Conservation Reserve Program payments in Hancock County, Indiana totaled $1.1 million from 1995-2012.
Counties in Hancock County, Indiana Receiving Conservation Reserve Program payments, 1995-2012
| Rank | County | Conservation Reserve Program 1995-2012 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Kalb County, Indiana | $37,757,335 | 5.5% | 5.5% |
| 2 | Montgomery County, Indiana | $26,707,000 | 3.9% | 9.3% |
| 3 | Starke County, Indiana | $24,919,152 | 3.6% | 12.9% |
| 4 | Steuben County, Indiana | $23,401,872 | 3.4% | 16.3% |
| 5 | Wayne County, Indiana | $19,113,457 | 2.8% | 19.1% |
| 6 | Putnam County, Indiana | $18,767,293 | 2.7% | 21.8% |
| 7 | Kosciusko County, Indiana | $18,374,077 | 2.7% | 24.5% |
| 8 | Wabash County, Indiana | $18,209,331 | 2.6% | 27.1% |
| 9 | Washington County, Indiana | $15,994,714 | 2.3% | 29.4% |
| 10 | Noble County, Indiana | $15,138,225 | 2.2% | 31.6% |
| 11 | Lawrence County, Indiana | $14,394,824 | 2.1% | 33.7% |
| 12 | Jay County, Indiana | $14,203,194 | 2.1% | 35.8% |
| 13 | Whitley County, Indiana | $13,546,484 | 2.0% | 37.7% |
| 14 | Miami County, Indiana | $13,541,454 | 2.0% | 39.7% |
| 15 | Pulaski County, Indiana | $12,558,902 | 1.8% | 41.5% |
| 16 | Allen County, Indiana | $12,502,300 | 1.8% | 43.3% |
| 17 | Orange County, Indiana | $12,167,279 | 1.8% | 45.1% |
| 18 | Decatur County, Indiana | $11,727,551 | 1.7% | 46.8% |
| 19 | Jackson County, Indiana | $11,321,808 | 1.6% | 48.4% |
| 20 | Ripley County, Indiana | $10,535,286 | 1.5% | 50.0% |
| 21 | Parke County, Indiana | $10,225,676 | 1.5% | 51.4% |
| 22 | Cass County, Indiana | $10,191,532 | 1.5% | 52.9% |
| 23 | Warren County, Indiana | $10,191,209 | 1.5% | 54.4% |
| 24 | Benton County, Indiana | $10,137,146 | 1.5% | 55.9% |
| 25 | Huntington County, Indiana | $10,104,890 | 1.5% | 57.3% |
| 26 | Bartholomew County, Indiana | $9,536,357 | 1.4% | 58.7% |
| 27 | Fountain County, Indiana | $9,212,247 | 1.3% | 60.0% |
| 28 | Randolph County, Indiana | $8,488,276 | 1.2% | 61.3% |
| 29 | Marshall County, Indiana | $7,916,258 | 1.1% | 62.4% |
| 30 | Harrison County, Indiana | $7,665,635 | 1.1% | 63.5% |
| 31 | Jennings County, Indiana | $7,559,189 | 1.1% | 64.6% |
| 32 | Jasper County, Indiana | $7,417,172 | 1.1% | 65.7% |
| 33 | La Porte County, Indiana | $7,395,755 | 1.1% | 66.8% |
| 34 | Adams County, Indiana | $7,349,319 | 1.1% | 67.8% |
| 35 | Fayette County, Indiana | $6,881,676 | 1.0% | 68.8% |
| 36 | Clay County, Indiana | $6,783,362 | 1.0% | 69.8% |
| 37 | Newton County, Indiana | $6,540,687 | 0.9% | 70.8% |
| 38 | Boone County, Indiana | $6,469,040 | 0.9% | 71.7% |
| 39 | Pike County, Indiana | $6,398,824 | 0.9% | 72.6% |
| 40 | Warrick County, Indiana | $6,146,641 | 0.9% | 73.5% |
| 41 | White County, Indiana | $6,070,630 | 0.9% | 74.4% |
| 42 | Owen County, Indiana | $6,061,752 | 0.9% | 75.3% |
| 43 | Spencer County, Indiana | $5,951,022 | 0.9% | 76.1% |
| 44 | Dubois County, Indiana | $5,858,907 | 0.8% | 77.0% |
| 45 | Daviess County, Indiana | $5,794,266 | 0.8% | 77.8% |
| 46 | Grant County, Indiana | $5,419,546 | 0.8% | 78.6% |
| 47 | Fulton County, Indiana | $5,367,250 | 0.8% | 79.4% |
| 48 | Carroll County, Indiana | $5,361,004 | 0.8% | 80.2% |
| 49 | Greene County, Indiana | $5,300,451 | 0.8% | 80.9% |
| 50 | Henry County, Indiana | $5,163,121 | 0.7% | 81.7% |
| 51 | Knox County, Indiana | $5,162,886 | 0.7% | 82.4% |
| 52 | Howard County, Indiana | $4,968,262 | 0.7% | 83.1% |
| 53 | Porter County, Indiana | $4,947,491 | 0.7% | 83.9% |
| 54 | Hendricks County, Indiana | $4,896,364 | 0.7% | 84.6% |
| 55 | Gibson County, Indiana | $4,868,255 | 0.7% | 85.3% |
| 56 | Clinton County, Indiana | $4,711,510 | 0.7% | 86.0% |
| 57 | Wells County, Indiana | $4,705,416 | 0.7% | 86.6% |
| 58 | Franklin County, Indiana | $4,693,165 | 0.7% | 87.3% |
| 59 | Delaware County, Indiana | $4,636,975 | 0.7% | 88.0% |
| 60 | Sullivan County, Indiana | $4,568,098 | 0.7% | 88.7% |
| 61 | Union County, Indiana | $4,325,405 | 0.6% | 89.3% |
| 62 | Rush County, Indiana | $4,309,466 | 0.6% | 89.9% |
| 63 | Tippecanoe County, Indiana | $4,270,515 | 0.6% | 90.5% |
| 64 | Scott County, Indiana | $4,050,591 | 0.6% | 91.1% |
| 65 | Madison County, Indiana | $3,851,911 | 0.6% | 91.7% |
| 66 | Johnson County, Indiana | $3,502,261 | 0.5% | 92.2% |
| 67 | Lake County, Indiana | $3,492,584 | 0.5% | 92.7% |
| 68 | Crawford County, Indiana | $3,445,945 | 0.5% | 93.2% |
| 69 | Saint Joseph County, Indiana | $3,389,109 | 0.5% | 93.7% |
| 70 | Posey County, Indiana | $3,304,145 | 0.5% | 94.2% |
| 71 | Lagrange County, Indiana | $3,297,975 | 0.5% | 94.6% |
| 72 | Blackford County, Indiana | $3,265,293 | 0.5% | 95.1% |
| 73 | Vigo County, Indiana | $3,204,842 | 0.5% | 95.6% |
| 74 | Morgan County, Indiana | $2,966,227 | 0.4% | 96.0% |
| 75 | Tipton County, Indiana | $2,791,206 | 0.4% | 96.4% |
| 76 | Shelby County, Indiana | $2,753,046 | 0.4% | 96.8% |
| 77 | Monroe County, Indiana | $2,498,365 | 0.4% | 97.2% |
| 78 | Vanderburgh County, Indiana | $2,465,889 | 0.4% | 97.5% |
| 79 | Perry County, Indiana | $2,461,605 | 0.4% | 97.9% |
| 80 | Clark County, Indiana | $2,163,838 | 0.3% | 98.2% |
| 81 | Vermillion County, Indiana | $2,095,464 | 0.3% | 98.5% |
| 82 | Martin County, Indiana | $1,932,631 | 0.3% | 98.8% |
| 83 | Elkhart County, Indiana | $1,334,233 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 84 | Jefferson County, Indiana | $1,329,069 | 0.2% | 99.2% |
| 85 | Hamilton County, Indiana | $1,302,926 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| 86 | Hancock County, Indiana | $1,074,452 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 87 | Switzerland County, Indiana | $1,050,973 | 0.2% | 99.7% |
| 88 | Dearborn County, Indiana | $764,420 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 89 | Floyd County, Indiana | $715,911 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 90 | Brown County, Indiana | $570,330 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 91 | Ohio County, Indiana | $294,464 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 92 | Marion County, Indiana | $33,745 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011and 2012 are incomplete due to missing data from USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service. In addition some payments made in 2010 were not assigned to recipients in the data received from NRCS. Those payments are also not included.
The information provided for the Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) provides an inaccurate picture of how WRP payments are distributed. USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service uses title companies as intermediaries to finalize wetlands easements under the Wetlands Reserve Program. As a result, the data provided to us shows large sums of money going to these title companies. In reality, the payments are ultimately distributed to landowners participating in the WRP.
Unfortunately, NRCS has not provided the data to show where these farms and wetlands are located or which farmers or landowners are enrolling in the program, so EWG is unable to allocate these large sums of money to individuals beyond the title companies. Therefore, these companies skew the conservation rankings and payment concentration, which EWG cannot avoid unless and until NRCS makes available the additional farm attribution data. Therefore, we have not included WRP payments in the 2011 or 2012 data update.
We have separated data on farm commodity, disaster and conservation payments in order to provide a more accurate picture of top recipients and concentration of payments among the three main categories of USDA programs.
Finally, EWG works hard to ensure the accuracy of the information it provides through its products and services, but obtains data for the Farm Subsidy Database from the U.S. Department of Agriculture pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. Therefore, EWG cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information USDA provides or any analysis based thereon. If you find an error or discrepancy on the site, please contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office to check its records before contacting EWG.
