Total Dairy Program payments in Iowa totaled $127 million from 1995-2011.
Counties in Iowa Receiving Total Dairy Program payments, 1995-2011
| Rank | County | Total Dairy Program 1995-2011 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dubuque County, Iowa | $16,411,314 | 13.0% | 13.0% |
| 2 | Winneshiek County, Iowa | $12,351,407 | 9.8% | 22.7% |
| 3 | Clayton County, Iowa | $12,063,627 | 9.5% | 32.2% |
| 4 | Delaware County, Iowa | $11,886,118 | 9.4% | 41.6% |
| 5 | Allamakee County, Iowa | $9,519,970 | 7.5% | 49.1% |
| 6 | Fayette County, Iowa | $8,691,379 | 6.9% | 56.0% |
| 7 | Sioux County, Iowa | $8,397,459 | 6.6% | 62.6% |
| 8 | Jackson County, Iowa | $3,705,128 | 2.9% | 65.6% |
| 9 | Bremer County, Iowa | $3,165,389 | 2.5% | 68.1% |
| 10 | Lyon County, Iowa | $2,921,863 | 2.3% | 70.4% |
| 11 | Chickasaw County, Iowa | $2,743,516 | 2.2% | 72.5% |
| 12 | Buchanan County, Iowa | $2,287,966 | 1.8% | 74.3% |
| 13 | Jones County, Iowa | $2,087,262 | 1.6% | 76.0% |
| 14 | Howard County, Iowa | $2,041,914 | 1.6% | 77.6% |
| 15 | Osceola County, Iowa | $1,518,849 | 1.2% | 78.8% |
| 16 | Clinton County, Iowa | $1,515,817 | 1.2% | 80.0% |
| 17 | Benton County, Iowa | $1,468,788 | 1.2% | 81.2% |
| 18 | Mitchell County, Iowa | $1,427,022 | 1.1% | 82.3% |
| 19 | Linn County, Iowa | $1,245,200 | 1.0% | 83.3% |
| 20 | Butler County, Iowa | $1,236,486 | 1.0% | 84.2% |
| 21 | Plymouth County, Iowa | $1,107,597 | 0.9% | 85.1% |
| 22 | Lee County, Iowa | $843,843 | 0.7% | 85.8% |
| 23 | Johnson County, Iowa | $757,307 | 0.6% | 86.4% |
| 24 | Iowa County, Iowa | $740,114 | 0.6% | 87.0% |
| 25 | Mahaska County, Iowa | $726,802 | 0.6% | 87.5% |
| 26 | Black Hawk County, Iowa | $716,279 | 0.6% | 88.1% |
| 27 | Floyd County, Iowa | $705,578 | 0.6% | 88.7% |
| 28 | O'Brien County, Iowa | $623,124 | 0.5% | 89.2% |
| 29 | Sac County, Iowa | $594,397 | 0.5% | 89.6% |
| 30 | Davis County, Iowa | $582,576 | 0.5% | 90.1% |
| 31 | Pocahontas County, Iowa | $545,989 | 0.4% | 90.5% |
| 32 | Scott County, Iowa | $508,219 | 0.4% | 90.9% |
| 33 | Jasper County, Iowa | $490,963 | 0.4% | 91.3% |
| 34 | Cedar County, Iowa | $472,582 | 0.4% | 91.7% |
| 35 | Cherokee County, Iowa | $465,810 | 0.4% | 92.0% |
| 36 | Tama County, Iowa | $453,142 | 0.4% | 92.4% |
| 37 | Van Buren County, Iowa | $432,035 | 0.3% | 92.7% |
| 38 | Grundy County, Iowa | $428,483 | 0.3% | 93.1% |
| 39 | Ida County, Iowa | $390,976 | 0.3% | 93.4% |
| 40 | Poweshiek County, Iowa | $388,595 | 0.3% | 93.7% |
| 41 | Monroe County, Iowa | $383,210 | 0.3% | 94.0% |
| 42 | Muscatine County, Iowa | $374,572 | 0.3% | 94.3% |
| 43 | Henry County, Iowa | $365,975 | 0.3% | 94.6% |
| 44 | Kossuth County, Iowa | $337,188 | 0.3% | 94.9% |
| 45 | Marion County, Iowa | $332,392 | 0.3% | 95.1% |
| 46 | Des Moines County, Iowa | $304,752 | 0.2% | 95.4% |
| 47 | Woodbury County, Iowa | $274,922 | 0.2% | 95.6% |
| 48 | Guthrie County, Iowa | $265,304 | 0.2% | 95.8% |
| 49 | Marshall County, Iowa | $263,163 | 0.2% | 96.0% |
| 50 | Shelby County, Iowa | $256,770 | 0.2% | 96.2% |
| 51 | Warren County, Iowa | $255,128 | 0.2% | 96.4% |
| 52 | Decatur County, Iowa | $241,732 | 0.2% | 96.6% |
| 53 | Washington County, Iowa | $213,021 | 0.2% | 96.8% |
| 54 | Keokuk County, Iowa | $208,268 | 0.2% | 96.9% |
| 55 | Worth County, Iowa | $204,091 | 0.2% | 97.1% |
| 56 | Winnebago County, Iowa | $199,007 | 0.2% | 97.2% |
| 57 | Dickinson County, Iowa | $188,885 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 58 | Webster County, Iowa | $184,722 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 59 | Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | $182,712 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 60 | Palo Alto County, Iowa | $176,310 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 61 | Hancock County, Iowa | $168,722 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 62 | Buena Vista County, Iowa | $166,462 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 63 | Wapello County, Iowa | $161,941 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 64 | Wayne County, Iowa | $158,543 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 65 | Franklin County, Iowa | $155,215 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 66 | Cass County, Iowa | $138,659 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 67 | Story County, Iowa | $130,053 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 68 | Pottawattamie County, Iowa | $127,007 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 69 | Montgomery County, Iowa | $123,362 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 70 | Carroll County, Iowa | $120,496 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 71 | Crawford County, Iowa | $111,250 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 72 | Jefferson County, Iowa | $104,516 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 73 | Hardin County, Iowa | $102,157 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 74 | Polk County, Iowa | $98,666 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 75 | Appanoose County, Iowa | $95,042 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 76 | Boone County, Iowa | $90,396 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 77 | Fremont County, Iowa | $78,561 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 78 | Adair County, Iowa | $67,114 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 79 | Humboldt County, Iowa | $66,192 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 80 | Taylor County, Iowa | $54,420 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 81 | Dallas County, Iowa | $50,337 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 82 | Audubon County, Iowa | $44,320 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 83 | Page County, Iowa | $42,488 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 84 | Union County, Iowa | $26,904 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 85 | Adams County, Iowa | $25,411 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 86 | Ringgold County, Iowa | $20,667 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 87 | Monona County, Iowa | $15,932 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 88 | Mills County, Iowa | $13,342 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 89 | Clarke County, Iowa | $11,337 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 90 | Lucas County, Iowa | $3,060 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 91 | Wright County, Iowa | $2,119 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 92 | Harrison County, Iowa | $547 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011 is 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 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.
