Corn Subsidies in New York totaled $975 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in New York Receiving corn subsidies, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Corn Subsidies
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Livingston County, New York | $67,332,807 | 6.9% | 6.9% |
| 2 | Cayuga County, New York | $56,741,754 | 5.8% | 12.7% |
| 3 | Ontario County, New York | $49,808,814 | 5.1% | 17.8% |
| 4 | Genesee County, New York | $45,880,875 | 4.7% | 22.5% |
| 5 | Wyoming County, New York | $44,372,965 | 4.6% | 27.1% |
| 6 | Orleans County, New York | $43,020,447 | 4.4% | 31.5% |
| 7 | Niagara County, New York | $39,865,617 | 4.1% | 35.6% |
| 8 | Onondaga County, New York | $39,379,047 | 4.0% | 39.6% |
| 9 | Jefferson County, New York | $34,632,424 | 3.6% | 43.2% |
| 10 | Wayne County, New York | $33,491,934 | 3.4% | 46.6% |
| 11 | Steuben County, New York | $30,835,924 | 3.2% | 49.8% |
| 12 | Seneca County, New York | $28,856,091 | 3.0% | 52.8% |
| 13 | Saint Lawrence County, New York | $28,172,402 | 2.9% | 55.7% |
| 14 | Monroe County, New York | $28,076,441 | 2.9% | 58.5% |
| 15 | Washington County, New York | $27,220,503 | 2.8% | 61.3% |
| 16 | Oneida County, New York | $26,537,853 | 2.7% | 64.0% |
| 17 | Erie County, New York | $23,591,160 | 2.4% | 66.5% |
| 18 | Montgomery County, New York | $22,194,084 | 2.3% | 68.7% |
| 19 | Cattaraugus County, New York | $21,577,765 | 2.2% | 71.0% |
| 20 | Chautauqua County, New York | $18,576,381 | 1.9% | 72.9% |
| 21 | Madison County, New York | $18,571,132 | 1.9% | 74.8% |
| 22 | Clinton County, New York | $17,714,566 | 1.8% | 76.6% |
| 23 | Rensselaer County, New York | $16,373,274 | 1.7% | 78.3% |
| 24 | Tompkins County, New York | $14,463,832 | 1.5% | 79.8% |
| 25 | Allegany County, New York | $13,569,418 | 1.4% | 81.1% |
| 26 | Columbia County, New York | $13,233,130 | 1.4% | 82.5% |
| 27 | Herkimer County, New York | $12,343,945 | 1.3% | 83.8% |
| 28 | Yates County, New York | $11,992,962 | 1.2% | 85.0% |
| 29 | Otsego County, New York | $11,940,164 | 1.2% | 86.2% |
| 30 | Franklin County, New York | $11,927,620 | 1.2% | 87.5% |
| 31 | Cortland County, New York | $11,712,925 | 1.2% | 88.7% |
| 32 | Chenango County, New York | $11,197,292 | 1.1% | 89.8% |
| 33 | Lewis County, New York | $11,137,058 | 1.1% | 90.9% |
| 34 | Orange County, New York | $10,575,662 | 1.1% | 92.0% |
| 35 | Oswego County, New York | $9,534,174 | 1.0% | 93.0% |
| 36 | Tioga County, New York | $8,891,844 | 0.9% | 93.9% |
| 37 | Schoharie County, New York | $8,809,141 | 0.9% | 94.8% |
| 38 | Saratoga County, New York | $8,551,001 | 0.9% | 95.7% |
| 39 | Dutchess County, New York | $6,028,638 | 0.6% | 96.3% |
| 40 | Delaware County, New York | $6,024,817 | 0.6% | 96.9% |
| 41 | Albany County, New York | $4,949,749 | 0.5% | 97.4% |
| 42 | Chemung County, New York | $4,921,069 | 0.5% | 98.0% |
| 43 | Broome County, New York | $4,439,035 | 0.5% | 98.4% |
| 44 | Schuyler County, New York | $3,638,688 | 0.4% | 98.8% |
| 45 | Fulton County, New York | $2,930,981 | 0.3% | 99.1% |
| 46 | Greene County, New York | $2,455,169 | 0.3% | 99.3% |
| 47 | Ulster County, New York | $1,942,443 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 48 | Sullivan County, New York | $1,910,534 | 0.2% | 99.7% |
| 49 | Essex County, New York | $1,446,828 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 50 | Schenectady County, New York | $641,769 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 51 | Suffolk County, New York | $392,318 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 52 | Warren County, New York | $148,710 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 53 | Westchester County, New York | $18,871 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 54 | Putnam County, New York | $3,984 | 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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