Wheat Subsidies** in Iowa totaled $28.4 million from 1995-2011.
Counties in Iowa Receiving wheat subsidies**, 1995-2011
| Rank | County | Wheat Subsidies** 1995-2011 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee County, Iowa | $1,817,837 | 6.4% | 6.4% |
| 2 | Ringgold County, Iowa | $1,554,942 | 5.5% | 11.9% |
| 3 | Van Buren County, Iowa | $1,443,357 | 5.1% | 17.0% |
| 4 | Taylor County, Iowa | $1,270,146 | 4.5% | 21.4% |
| 5 | Davis County, Iowa | $1,079,474 | 3.8% | 25.3% |
| 6 | Page County, Iowa | $1,013,062 | 3.6% | 28.8% |
| 7 | Jefferson County, Iowa | $928,934 | 3.3% | 32.1% |
| 8 | Henry County, Iowa | $922,192 | 3.2% | 35.3% |
| 9 | Decatur County, Iowa | $893,407 | 3.1% | 38.5% |
| 10 | Des Moines County, Iowa | $845,521 | 3.0% | 41.5% |
| 11 | Pottawattamie County, Iowa | $793,363 | 2.8% | 44.3% |
| 12 | Keokuk County, Iowa | $768,950 | 2.7% | 47.0% |
| 13 | Montgomery County, Iowa | $758,432 | 2.7% | 49.7% |
| 14 | Fremont County, Iowa | $731,381 | 2.6% | 52.2% |
| 15 | Wayne County, Iowa | $681,217 | 2.4% | 54.6% |
| 16 | Washington County, Iowa | $637,339 | 2.2% | 56.9% |
| 17 | Appanoose County, Iowa | $625,814 | 2.2% | 59.1% |
| 18 | Mills County, Iowa | $599,281 | 2.1% | 61.2% |
| 19 | Union County, Iowa | $595,573 | 2.1% | 63.3% |
| 20 | Johnson County, Iowa | $587,115 | 2.1% | 65.4% |
| 21 | Cass County, Iowa | $524,158 | 1.8% | 67.2% |
| 22 | Jackson County, Iowa | $518,616 | 1.8% | 69.0% |
| 23 | Adams County, Iowa | $514,971 | 1.8% | 70.9% |
| 24 | Louisa County, Iowa | $471,842 | 1.7% | 72.5% |
| 25 | Clinton County, Iowa | $464,417 | 1.6% | 74.1% |
| 26 | Harrison County, Iowa | $438,028 | 1.5% | 75.7% |
| 27 | Marion County, Iowa | $407,698 | 1.4% | 77.1% |
| 28 | Guthrie County, Iowa | $402,749 | 1.4% | 78.5% |
| 29 | Monona County, Iowa | $366,779 | 1.3% | 79.8% |
| 30 | Warren County, Iowa | $357,940 | 1.3% | 81.1% |
| 31 | Wapello County, Iowa | $337,761 | 1.2% | 82.3% |
| 32 | Monroe County, Iowa | $337,754 | 1.2% | 83.5% |
| 33 | Clarke County, Iowa | $295,355 | 1.0% | 84.5% |
| 34 | Muscatine County, Iowa | $292,859 | 1.0% | 85.6% |
| 35 | Linn County, Iowa | $237,497 | 0.8% | 86.4% |
| 36 | Madison County, Iowa | $234,933 | 0.8% | 87.2% |
| 37 | Crawford County, Iowa | $210,368 | 0.7% | 88.0% |
| 38 | Iowa County, Iowa | $209,187 | 0.7% | 88.7% |
| 39 | Lucas County, Iowa | $202,117 | 0.7% | 89.4% |
| 40 | Adair County, Iowa | $187,442 | 0.7% | 90.1% |
| 41 | Woodbury County, Iowa | $185,903 | 0.7% | 90.7% |
| 42 | Jones County, Iowa | $152,937 | 0.5% | 91.3% |
| 43 | Plymouth County, Iowa | $143,623 | 0.5% | 91.8% |
| 44 | Delaware County, Iowa | $139,123 | 0.5% | 92.3% |
| 45 | Scott County, Iowa | $125,478 | 0.4% | 92.7% |
| 46 | Buchanan County, Iowa | $117,985 | 0.4% | 93.1% |
| 47 | Benton County, Iowa | $111,558 | 0.4% | 93.5% |
| 48 | Cedar County, Iowa | $109,957 | 0.4% | 93.9% |
| 49 | Sioux County, Iowa | $109,762 | 0.4% | 94.3% |
| 50 | Dallas County, Iowa | $99,713 | 0.4% | 94.6% |
| 51 | Audubon County, Iowa | $90,074 | 0.3% | 95.0% |
| 52 | Mitchell County, Iowa | $88,090 | 0.3% | 95.3% |
| 53 | Polk County, Iowa | $85,083 | 0.3% | 95.6% |
| 54 | Dubuque County, Iowa | $83,970 | 0.3% | 95.9% |
| 55 | Boone County, Iowa | $81,673 | 0.3% | 96.2% |
| 56 | Mahaska County, Iowa | $74,387 | 0.3% | 96.4% |
| 57 | Poweshiek County, Iowa | $70,284 | 0.2% | 96.7% |
| 58 | Clayton County, Iowa | $69,619 | 0.2% | 96.9% |
| 59 | Shelby County, Iowa | $68,343 | 0.2% | 97.1% |
| 60 | Winneshiek County, Iowa | $67,983 | 0.2% | 97.4% |
| 61 | Fayette County, Iowa | $64,326 | 0.2% | 97.6% |
| 62 | Franklin County, Iowa | $63,823 | 0.2% | 97.8% |
| 63 | Dickinson County, Iowa | $62,904 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 64 | Floyd County, Iowa | $57,066 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 65 | Tama County, Iowa | $56,100 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 66 | Black Hawk County, Iowa | $50,315 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 67 | Jasper County, Iowa | $45,925 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 68 | Osceola County, Iowa | $44,638 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 69 | Ida County, Iowa | $43,922 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 70 | Chickasaw County, Iowa | $39,147 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 71 | Butler County, Iowa | $38,031 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 72 | Winnebago County, Iowa | $36,020 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 73 | Howard County, Iowa | $32,840 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 74 | Story County, Iowa | $31,613 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 75 | Greene County, Iowa | $31,389 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 76 | Carroll County, Iowa | $30,667 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 77 | Marshall County, Iowa | $30,287 | 0.1% | 100.1% |
| 78 | Lyon County, Iowa | $26,303 | 0.1% | 100.2% |
| 79 | Allamakee County, Iowa | $24,132 | 0.1% | 100.2% |
| 80 | Sac County, Iowa | $23,765 | 0.1% | 100.3% |
| 81 | Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | $20,096 | 0.1% | 100.4% |
| 82 | Worth County, Iowa | $16,737 | 0.1% | 100.5% |
| 83 | Webster County, Iowa | $9,383 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 84 | Hardin County, Iowa | $9,282 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 85 | Palo Alto County, Iowa | $8,700 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 86 | Bremer County, Iowa | $8,681 | 0.0% | 100.6% |
| 87 | Hamilton County, Iowa | $7,215 | 0.0% | 100.6% |
| 88 | Clay County, Iowa | $6,717 | 0.0% | 100.6% |
| 89 | Grundy County, Iowa | $5,913 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 90 | Kossuth County, Iowa | $4,235 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 91 | Emmet County, Iowa | $3,604 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 92 | Hancock County, Iowa | $3,257 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 93 | Cherokee County, Iowa | $2,048 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 94 | Pocahontas County, Iowa | $1,927 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 95 | Humboldt County, Iowa | $476 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
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.
