Emergency Conservation Program payments in the United States totaled $53.8 million in 2012

Counties in the United States Receiving Emergency Conservation Program payments, 2012

Rank County Emergency Conservation Program
2012		Pct of
Total		Running
Percentage
1Mississippi County, Missouri$1,709,3943.2%3.2%
2Atchison County, Missouri$1,514,8612.8%6.0%
3Franklin County, Massachusetts$1,348,2222.5%8.5%
4Marshall County, Alabama$1,183,6552.2%10.7%
5Fremont County, Iowa$1,167,8892.2%12.9%
6Randolph County, Arkansas$1,076,4022.0%14.9%
7Dyer County, Tennessee$1,069,5702.0%16.9%
8Burt County, Nebraska$1,012,5301.9%18.7%
9DeKalb County, Alabama$898,0091.7%20.4%
10Washington County, Virginia$836,3561.6%22.0%
11Cass County, Nebraska$791,4271.5%23.4%
12Hawaii County, Hawaii$730,6681.4%24.8%
13Otoe County, Nebraska$673,1531.3%26.0%
14Monona County, Iowa$656,1431.2%27.3%
15Blount County, Alabama$639,2151.2%28.4%
16Faulkner County, Arkansas$605,4561.1%29.6%
17Washington County, Nebraska$592,9041.1%30.7%
18Bartow County, Georgia$574,5851.1%31.7%
19Jones County, North Carolina$572,5051.1%32.8%
20Sharp County, Arkansas$563,7081.0%33.8%
21Tipton County, Tennessee$561,2911.0%34.9%
22Aroostook County, Maine$534,5101.0%35.9%
23Windsor County, Vermont$532,8011.0%36.9%
24Holt County, Missouri$530,8931.0%37.9%
25Dixon County, Nebraska$512,3251.0%38.8%
26Nemaha County, Nebraska$507,8100.9%39.8%
27Schoharie County, New York$500,2570.9%40.7%
28Beaufort County, North Carolina$477,5050.9%41.6%
29Coke County, Texas$476,6150.9%42.5%
30Dakota County, Nebraska$469,9390.9%43.3%
31Johnson County, Arkansas$468,6550.9%44.2%
32Cullman County, Alabama$448,2950.8%45.0%
33Canadian County, Oklahoma$409,8290.8%45.8%
34Jeff Davis County, Texas$393,0960.7%46.5%
35New Madrid County, Missouri$378,3600.7%47.2%
36Leavenworth County, Kansas$372,0600.7%47.9%
37Nolan County, Texas$346,7420.6%48.6%
38Lawrence County, Arkansas$344,3570.6%49.2%
39Madison County, Alabama$334,1500.6%49.8%
40Lincoln County, New Mexico$333,2110.6%50.4%
41Jackson County, Alabama$327,7330.6%51.1%
4219156$327,0400.6%51.7%
43Gordon County, Georgia$324,7380.6%52.3%
44Doniphan County, Kansas$318,5620.6%52.9%
45Hidalgo County, Texas$296,1740.6%53.4%
46Dubuque County, Iowa$294,2940.5%53.9%
47Marion County, Alabama$285,2880.5%54.5%
48Carter County, Montana$280,9350.5%55.0%
49Calhoun County, Alabama$280,5670.5%55.5%
50Sac County, Iowa$280,5620.5%56.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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