Total Agricultural Risk Coverage payments in Montana totaled $117 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Montana Receiving Total Agricultural Risk Coverage payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Total Agricultural Risk Coverage
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Hill County, Montana | $20,737,265 | 17.7% | 17.7% |
| 2 | Liberty County, Montana | $9,064,897 | 7.7% | 25.4% |
| 3 | Chouteau County, Montana | $9,005,863 | 7.7% | 33.1% |
| 4 | Blaine County, Montana | $7,941,159 | 6.8% | 39.9% |
| 5 | Valley County, Montana | $6,891,837 | 5.9% | 45.8% |
| 6 | Phillips County, Montana | $6,148,993 | 5.2% | 51.0% |
| 7 | Sheridan County, Montana | $5,792,416 | 4.9% | 56.0% |
| 8 | Toole County, Montana | $5,588,004 | 4.8% | 60.7% |
| 9 | Daniels County, Montana | $4,274,753 | 3.6% | 64.4% |
| 10 | Richland County, Montana | $3,596,848 | 3.1% | 67.4% |
| 11 | Fergus County, Montana | $3,167,681 | 2.7% | 70.2% |
| 12 | Roosevelt County, Montana | $2,949,409 | 2.5% | 72.7% |
| 13 | Garfield County, Montana | $2,939,098 | 2.5% | 75.2% |
| 14 | Dawson County, Montana | $2,790,186 | 2.4% | 77.6% |
| 15 | Glacier County, Montana | $2,674,482 | 2.3% | 79.8% |
| 16 | McCone County, Montana | $2,517,944 | 2.1% | 82.0% |
| 17 | Wibaux County, Montana | $1,966,700 | 1.7% | 83.7% |
| 18 | Cascade County, Montana | $1,872,586 | 1.6% | 85.3% |
| 19 | Fallon County, Montana | $1,477,876 | 1.3% | 86.5% |
| 20 | Teton County, Montana | $1,457,220 | 1.2% | 87.8% |
| 21 | Golden Valley County, Montana | $1,450,195 | 1.2% | 89.0% |
| 22 | Pondera County, Montana | $1,400,189 | 1.2% | 90.2% |
| 23 | Rosebud County, Montana | $1,375,177 | 1.2% | 91.4% |
| 24 | Big Horn County, Montana | $1,245,434 | 1.1% | 92.4% |
| 25 | Judith Basin County, Montana | $1,051,735 | 0.9% | 93.3% |
| 26 | Carter County, Montana | $1,040,171 | 0.9% | 94.2% |
| 27 | Yellowstone County, Montana | $963,785 | 0.8% | 95.0% |
| 28 | Prairie County, Montana | $912,477 | 0.8% | 95.8% |
| 29 | Custer County, Montana | $846,541 | 0.7% | 96.5% |
| 30 | Musselshell County, Montana | $707,398 | 0.6% | 97.2% |
| 31 | Flathead County, Montana | $565,909 | 0.5% | 97.6% |
| 32 | Stillwater County, Montana | $409,719 | 0.3% | 98.0% |
| 33 | Wheatland County, Montana | $329,435 | 0.3% | 98.3% |
| 34 | Treasure County, Montana | $322,859 | 0.3% | 98.5% |
| 35 | Broadwater County, Montana | $283,602 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 36 | Lake County, Montana | $245,538 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 37 | Carbon County, Montana | $210,400 | 0.2% | 99.2% |
| 38 | Gallatin County, Montana | $189,744 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| 39 | Powder River County, Montana | $185,269 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 40 | Petroleum County, Montana | $173,048 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 41 | Missoula County, Montana | $93,507 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 42 | Meagher County, Montana | $87,399 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 43 | Lewis and Clark County, Montana | $86,968 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 44 | Beaverhead County, Montana | $75,949 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 45 | Madison County, Montana | $73,977 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 46 | Granite County, Montana | $2,939 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 47 | Park County, Montana | $1,347 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 48 | Sweet Grass County, Montana | $1,337 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 49 | Jefferson County, Montana | $827 | 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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