Tree Subsidies in New York totaled $4.7 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in New York Receiving tree subsidies, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Tree Subsidies
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Clinton County, New York | $826,403 | 17.5% | 17.5% |
| 2 | Orleans County, New York | $754,116 | 15.9% | 33.4% |
| 3 | Wayne County, New York | $730,474 | 15.4% | 48.8% |
| 4 | Yates County, New York | $373,684 | 7.9% | 56.7% |
| 5 | Niagara County, New York | $356,059 | 7.5% | 64.2% |
| 6 | Seneca County, New York | $318,580 | 6.7% | 71.0% |
| 7 | Chautauqua County, New York | $299,769 | 6.3% | 77.3% |
| 8 | Ontario County, New York | $261,279 | 5.5% | 82.8% |
| 9 | Schuyler County, New York | $108,900 | 2.3% | 85.1% |
| 10 | Steuben County, New York | $101,012 | 2.1% | 87.3% |
| 11 | Orange County, New York | $85,547 | 1.8% | 89.1% |
| 12 | Suffolk County, New York | $56,693 | 1.2% | 90.3% |
| 13 | Cayuga County, New York | $42,767 | 0.9% | 91.2% |
| 14 | Franklin County, New York | $42,420 | 0.9% | 92.1% |
| 15 | Onondaga County, New York | $41,966 | 0.9% | 92.9% |
| 16 | Chemung County, New York | $39,318 | 0.8% | 93.8% |
| 17 | Columbia County, New York | $35,967 | 0.8% | 94.5% |
| 18 | Oswego County, New York | $35,028 | 0.7% | 95.3% |
| 19 | Ulster County, New York | $31,400 | 0.7% | 95.9% |
| 20 | Saint Lawrence County, New York | $28,611 | 0.6% | 96.5% |
| 21 | Monroe County, New York | $28,585 | 0.6% | 97.1% |
| 22 | Albany County, New York | $21,457 | 0.5% | 97.6% |
| 23 | Rensselaer County, New York | $20,676 | 0.4% | 98.0% |
| 24 | Jefferson County, New York | $19,288 | 0.4% | 98.4% |
| 25 | Dutchess County, New York | $11,826 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 26 | Tompkins County, New York | $10,477 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 27 | Essex County, New York | $8,317 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 28 | Chenango County, New York | $8,127 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| 29 | Tioga County, New York | $6,527 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 30 | Lewis County, New York | $5,792 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 31 | Schoharie County, New York | $4,377 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 32 | Sullivan County, New York | $4,270 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 33 | Livingston County, New York | $3,796 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 34 | Washington County, New York | $2,595 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 35 | Allegany County, New York | $2,250 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 36 | Westchester County, New York | $1,559 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 37 | Erie County, New York | $1,221 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 38 | Cortland County, New York | $943 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 39 | Madison County, New York | $929 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 40 | Wyoming County, New York | $772 | 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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