Illinois Farm Subsidies by County
All 248 Illinois counties ranked by total USDA farm subsidy payments. Sangamon County leads with $32,645M.
Which county in Illinois receives the most farm subsidies?
Sangamon County leads Illinois with $32,645M in total USDA farm subsidy payments. View Sangamon County details →
How are county subsidy totals calculated?
County totals are aggregated from individual payment records in USASpending.gov where a county is listed on the transaction. Totals include all USDA financial assistance award types — direct payments, conservation, commodity support, and disaster programs.
Does the per-capita figure reflect farm population only?
No. Per-capita figures divide total subsidy dollars by the county's total Census Bureau population, not just farm households. This provides a consistent basis for comparison across counties regardless of farm density.
| Rank | County | Total Payments | Avg $/Capita/Year | Records | Recipients | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sangamon County | $32,645M | $10,483.48 | 47,203 | 4,080 | 2010–2025 |
| 2 | Morgan County | $767M | $1,424.05 | 31,348 | 1,569 | 2010–2025 |
| 3 | Cook County | $561M | $6.80 | 15,724 | 3,106 | 2010–2025 |
| 4 | Mclean County | $423M | $154.07 | 69,494 | 4,294 | 2010–2025 |
| 5 | Iroquois County | $302M | $686.09 | 66,273 | 2,321 | 2010–2025 |
| 6 | Champaign County | $281M | $85.03 | 81,242 | 3,311 | 2010–2025 |
| 7 | Lasalle County | $268M | $152.41 | 66,545 | 2,538 | 2010–2025 |
| 8 | Livingston County | $261M | $449.03 | 58,491 | 2,320 | 2010–2025 |
| 9 | Henry County | $251M | $318.24 | 44,886 | 2,073 | 2010–2025 |
| 10 | Shelby County | $227M | $657.86 | 51,684 | 1,182 | 2010–2025 |
| 11 | Bureau County | $222M | $416.34 | 39,932 | 1,516 | 2010–2025 |
| 12 | Stephenson County | $214M | $298.62 | 38,947 | 1,029 | 2010–2025 |
| 13 | Vermilion County | $201M | $165.46 | 43,204 | 1,896 | 2010–2025 |
| 14 | Ogle County | $193M | $233.26 | 27,717 | 1,132 | 2010–2025 |
| 15 | Macon County | $185M | $109.51 | 32,639 | 2,835 | 2010–2025 |
| 16 | Dekalb County | $178M | $106.82 | 23,969 | 1,644 | 2010–2025 |
| 17 | Carroll County | $176M | $723.55 | 34,583 | 544 | 2010–2025 |
| 18 | Mercer County | $175M | $694.31 | 37,970 | 1,084 | 2010–2025 |
| 19 | Lee County | $173M | $314.21 | 27,528 | 952 | 2010–2025 |
| 20 | Whiteside County | $172M | $191.96 | 18,631 | 784 | 2010–2025 |
| 21 | Montgomery County | $171M | $374.12 | 39,630 | 1,669 | 2010–2025 |
| 22 | Macoupin County | $170M | $234.94 | 38,013 | 1,870 | 2010–2025 |
| 23 | Tazewell County | $170M | $80.22 | 45,263 | 1,917 | 2010–2025 |
| 24 | Christian County | $165M | $308.76 | 40,321 | 1,742 | 2010–2025 |
| 25 | Logan County | $164M | $357.38 | 33,323 | 1,460 | 2010–2025 |
| 26 | Hancock County | $161M | $565.32 | 34,421 | 1,230 | 2010–2025 |
| 27 | Adams County | $160M | $151.63 | 33,750 | 2,124 | 2010–2025 |
| 28 | Pike County | $158M | $653.86 | 31,895 | 1,032 | 2010–2025 |
| 29 | Wayne County | $158M | $609.70 | 54,367 | 655 | 2010–2025 |
| 30 | Clinton County | $155M | $260.96 | 38,212 | 1,396 | 2010–2025 |
| 31 | Knox County | $149M | $184.76 | 34,065 | 1,635 | 2010–2025 |
| 32 | Kankakee County | $148M | $84.62 | 26,370 | 1,918 | 2010–2025 |
| 33 | Edgar County | $143M | $521.10 | 31,510 | 1,291 | 2010–2025 |
| 34 | Washington County | $135M | $604.02 | 39,837 | 1,457 | 2010–2025 |
| 35 | Effingham County | $134M | $243.84 | 49,237 | 1,719 | 2010–2025 |
| 36 | Clay County | $134M | $631.37 | 57,896 | 611 | 2010–2025 |
| 37 | Fulton County | $133M | $242.76 | 31,962 | 1,080 | 2010–2025 |
| 38 | Madison County | $123M | $29.04 | 34,512 | 2,553 | 2010–2025 |
| 39 | Mcdonough County | $123M | $261.56 | 23,986 | 1,301 | 2010–2025 |
| 40 | Marion County | $121M | $199.58 | 36,716 | 1,099 | 2010–2025 |
| 41 | Peoria County | $120M | $40.93 | 31,057 | 2,667 | 2010–2025 |
| 42 | Kane County | $119M | $14.30 | 19,728 | 1,022 | 2010–2025 |
| 43 | Greene County | $116M | $582.66 | 33,588 | 1,011 | 2010–2025 |
| 44 | Mason County | $116M | $542.75 | 27,679 | 764 | 2010–2025 |
| 45 | Fayette County | $116M | $337.38 | 38,946 | 1,044 | 2010–2025 |
| 46 | Jo Daviess County | $114M | $324.41 | 20,535 | 865 | 2010–2025 |
| 47 | Coles County | $112M | $140.62 | 38,172 | 1,629 | 2010–2025 |
| 48 | Mchenry County | $112M | $22.55 | 23,301 | 764 | 2010–2025 |
| 49 | White County | $110M | $495.07 | 30,195 | 870 | 2010–2025 |
| 50 | St. Clair County | $108M | $26.00 | 33,421 | 2,505 | 2010–2025 |
| 51 | Woodford County | $107M | $173.75 | 22,175 | 1,177 | 2010–2025 |
| 52 | Richland County | $103M | $408.98 | 40,211 | 979 | 2010–2025 |
| 53 | Douglas County | $102M | $322.50 | 31,005 | 1,047 | 2010–2025 |
| 54 | Piatt County | $101M | $380.20 | 22,261 | 822 | 2010–2025 |
| 55 | Cumberland County | $101M | $595.05 | 43,458 | 543 | 2010–2025 |
| 56 | Henderson County | $100M | $954.78 | 23,898 | 445 | 2010–2025 |
| 57 | Will County | $97M | $8.80 | 20,286 | 1,408 | 2010–2025 |
| 58 | Kendall County | $94M | $45.33 | 21,288 | 726 | 2010–2025 |
| 59 | Marshall County | $94M | $499.02 | 27,661 | 543 | 2010–2025 |
| 60 | Crawford County | $92M | $304.96 | 36,675 | 1,227 | 2010–2025 |
| 61 | Hamilton County | $92M | $705.78 | 27,403 | 441 | 2010–2025 |
| 62 | Jersey County | $91M | $261.66 | 29,037 | 906 | 2010–2025 |
| 63 | Cass County | $90M | $440.09 | 20,472 | 667 | 2010–2025 |
| 64 | Warren County | $88M | $322.43 | 13,257 | 967 | 2010–2025 |
| 65 | Lawrence County | $86M | $344.21 | 28,833 | 558 | 2010–2025 |
| 66 | Jefferson County | $86M | $142.92 | 31,769 | 730 | 2010–2025 |
| 67 | Clark County | $86M | $340.84 | 34,743 | 998 | 2010–2025 |
| 68 | Jasper County | $85M | $557.50 | 24,344 | 1,321 | 2010–2025 |
| 69 | Franklin County | $81M | $131.75 | 24,474 | 323 | 2010–2025 |
| 70 | De Witt County | $80M | $316.68 | 23,642 | 982 | 2010–2025 |
| 71 | Union County | $77M | $283.66 | 16,809 | 236 | 2010–2025 |
| 72 | Stark County | $75M | $862.85 | 19,882 | 461 | 2010–2025 |
| 73 | Perry County | $74M | $220.37 | 31,824 | 468 | 2010–2025 |
| 74 | Gallatin County | $71M | $893.24 | 18,589 | 393 | 2010–2025 |
| 75 | Randolph County | $69M | $137.45 | 24,108 | 945 | 2010–2025 |
| 76 | Winnebago County | $69M | $15.07 | 6,598 | 1,364 | 2010–2025 |
| 77 | Menard County | $69M | $350.22 | 18,552 | 664 | 2010–2025 |
| 78 | Ford County | $69M | $316.79 | 12,594 | 956 | 2010–2025 |
| 79 | Schuyler County | $67M | $600.01 | 18,512 | 492 | 2010–2025 |
| 80 | Grundy County | $63M | $77.47 | 11,184 | 880 | 2010–2025 |
| 81 | Monroe County | $61M | $110.91 | 23,510 | 1,297 | 2010–2025 |
| 82 | Bond County | $60M | $222.00 | 14,940 | 926 | 2010–2025 |
| 83 | Moultrie County | $59M | $253.44 | 12,250 | 532 | 2010–2025 |
| 84 | Jackson County | $59M | $66.16 | 15,236 | 485 | 2010–2025 |
| 85 | Johnson County | $56M | $271.44 | 20,599 | 131 | 2010–2025 |
| 86 | Brown County | $52M | $493.62 | 13,000 | 410 | 2010–2025 |
| 87 | Rock Island County | $52M | $27.28 | 3,946 | 955 | 2010–2025 |
| 88 | Saline County | $43M | $113.25 | 9,511 | 645 | 2010–2025 |
| 89 | Boone County | $36M | $55.38 | 2,678 | 372 | 2010–2025 |
| 90 | Wabash County | $28M | $155.89 | 4,837 | 606 | 2010–2025 |
| 91 | Edwards County | $27M | $280.88 | 4,644 | 529 | 2010–2025 |
| 92 | Dupage County | $26M | $2.14 | 5,922 | 1,692 | 2010–2025 |
| 93 | Lake County | $25M | $2.21 | 2,613 | 718 | 2010–2025 |
| 94 | Williamson County | $25M | $23.13 | 1,603 | 264 | 2010–2025 |
| 95 | Scott County | $23M | $307.37 | 2,419 | 343 | 2010–2025 |
| 96 | Putnam County | $22M | $238.18 | 1,687 | 332 | 2010–2025 |
| 97 | Nevada County | $21M | — | 68 | 59 | 2010–2025 |
| 98 | Massac County | $19M | $86.72 | 2,028 | 185 | 2010–2025 |
| 99 | Calhoun County | $19M | $248.81 | 2,335 | 332 | 2010–2025 |
| 100 | Pope County | $15M | $258.90 | 4,448 | 42 | 2010–2025 |
| 101 | Alexander County | $14M | $164.11 | 999 | 126 | 2010–2025 |
| 102 | Pulaski County | $14M | $160.83 | 927 | 124 | 2010–2025 |
| 103 | Riverside County | $7M | — | 16 | 15 | 2010–2025 |
| 104 | Tuolumne County | $6M | — | 29 | 26 | 2010–2018 |
| 105 | San Bernardino County | $6M | — | 16 | 15 | 2010–2025 |
| 106 | Mendocino County | $5M | — | 15 | 14 | 2010–2025 |
| 107 | Fond Du Lac County | $4M | — | 11 | 9 | 2010–2018 |
| 108 | Tulare County | $4M | — | 14 | 13 | 2010–2025 |
| 109 | Hardin County | $4M | $65.84 | 299 | 43 | 2010–2025 |
| 110 | Humboldt County | $4M | — | 17 | 16 | 2011–2025 |
| 111 | Butte County | $3M | — | 3 | 3 | 2022–2025 |
| 112 | Siskiyou County | $3M | — | 11 | 10 | 2014–2024 |
| 113 | Fresno County | $3M | — | 25 | 15 | 2010–2018 |
| 114 | Raleigh County | $2M | — | 21 | 20 | 2016–2023 |
| 115 | Shawano County | $2M | — | 12 | 11 | 2010–2021 |
| 116 | Nicholas County | $2M | — | 24 | 22 | 2016–2025 |
| 117 | Imperial County | $2M | — | 7 | 6 | 2010–2017 |
| 118 | Mineral County | $2M | — | 12 | 11 | 2013–2024 |
| 119 | Aroostook County | $1M | — | 12 | 12 | 2011–2013 |
| 120 | Oxford County | $1M | — | 11 | 11 | 2011–2014 |
| 121 | Jay County | $1M | — | 28 | 21 | 2010–2025 |
| 122 | Orange County | $1M | — | 10 | 10 | 2010–2020 |
| 123 | Shawnee County | $1M | — | 1 | 1 | 2013–2013 |
| 124 | Webster County | $1M | — | 12 | 12 | 2011–2024 |
| 125 | Cabell County | $1M | — | 12 | 10 | 2013–2025 |
| 126 | Clearfield County | $1M | — | 9 | 8 | 2011–2015 |
| 127 | Evangeline County | $1M | — | 8 | 7 | 2010–2016 |
| 128 | St. Landry County | $1M | — | 6 | 6 | 2010–2016 |
| 129 | Ozaukee County | $1M | — | 13 | 7 | 2010–2018 |
| 130 | Dallas County | $1M | — | 4 | 2 | 2015–2017 |
| 131 | Martin County | $1M | — | 7 | 7 | 2010–2017 |
| 132 | Greenbrier County | $1M | — | 8 | 8 | 2016–2025 |
| 133 | Colusa County | $1M | — | 6 | 5 | 2010–2016 |
| 134 | Harris County | $1M | — | 3 | 2 | 2015–2016 |
| 135 | Waushara County | $1M | — | 20 | 12 | 2010–2025 |
| 136 | Waldo County | $1M | — | 4 | 4 | 2011–2013 |
| 137 | Lampasas County | $0M | — | 6 | 5 | 2014–2019 |
| 138 | Coryell County | $0M | — | 6 | 5 | 2015–2019 |
| 139 | Lassen County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2013–2013 |
| 140 | Somerset County | $0M | — | 4 | 4 | 2011–2014 |
| 141 | Freeborn County | $0M | — | 18 | 13 | 2012–2025 |
| 142 | Pocahontas County | $0M | — | 5 | 5 | 2018–2023 |
| 143 | Montezuma County | $0M | — | 6 | 5 | 2010–2016 |
| 144 | Wood County | $0M | — | 5 | 5 | 2012–2018 |
| 145 | Charlotte County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 146 | Penobscot County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 147 | Bee County | $0M | — | 11 | 8 | 2016–2019 |
| 148 | Oneida County | $0M | — | 10 | 9 | 2010–2018 |
| 149 | Fountain County | $0M | — | 21 | 8 | 2010–2020 |
| 150 | Vigo County | $0M | — | 9 | 5 | 2010–2023 |
| 151 | Kewaunee County | $0M | — | 7 | 7 | 2011–2021 |
| 152 | Bastrop County | $0M | — | 6 | 4 | 2016–2019 |
| 153 | Travis County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2017–2018 |
| 154 | Iowa County | $0M | — | 4 | 4 | 2010–2017 |
| 155 | Androscoggin County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 156 | Pemiscot County | $0M | — | 3 | 3 | 2010–2012 |
| 157 | New Madrid County | $0M | — | 10 | 8 | 2010–2012 |
| 158 | Arkansas County | $0M | — | 3 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 159 | Warrick County | $0M | — | 2 | 1 | 2021–2021 |
| 160 | Van Buren County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 161 | Benton County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 162 | Sullivan County | $0M | — | 3 | 3 | 2010–2012 |
| 163 | Vermillion County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 164 | El Dorado County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 165 | Walworth County | $0M | — | 4 | 3 | 2010–2012 |
| 166 | Lewis County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 167 | Barron County | $0M | — | 4 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 168 | Harmon County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 169 | Mesa County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 170 | Adair County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2010–2010 |
| 171 | Aransas County | $0M | — | 4 | 2 | 2016–2018 |
| 172 | Dunklin County | $0M | — | 3 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 173 | Green County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2010–2011 |
| 174 | Lincoln County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2010–2012 |
| 175 | Sherman County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 176 | Davis County | $0M | — | 3 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 177 | Crittenden County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 178 | Pawnee County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2011–2011 |
| 179 | Marquette County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 180 | Holmes County | $0M | — | 2 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 181 | Vernon County | $0M | — | 3 | 3 | 2010–2012 |
| 182 | Leflore County | $0M | — | 2 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 183 | Edmonson County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 184 | Winston County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 185 | Idaho County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 186 | Taylor County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 187 | Bourbon County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2010–2010 |
| 188 | Porter County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 189 | Palo Alto County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 190 | Humphreys County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 191 | Rock County | $0M | — | 3 | 2 | 2011–2011 |
| 192 | Saunders County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 193 | Marengo County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 194 | Lake Of The Woods County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 195 | Chariton County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 196 | Sheridan County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 197 | Keokuk County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 198 | Marathon County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 199 | Trinity County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 200 | St. Francois County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 201 | Stoddard County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 202 | Mississippi County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 203 | Morrow County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 204 | Boulder County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 205 | Chambers County | $0M | — | 2 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 206 | Cole County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 207 | Baldwin County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 208 | Barton County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 209 | Eau Claire County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 210 | Allamakee County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 211 | Haskell County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2010–2010 |
| 212 | Alger County | $0M | — | 2 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 213 | Choctaw County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 214 | Winona County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2010–2010 |
| 215 | Attala County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 216 | Louisa County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 217 | Maries County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 218 | Spotsylvania County | $0M | — | 2 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 219 | Lafayette County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 220 | Butler County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 221 | Fremont County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 222 | Chippewa County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 223 | Barren County | $0M | — | 3 | 3 | 2010–2012 |
| 224 | Mower County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 225 | Fauquier County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 226 | Beltrami County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 227 | Ontonagon County | $0M | — | 2 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 228 | Delta County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 229 | Yalobusha County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 230 | Terrell County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2010–2010 |
| 231 | Coosa County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 232 | Phillips County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 233 | Gibson County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 234 | Tippah County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 235 | Hubbard County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 236 | Prairie County | $0M | — | 3 | 3 | 2010–2012 |
| 237 | Orleans County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 238 | Iron County | $0M | — | 2 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 239 | Newaygo County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 240 | Lane County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 241 | Waupaca County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 242 | Sabine County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 243 | Rooks County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 244 | Olmsted County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 245 | Vilas County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 246 | Clayton County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 247 | Washtenaw County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 248 | Houghton County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |