Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) payments in Montana totaled $69.6 million in 2019
Counties in Montana Receiving Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) payments, 2019
| Rank |
County |
Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC)
2019 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Chouteau County, Montana | $7,638,614 | 11.0% | 11.0% |
| 2 | Pondera County, Montana | $4,574,413 | 6.6% | 17.5% |
| 3 | Teton County, Montana | $4,431,774 | 6.4% | 23.9% |
| 4 | Hill County, Montana | $3,668,848 | 5.3% | 29.2% |
| 5 | Valley County, Montana | $3,171,814 | 4.6% | 33.7% |
| 6 | Sheridan County, Montana | $3,106,429 | 4.5% | 38.2% |
| 7 | Toole County, Montana | $3,100,257 | 4.5% | 42.6% |
| 8 | Roosevelt County, Montana | $2,943,019 | 4.2% | 46.9% |
| 9 | Liberty County, Montana | $2,715,932 | 3.9% | 50.8% |
| 10 | Glacier County, Montana | $2,520,765 | 3.6% | 54.4% |
| 11 | Fergus County, Montana | $2,466,462 | 3.5% | 57.9% |
| 12 | Cascade County, Montana | $2,441,126 | 3.5% | 61.4% |
| 13 | Blaine County, Montana | $2,314,788 | 3.3% | 64.7% |
| 14 | Daniels County, Montana | $2,198,086 | 3.2% | 67.9% |
| 15 | McCone County, Montana | $2,131,844 | 3.1% | 71.0% |
| 16 | Richland County, Montana | $1,751,636 | 2.5% | 73.5% |
| 17 | Dawson County, Montana | $1,600,266 | 2.3% | 75.8% |
| 18 | Big Horn County, Montana | $1,517,517 | 2.2% | 78.0% |
| 19 | Yellowstone County, Montana | $1,439,785 | 2.1% | 80.0% |
| 20 | Judith Basin County, Montana | $1,406,444 | 2.0% | 82.0% |
| 21 | Phillips County, Montana | $1,356,308 | 1.9% | 84.0% |
| 22 | Gallatin County, Montana | $1,203,770 | 1.7% | 85.7% |
| 23 | Broadwater County, Montana | $765,796 | 1.1% | 86.8% |
| 24 | Garfield County, Montana | $739,887 | 1.1% | 87.9% |
| 25 | Stillwater County, Montana | $724,864 | 1.0% | 88.9% |
| 26 | Rosebud County, Montana | $592,178 | 0.9% | 89.8% |
| 27 | Carbon County, Montana | $536,736 | 0.8% | 90.5% |
| 28 | Fallon County, Montana | $536,552 | 0.8% | 91.3% |
| 29 | Prairie County, Montana | $501,926 | 0.7% | 92.0% |
| 30 | Wheatland County, Montana | $478,486 | 0.7% | 92.7% |
| 31 | Custer County, Montana | $469,088 | 0.7% | 93.4% |
| 32 | Carter County, Montana | $448,196 | 0.6% | 94.0% |
| 33 | Powder River County, Montana | $441,112 | 0.6% | 94.7% |
| 34 | Meagher County, Montana | $400,190 | 0.6% | 95.2% |
| 35 | Flathead County, Montana | $391,004 | 0.6% | 95.8% |
| 36 | Wibaux County, Montana | $353,899 | 0.5% | 96.3% |
| 37 | Lake County, Montana | $337,438 | 0.5% | 96.8% |
| 38 | Beaverhead County, Montana | $281,952 | 0.4% | 97.2% |
| 39 | Musselshell County, Montana | $270,381 | 0.4% | 97.6% |
| 40 | Madison County, Montana | $269,335 | 0.4% | 98.0% |
| 41 | Lewis and Clark County, Montana | $244,517 | 0.4% | 98.3% |
| 42 | Park County, Montana | $229,066 | 0.3% | 98.7% |
| 43 | Golden Valley County, Montana | $211,977 | 0.3% | 99.0% |
| 44 | Treasure County, Montana | $181,314 | 0.3% | 99.2% |
| 45 | Petroleum County, Montana | $173,298 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 46 | Powell County, Montana | $104,776 | 0.2% | 99.6% |
| 47 | Sweet Grass County, Montana | $59,263 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 48 | Deer Lodge County, Montana | $58,622 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 49 | Ravalli County, Montana | $28,963 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 50 | Missoula County, Montana | $28,080 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 51 | Granite County, Montana | $25,311 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 52 | Jefferson County, Montana | $24,789 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 53 | Sanders County, Montana | $14,465 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 54 | Mineral County, Montana | $12,369 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 55 | Silver Bow County, Montana | $8,130 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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