Total Livestock Indemnity Program payments in Montana totaled $31.2 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Montana Receiving Total Livestock Indemnity Program payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Total Livestock Indemnity Program
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Glacier County, Montana | $3,323,565 | 10.6% | 10.6% |
| 2 | Blaine County, Montana | $3,125,409 | 10.0% | 20.6% |
| 3 | Big Horn County, Montana | $2,974,622 | 9.5% | 30.2% |
| 4 | Carter County, Montana | $2,697,170 | 8.6% | 38.8% |
| 5 | Phillips County, Montana | $1,664,006 | 5.3% | 44.1% |
| 6 | Powder River County, Montana | $1,554,059 | 5.0% | 49.1% |
| 7 | Valley County, Montana | $1,338,949 | 4.3% | 53.4% |
| 8 | Fergus County, Montana | $1,146,221 | 3.7% | 57.1% |
| 9 | Cascade County, Montana | $859,022 | 2.8% | 59.8% |
| 10 | Custer County, Montana | $836,789 | 2.7% | 62.5% |
| 11 | Teton County, Montana | $758,149 | 2.4% | 64.9% |
| 12 | Yellowstone County, Montana | $729,347 | 2.3% | 67.3% |
| 13 | Wheatland County, Montana | $693,829 | 2.2% | 69.5% |
| 14 | Madison County, Montana | $690,102 | 2.2% | 71.7% |
| 15 | Beaverhead County, Montana | $595,882 | 1.9% | 73.6% |
| 16 | Musselshell County, Montana | $585,769 | 1.9% | 75.5% |
| 17 | Carbon County, Montana | $585,175 | 1.9% | 77.3% |
| 18 | Fallon County, Montana | $515,816 | 1.7% | 79.0% |
| 19 | Lake County, Montana | $454,000 | 1.5% | 80.4% |
| 20 | Richland County, Montana | $453,644 | 1.5% | 81.9% |
| 21 | Rosebud County, Montana | $449,629 | 1.4% | 83.3% |
| 22 | Broadwater County, Montana | $358,289 | 1.1% | 84.5% |
| 23 | Chouteau County, Montana | $354,613 | 1.1% | 85.6% |
| 24 | Golden Valley County, Montana | $326,082 | 1.0% | 86.7% |
| 25 | Roosevelt County, Montana | $319,107 | 1.0% | 87.7% |
| 26 | Lewis and Clark County, Montana | $307,401 | 1.0% | 88.7% |
| 27 | Meagher County, Montana | $288,846 | 0.9% | 89.6% |
| 28 | Powell County, Montana | $233,167 | 0.7% | 90.3% |
| 29 | Granite County, Montana | $226,555 | 0.7% | 91.1% |
| 30 | Petroleum County, Montana | $208,412 | 0.7% | 91.7% |
| 31 | Jefferson County, Montana | $199,679 | 0.6% | 92.4% |
| 32 | Dawson County, Montana | $198,330 | 0.6% | 93.0% |
| 33 | Judith Basin County, Montana | $190,188 | 0.6% | 93.6% |
| 34 | Toole County, Montana | $189,761 | 0.6% | 94.2% |
| 35 | Pondera County, Montana | $188,977 | 0.6% | 94.8% |
| 36 | Ravalli County, Montana | $172,836 | 0.6% | 95.4% |
| 37 | Wibaux County, Montana | $156,333 | 0.5% | 95.9% |
| 38 | Stillwater County, Montana | $127,668 | 0.4% | 96.3% |
| 39 | Prairie County, Montana | $121,415 | 0.4% | 96.7% |
| 40 | Hill County, Montana | $117,521 | 0.4% | 97.1% |
| 41 | Deer Lodge County, Montana | $109,265 | 0.3% | 97.4% |
| 42 | Treasure County, Montana | $103,465 | 0.3% | 97.7% |
| 43 | Garfield County, Montana | $102,531 | 0.3% | 98.1% |
| 44 | Sheridan County, Montana | $95,361 | 0.3% | 98.4% |
| 45 | Sanders County, Montana | $88,895 | 0.3% | 98.7% |
| 46 | McCone County, Montana | $72,139 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 47 | Silver Bow County, Montana | $71,617 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 48 | Liberty County, Montana | $71,011 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| 49 | Daniels County, Montana | $54,978 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 50 | Park County, Montana | $45,339 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 51 | Gallatin County, Montana | $42,795 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 52 | Sweet Grass County, Montana | $39,081 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 53 | Flathead County, Montana | $15,894 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 54 | Missoula County, Montana | $7,383 | 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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