Livestock Subsidies in Montana totaled $14.2 million in 2019
Counties in Montana Receiving livestock subsidies, 2019
| Rank |
County |
Livestock Subsidies
2019 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Big Horn County, Montana | $1,866,211 | 13.1% | 13.1% |
| 2 | Blaine County, Montana | $1,605,427 | 11.3% | 24.4% |
| 3 | Glacier County, Montana | $1,231,346 | 8.6% | 33.0% |
| 4 | Cascade County, Montana | $656,806 | 4.6% | 37.6% |
| 5 | Phillips County, Montana | $535,296 | 3.8% | 41.4% |
| 6 | Wheatland County, Montana | $518,339 | 3.6% | 45.0% |
| 7 | Fergus County, Montana | $514,089 | 3.6% | 48.6% |
| 8 | Carter County, Montana | $507,677 | 3.6% | 52.2% |
| 9 | Valley County, Montana | $502,632 | 3.5% | 55.7% |
| 10 | Musselshell County, Montana | $489,422 | 3.4% | 59.2% |
| 11 | Yellowstone County, Montana | $457,546 | 3.2% | 62.4% |
| 12 | Teton County, Montana | $419,437 | 2.9% | 65.3% |
| 13 | Toole County, Montana | $333,100 | 2.3% | 67.7% |
| 14 | Chouteau County, Montana | $305,590 | 2.1% | 69.8% |
| 15 | Beaverhead County, Montana | $289,213 | 2.0% | 71.8% |
| 16 | Pondera County, Montana | $283,895 | 2.0% | 73.8% |
| 17 | Carbon County, Montana | $258,802 | 1.8% | 75.6% |
| 18 | Custer County, Montana | $253,938 | 1.8% | 77.4% |
| 19 | Rosebud County, Montana | $250,910 | 1.8% | 79.2% |
| 20 | Lewis and Clark County, Montana | $226,353 | 1.6% | 80.8% |
| 21 | Hill County, Montana | $215,714 | 1.5% | 82.3% |
| 22 | Liberty County, Montana | $214,531 | 1.5% | 83.8% |
| 23 | Madison County, Montana | $198,838 | 1.4% | 85.2% |
| 24 | Broadwater County, Montana | $193,317 | 1.4% | 86.6% |
| 25 | Roosevelt County, Montana | $148,668 | 1.0% | 87.6% |
| 26 | Powder River County, Montana | $144,329 | 1.0% | 88.6% |
| 27 | Lincoln County, Montana | $137,820 | 1.0% | 89.6% |
| 28 | Meagher County, Montana | $136,779 | 1.0% | 90.5% |
| 29 | Powell County, Montana | $132,801 | 0.9% | 91.5% |
| 30 | Fallon County, Montana | $118,685 | 0.8% | 92.3% |
| 31 | Gallatin County, Montana | $118,090 | 0.8% | 93.1% |
| 32 | Golden Valley County, Montana | $112,406 | 0.8% | 93.9% |
| 33 | Ravalli County, Montana | $99,135 | 0.7% | 94.6% |
| 34 | Granite County, Montana | $83,705 | 0.6% | 95.2% |
| 35 | Richland County, Montana | $78,826 | 0.6% | 95.8% |
| 36 | Jefferson County, Montana | $77,476 | 0.5% | 96.3% |
| 37 | McCone County, Montana | $76,577 | 0.5% | 96.8% |
| 38 | Petroleum County, Montana | $59,279 | 0.4% | 97.3% |
| 39 | Garfield County, Montana | $58,063 | 0.4% | 97.7% |
| 40 | Judith Basin County, Montana | $48,088 | 0.3% | 98.0% |
| 41 | Deer Lodge County, Montana | $47,324 | 0.3% | 98.3% |
| 42 | Treasure County, Montana | $45,374 | 0.3% | 98.7% |
| 43 | Sheridan County, Montana | $35,371 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 44 | Dawson County, Montana | $33,920 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 45 | Stillwater County, Montana | $33,230 | 0.2% | 99.4% |
| 46 | Sweet Grass County, Montana | $24,127 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 47 | Sanders County, Montana | $21,937 | 0.2% | 99.7% |
| 48 | Flathead County, Montana | $16,091 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 49 | Prairie County, Montana | $10,139 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 50 | Lake County, Montana | $8,600 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 51 | Park County, Montana | $8,167 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 52 | Daniels County, Montana | $338 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 53 | Silver Bow County, Montana | $205 | 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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