Commodity subsidies in West Virginia totaled $2.0 million in 2016

Counties in West Virginia Receiving Commodity Payments, 2016

Rank County Total Commodity Programs
2016		Pct of
Total		Running
Percentage
1Mason County, West Virginia$455,66422.5%22.5%
2Jefferson County, West Virginia$396,23719.5%42.0%
3Hardy County, West Virginia$259,96012.8%54.8%
4Preston County, West Virginia$142,3437.0%61.8%
5Monroe County, West Virginia$116,7835.8%67.6%
6Berkeley County, West Virginia$106,7885.3%72.9%
7Grant County, West Virginia$88,6614.4%77.2%
8Pocahontas County, West Virginia$83,4204.1%81.4%
9Randolph County, West Virginia$79,0173.9%85.3%
10Mineral County, West Virginia$58,4332.9%88.1%
11Hampshire County, West Virginia$42,3952.1%90.2%
12Jackson County, West Virginia$36,8621.8%92.0%
13Summers County, West Virginia$14,0570.7%92.7%
14Ohio County, West Virginia$11,1600.6%93.3%
15Upshur County, West Virginia$11,1160.5%93.8%
16Tyler County, West Virginia$10,3290.5%94.3%
17Nicholas County, West Virginia$10,0380.5%94.8%
18Morgan County, West Virginia$8,4910.4%95.3%
19Wood County, West Virginia$8,1340.4%95.7%
20Lewis County, West Virginia$5,7900.3%95.9%
21Pendleton County, West Virginia$5,5120.3%96.2%
22Barbour County, West Virginia$5,4530.3%96.5%
23Marion County, West Virginia$5,4030.3%96.8%
24Wayne County, West Virginia$5,2780.3%97.0%
25Ritchie County, West Virginia$4,8910.2%97.3%
26Marshall County, West Virginia$4,8830.2%97.5%
27Lincoln County, West Virginia$4,5250.2%97.7%
28Greenbrier County, West Virginia$4,3680.2%97.9%
29Putnam County, West Virginia$4,1920.2%98.1%
30Tucker County, West Virginia$4,0080.2%98.3%
31Mercer County, West Virginia$3,9190.2%98.5%
32Taylor County, West Virginia$3,7280.2%98.7%
33Pleasants County, West Virginia$3,7020.2%98.9%
34Brooke County, West Virginia$3,2520.2%99.1%
35Monongalia County, West Virginia$3,0990.2%99.2%
36Harrison County, West Virginia$3,0340.1%99.4%
37Braxton County, West Virginia$2,2730.1%99.5%
38Fayette County, West Virginia$2,0420.1%99.6%
39Wirt County, West Virginia$1,9200.1%99.7%
40Gilmer County, West Virginia$1,6350.1%99.7%
41Calhoun County, West Virginia$1,5210.1%99.8%
42Cabell County, West Virginia$1,2640.1%99.9%
43Raleigh County, West Virginia$6100.0%99.9%
44Kanawha County, West Virginia$6000.0%99.9%
45Roane County, West Virginia$4970.0%100.0%
46Logan County, West Virginia$3420.0%100.0%
47Webster County, West Virginia$2500.0%100.0%
48Boone County, West Virginia$750.0%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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