Conservation payments in Indiana totaled $43.0 million in 2012
Counties in Indiana Receiving Total Conservation Programs payments, 2012
| Rank |
County |
Total Conservation Programs
2012 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Montgomery County, Indiana | $2,037,031 | 4.7% | 4.7% |
| 2 | Starke County, Indiana | $1,971,432 | 4.6% | 9.3% |
| 3 | Putnam County, Indiana | $1,437,218 | 3.3% | 12.7% |
| 4 | De Kalb County, Indiana | $1,383,998 | 3.2% | 15.9% |
| 5 | Wabash County, Indiana | $1,145,617 | 2.7% | 18.6% |
| 6 | Parke County, Indiana | $1,012,452 | 2.4% | 20.9% |
| 7 | Pulaski County, Indiana | $977,781 | 2.3% | 23.2% |
| 8 | Huntington County, Indiana | $957,285 | 2.2% | 25.4% |
| 9 | Miami County, Indiana | $927,591 | 2.2% | 27.6% |
| 10 | Lawrence County, Indiana | $926,868 | 2.2% | 29.7% |
| 11 | Kosciusko County, Indiana | $921,979 | 2.1% | 31.9% |
| 12 | Decatur County, Indiana | $890,203 | 2.1% | 34.0% |
| 13 | Jackson County, Indiana | $830,483 | 1.9% | 35.9% |
| 14 | Wayne County, Indiana | $778,640 | 1.8% | 37.7% |
| 15 | Cass County, Indiana | $762,809 | 1.8% | 39.5% |
| 16 | Steuben County, Indiana | $747,558 | 1.7% | 41.2% |
| 17 | Benton County, Indiana | $739,329 | 1.7% | 42.9% |
| 18 | Washington County, Indiana | $732,100 | 1.7% | 44.7% |
| 19 | Warren County, Indiana | $726,027 | 1.7% | 46.3% |
| 20 | Johnson County, Indiana | $718,112 | 1.7% | 48.0% |
| 21 | Allen County, Indiana | $696,281 | 1.6% | 49.6% |
| 22 | Fountain County, Indiana | $695,677 | 1.6% | 51.3% |
| 23 | Orange County, Indiana | $650,562 | 1.5% | 52.8% |
| 24 | Ripley County, Indiana | $630,931 | 1.5% | 54.2% |
| 25 | Jasper County, Indiana | $614,135 | 1.4% | 55.7% |
| 26 | Noble County, Indiana | $610,602 | 1.4% | 57.1% |
| 27 | Jay County, Indiana | $596,834 | 1.4% | 58.5% |
| 28 | Fayette County, Indiana | $565,452 | 1.3% | 59.8% |
| 29 | Bartholomew County, Indiana | $561,443 | 1.3% | 61.1% |
| 30 | White County, Indiana | $530,192 | 1.2% | 62.3% |
| 31 | Marshall County, Indiana | $513,014 | 1.2% | 63.5% |
| 32 | Spencer County, Indiana | $450,893 | 1.0% | 64.6% |
| 33 | Adams County, Indiana | $449,833 | 1.0% | 65.6% |
| 34 | Howard County, Indiana | $440,782 | 1.0% | 66.7% |
| 35 | Carroll County, Indiana | $435,572 | 1.0% | 67.7% |
| 36 | Randolph County, Indiana | $426,448 | 1.0% | 68.7% |
| 37 | Fulton County, Indiana | $419,910 | 1.0% | 69.6% |
| 38 | Clay County, Indiana | $410,900 | 1.0% | 70.6% |
| 39 | Pike County, Indiana | $409,253 | 1.0% | 71.5% |
| 40 | La Porte County, Indiana | $403,875 | 0.9% | 72.5% |
| 41 | Jennings County, Indiana | $403,138 | 0.9% | 73.4% |
| 42 | Sullivan County, Indiana | $396,281 | 0.9% | 74.3% |
| 43 | Newton County, Indiana | $388,299 | 0.9% | 75.3% |
| 44 | Rush County, Indiana | $383,201 | 0.9% | 76.1% |
| 45 | Posey County, Indiana | $382,705 | 0.9% | 77.0% |
| 46 | Knox County, Indiana | $382,236 | 0.9% | 77.9% |
| 47 | Whitley County, Indiana | $370,970 | 0.9% | 78.8% |
| 48 | Wells County, Indiana | $357,140 | 0.8% | 79.6% |
| 49 | Boone County, Indiana | $353,462 | 0.8% | 80.4% |
| 50 | Greene County, Indiana | $347,725 | 0.8% | 81.3% |
| 51 | Delaware County, Indiana | $346,641 | 0.8% | 82.1% |
| 52 | Grant County, Indiana | $345,544 | 0.8% | 82.9% |
| 53 | Daviess County, Indiana | $338,481 | 0.8% | 83.7% |
| 54 | Harrison County, Indiana | $336,484 | 0.8% | 84.4% |
| 55 | Franklin County, Indiana | $324,838 | 0.8% | 85.2% |
| 56 | Warrick County, Indiana | $318,288 | 0.7% | 85.9% |
| 57 | Dubois County, Indiana | $316,433 | 0.7% | 86.7% |
| 58 | Owen County, Indiana | $303,729 | 0.7% | 87.4% |
| 59 | Porter County, Indiana | $302,782 | 0.7% | 88.1% |
| 60 | Madison County, Indiana | $275,543 | 0.6% | 88.7% |
| 61 | Tipton County, Indiana | $271,863 | 0.6% | 89.4% |
| 62 | Clinton County, Indiana | $270,184 | 0.6% | 90.0% |
| 63 | Lake County, Indiana | $266,809 | 0.6% | 90.6% |
| 64 | Tippecanoe County, Indiana | $241,779 | 0.6% | 91.2% |
| 65 | Vermillion County, Indiana | $239,060 | 0.6% | 91.7% |
| 66 | Henry County, Indiana | $231,653 | 0.5% | 92.3% |
| 67 | Scott County, Indiana | $230,734 | 0.5% | 92.8% |
| 68 | Gibson County, Indiana | $225,889 | 0.5% | 93.3% |
| 69 | Morgan County, Indiana | $219,739 | 0.5% | 93.8% |
| 70 | Union County, Indiana | $192,142 | 0.4% | 94.3% |
| 71 | Crawford County, Indiana | $189,212 | 0.4% | 94.7% |
| 72 | Saint Joseph County, Indiana | $184,046 | 0.4% | 95.2% |
| 73 | Hancock County, Indiana | $178,093 | 0.4% | 95.6% |
| 74 | Monroe County, Indiana | $168,637 | 0.4% | 96.0% |
| 75 | Vanderburgh County, Indiana | $154,733 | 0.4% | 96.3% |
| 76 | Vigo County, Indiana | $149,506 | 0.3% | 96.7% |
| 77 | Switzerland County, Indiana | $142,312 | 0.3% | 97.0% |
| 78 | Perry County, Indiana | $137,748 | 0.3% | 97.3% |
| 79 | Elkhart County, Indiana | $136,931 | 0.3% | 97.6% |
| 80 | Hendricks County, Indiana | $135,638 | 0.3% | 98.0% |
| 81 | Jefferson County, Indiana | $125,389 | 0.3% | 98.2% |
| 82 | Shelby County, Indiana | $123,904 | 0.3% | 98.5% |
| 83 | Lagrange County, Indiana | $118,184 | 0.3% | 98.8% |
| 84 | Hamilton County, Indiana | $115,485 | 0.3% | 99.1% |
| 85 | Blackford County, Indiana | $110,021 | 0.3% | 99.3% |
| 86 | Martin County, Indiana | $107,038 | 0.2% | 99.6% |
| 87 | Clark County, Indiana | $81,040 | 0.2% | 99.8% |
| 88 | Floyd County, Indiana | $35,733 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 89 | Brown County, Indiana | $24,922 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 90 | Dearborn County, Indiana | $22,396 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 91 | Ohio County, Indiana | $10,586 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 92 | Marion County, Indiana | $3,059 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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