USDA subsidies in Iowa totaled $20.9 billion from 1995-2009.

Total USDA - Subsidies in Iowa by county, 1995-2009
Rank County Total USDA - Subsidies
1995-2009
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Kossuth County, Iowa$452,866,3192.2%2.2%
2Sioux County, Iowa$350,238,2231.7%3.8%
3Plymouth County, Iowa$318,498,6981.5%5.4%
4Fayette County, Iowa$314,515,4521.5%6.9%
5Woodbury County, Iowa$311,686,1971.5%8.3%
6Clinton County, Iowa$309,057,1781.5%9.8%
7Pottawattamie County, Iowa$308,043,2451.5%11.3%
8Webster County, Iowa$294,420,6901.4%12.7%
9Tama County, Iowa$294,204,0271.4%14.1%
10Benton County, Iowa$294,177,4881.4%15.5%
11Delaware County, Iowa$278,919,7891.3%16.8%
12Franklin County, Iowa$275,783,0461.3%18.2%
13Wright County, Iowa$275,174,2721.3%19.5%
14Cerro Gordo County, Iowa$268,585,1681.3%20.8%
15Cedar County, Iowa$267,486,6601.3%22.0%
16Crawford County, Iowa$264,226,1741.3%23.3%
17Clayton County, Iowa$263,116,8201.3%24.6%
18Jasper County, Iowa$261,944,3461.3%25.8%
19Pocahontas County, Iowa$261,164,3931.2%27.0%
20Calhoun County, Iowa$260,653,2391.2%28.3%
21Hamilton County, Iowa$257,429,2121.2%29.5%
22Washington County, Iowa$256,592,0491.2%30.7%
23Hancock County, Iowa$256,396,0841.2%32.0%
24Hardin County, Iowa$253,389,6781.2%33.2%
25Keokuk County, Iowa$251,638,5791.2%34.4%
26Buchanan County, Iowa$248,533,4161.2%35.6%
27Palo Alto County, Iowa$248,520,9181.2%36.8%
28Butler County, Iowa$248,436,8741.2%37.9%
29Winneshiek County, Iowa$248,312,1491.2%39.1%
30Buena Vista County, Iowa$245,892,3301.2%40.3%
31Marshall County, Iowa$241,346,0721.2%41.5%
32O'Brien County, Iowa$241,213,6551.2%42.6%
33Shelby County, Iowa$239,773,7551.1%43.8%
34Story County, Iowa$237,855,8341.1%44.9%
35Sac County, Iowa$237,814,4041.1%46.0%
36Carroll County, Iowa$236,915,4091.1%47.2%
37Grundy County, Iowa$236,632,4701.1%48.3%
38Greene County, Iowa$235,214,4291.1%49.4%
39Clay County, Iowa$234,923,9291.1%50.5%
40Monona County, Iowa$233,242,9981.1%51.6%
41Harrison County, Iowa$232,898,0861.1%52.8%
42Jones County, Iowa$229,108,6791.1%53.9%
43Iowa County, Iowa$226,009,8931.1%54.9%
44Linn County, Iowa$225,044,2581.1%56.0%
45Floyd County, Iowa$224,628,0031.1%57.1%
46Mahaska County, Iowa$223,862,0691.1%58.1%
47Lyon County, Iowa$221,933,2241.1%59.2%
48Poweshiek County, Iowa$221,805,8361.1%60.3%
49Cherokee County, Iowa$220,773,2131.1%61.3%
50Boone County, Iowa$214,242,5601.0%62.3%
51Black Hawk County, Iowa$213,591,1731.0%63.4%
52Chickasaw County, Iowa$212,888,2381.0%64.4%
53Dubuque County, Iowa$208,820,5981.0%65.4%
54Mitchell County, Iowa$205,555,2901.0%66.4%
55Howard County, Iowa$201,839,4341.0%67.3%
56Winnebago County, Iowa$201,800,9651.0%68.3%
57Cass County, Iowa$199,313,4201.0%69.2%
58Humboldt County, Iowa$198,559,3490.9%70.2%
59Johnson County, Iowa$195,728,0170.9%71.1%
60Dallas County, Iowa$195,077,9060.9%72.1%
61Guthrie County, Iowa$194,631,3660.9%73.0%
62Jackson County, Iowa$194,159,4750.9%73.9%
63Audubon County, Iowa$189,264,6980.9%74.8%
64Bremer County, Iowa$187,795,9930.9%75.7%
65Ida County, Iowa$183,784,6750.9%76.6%
66Fremont County, Iowa$182,743,1640.9%77.5%
67Emmet County, Iowa$179,536,7090.9%78.3%
68Scott County, Iowa$177,578,2790.8%79.2%
69Worth County, Iowa$176,204,0160.8%80.0%
70Osceola County, Iowa$175,854,2380.8%80.8%
71Adair County, Iowa$175,093,6620.8%81.7%
72Henry County, Iowa$171,203,4460.8%82.5%
73Page County, Iowa$168,186,1420.8%83.3%
74Muscatine County, Iowa$162,364,5620.8%84.1%
75Allamakee County, Iowa$160,468,4470.8%84.8%
76Taylor County, Iowa$158,473,2040.8%85.6%
77Louisa County, Iowa$152,858,3840.7%86.3%
78Jefferson County, Iowa$151,168,0880.7%87.1%
79Montgomery County, Iowa$144,665,8650.7%87.7%
80Mills County, Iowa$143,272,5030.7%88.4%
81Marion County, Iowa$142,430,0400.7%89.1%
82Wayne County, Iowa$141,973,5260.7%89.8%
83Dickinson County, Iowa$139,178,9380.7%90.5%
84Warren County, Iowa$137,635,4780.7%91.1%
85Lee County, Iowa$134,083,1210.6%91.7%
86Polk County, Iowa$133,773,3760.6%92.4%
87Ringgold County, Iowa$130,838,2770.6%93.0%
88Adams County, Iowa$124,954,9150.6%93.6%
89Des Moines County, Iowa$124,789,5640.6%94.2%
90Madison County, Iowa$119,353,8740.6%94.8%
91Davis County, Iowa$115,501,7780.6%95.3%
92Wapello County, Iowa$113,806,8370.5%95.9%
93Union County, Iowa$108,764,4570.5%96.4%
94Van Buren County, Iowa$103,839,9380.5%96.9%
95Decatur County, Iowa$99,045,8760.5%97.4%
96Clarke County, Iowa$92,665,2800.4%97.8%
97Appanoose County, Iowa$86,756,8830.4%98.2%
98Lucas County, Iowa$85,562,8480.4%98.6%
99Monroe County, Iowa$79,569,1590.4%99.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

NOTE: Data for 2009 was not available for the following programs administered by NRCS: Environmental Quality Initiative Program (EQIP), Conservation Security Program (CSP), Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP), and Farmland Protection Program (FPP). The data for these programs will be incorporated after the data is received.