montana | $8,396,180 | 2.3% | 60.7% |
| 17 | Judith Basin County, Montana | $7,797,816 | 2.2% | 62.9% |
| 18 | Cascade County, Montana | $7,735,299 | 2.1% | 65.0% |
| 19 | Prairie County, Montana | $6,789,283 | 1.9% | 66.9% |
| 20 | Wheatland County, Montana | $6,706,238 | 1.9% | 68.8% |
| 21 | Richland County, Montana | $6,567,412 | 1.8% | 70.6% |
| 22 | Musselshell County, Montana | $6,525,761 | 1.8% | 72.4% |
| 23 | Lake County, Montana | $6,186,538 | 1.7% | 74.1% |
| 24 | Carbon County, Montana | $6,180,834 | 1.7% | 75.8% |
| 25 | McCone County, Montana | $6,114,699 | 1.7% | 77.5% |
| 26 | Meagher County, Montana | $5,952,141 | 1.6% | 79.2% |
| 27 | Golden Valley County, Montana | $5,620,912 | 1.6% | 80.7% |
| 28 | Teton County, Montana | $4,867,720 | 1.3% | 82.1% |
| 29 | Chouteau County, Montana | $4,573,212 | 1.3% | 83.3% |
| 30 | Wibaux County, Montana | $4,347,916 | 1.2% | 84.5% |
| 31 | Lewis and Clark County, Montana | $3,905,277 | 1.1% | 85.6% |
| 32 | Roosevelt County, Montana | $3,822,154 | 1.1% | 86.7% |
| 33 | Madison County, Montana | $3,812,071 | 1.1% | 87.7% |
| 34 | Broadwater County, Montana | $3,799,529 | 1.1% | 88.8% |
| 35 | Hill County, Montana | $3,623,016 | 1.0% | 89.8% |
| 36 | Petroleum County, Montana | $3,444,975 | 1.0% | 90.7% |
| 37 | Sweet Grass County, Montana | $3,337,066 | 0.9% | 91.7% |
| 38 | Pondera County, Montana | $3,142,473 | 0.9% | 92.5% |
| 39 | Treasure County, Montana | $3,127,952 | 0.9% | 93.4% |
| 40 | Toole County, Montana | $2,773,865 | 0.8% | 94.2% |
| 41 | Sheridan County, Montana | $2,702,373 | 0.7% | 94.9% |
| 42 | Powell County, Montana | $2,626,728 | 0.7% | 95.7% |
| 43 | Gallatin County, Montana | $2,090,766 | 0.6% | 96.2% |
| 44 | Granite County, Montana | $1,949,790 | 0.5% | 96.8% |
| 45 | Jefferson County, Montana | $1,894,907 | 0.5% | 97.3% |
| 46 | Liberty County, Montana | $1,763,300 | 0.5% | 97.8% |
| 47 | Park County, Montana | $1,641,855 | 0.5% | 98.2% |
| 48 | Sanders County, Montana | $1,591,970 | 0.4% | 98.7% |
| 49 | Daniels County, Montana | $1,518,784 | 0.4% | 99.1% |
| 50 | Ravalli County, Montana | $1,111,122 | 0.3% | 99.4% |
| 51 | Deer Lodge County, Montana | $699,654 | 0.2% | 99.6% |
| 52 | Missoula County, Montana | $419,650 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 53 | Flathead County, Montana | $408,364 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 54 | Silver Bow County, Montana | $329,676 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 55 | Lincoln County, Montana | $236,526 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 56 | Mineral County, Montana | $17,942 | 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.
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