Commodity subsidies in West Virginia totaled $147 million from 1995-2023.

Counties in West Virginia Receiving Commodity Payments, 1995-2023

Rank County Total Commodity Programs
1995-2023		Pct of
Total		Running
Percentage
1Jefferson County, West Virginia$26,932,81318.4%18.4%
2Mason County, West Virginia$14,020,9839.6%27.9%
3Hardy County, West Virginia$13,124,6589.0%36.9%
4Berkeley County, West Virginia$11,851,7268.1%45.0%
5Greenbrier County, West Virginia$10,940,0987.5%52.4%
6Monroe County, West Virginia$8,393,5255.7%58.2%
7Preston County, West Virginia$6,513,2634.4%62.6%
8Pendleton County, West Virginia$6,406,0934.4%67.0%
9Hampshire County, West Virginia$5,415,8003.7%70.7%
10Pocahontas County, West Virginia$3,132,6822.1%72.8%
11Randolph County, West Virginia$2,920,5512.0%74.8%
12Putnam County, West Virginia$2,736,5521.9%76.7%
13Jackson County, West Virginia$2,694,4381.8%78.5%
14Grant County, West Virginia$2,540,3821.7%80.2%
15Mineral County, West Virginia$2,337,4151.6%81.8%
16Lewis County, West Virginia$2,123,5241.4%83.3%
17Lincoln County, West Virginia$1,766,7561.2%84.5%
18Harrison County, West Virginia$1,613,3301.1%85.6%
19Nicholas County, West Virginia$1,387,8640.9%86.5%
20Summers County, West Virginia$1,367,0640.9%87.5%
21Morgan County, West Virginia$1,344,9830.9%88.4%
22Cabell County, West Virginia$1,252,4110.9%89.2%
23Wood County, West Virginia$1,224,3650.8%90.1%
24Roane County, West Virginia$1,206,1640.8%90.9%
25Barbour County, West Virginia$1,121,1210.8%91.7%
26Upshur County, West Virginia$1,052,4610.7%92.4%
27Ohio County, West Virginia$1,024,7780.7%93.1%
28Marshall County, West Virginia$913,1580.6%93.7%
29Wirt County, West Virginia$716,2890.5%94.2%
30Gilmer County, West Virginia$715,9340.5%94.7%
31Mercer County, West Virginia$710,8130.5%95.2%
32Taylor County, West Virginia$703,7230.5%95.6%
33Braxton County, West Virginia$662,0250.5%96.1%
34Raleigh County, West Virginia$649,9520.4%96.5%
35Wayne County, West Virginia$581,2930.4%96.9%
36Monongalia County, West Virginia$550,5940.4%97.3%
37Ritchie County, West Virginia$497,6950.3%97.7%
38Tyler County, West Virginia$465,2830.3%98.0%
39Brooke County, West Virginia$459,4780.3%98.3%
40Tucker County, West Virginia$459,0950.3%98.6%
41Fayette County, West Virginia$428,2060.3%98.9%
42Marion County, West Virginia$359,3160.2%99.1%
43Doddridge County, West Virginia$227,9710.2%99.3%
44Calhoun County, West Virginia$190,5730.1%99.4%
45Wetzel County, West Virginia$177,9650.1%99.5%
46Pleasants County, West Virginia$170,0810.1%99.7%
47Kanawha County, West Virginia$166,8230.1%99.8%
48Clay County, West Virginia$83,4400.1%99.8%
49Logan County, West Virginia$78,6700.1%99.9%
50Boone County, West Virginia$60,8780.0%99.9%
51Hancock County, West Virginia$59,4300.0%100.0%
52Webster County, West Virginia$48,7190.0%100.0%
53Wyoming County, West Virginia$2,4750.0%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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