Total Commodity Certificates payments in Dubuque County, Iowa totaled $17,090 from 1995-2011.
Counties in Dubuque County, Iowa Receiving Total Commodity Certificates payments, 1995-2011
| Rank | County | Total Commodity Certificates 1995-2011 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grundy County, Iowa | $2,782,771 | 10.1% | 10.1% |
| 2 | Hamilton County, Iowa | $1,554,579 | 5.7% | 15.8% |
| 3 | Crawford County, Iowa | $1,399,174 | 5.1% | 20.9% |
| 4 | Ida County, Iowa | $1,091,430 | 4.0% | 24.8% |
| 5 | Iowa County, Iowa | $1,055,206 | 3.8% | 28.7% |
| 6 | Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | $794,010 | 2.9% | 31.6% |
| 7 | Boone County, Iowa | $790,585 | 2.9% | 34.4% |
| 8 | Hardin County, Iowa | $784,498 | 2.9% | 37.3% |
| 9 | Butler County, Iowa | $734,180 | 2.7% | 40.0% |
| 10 | Pottawattamie County, Iowa | $695,714 | 2.5% | 42.5% |
| 11 | Buchanan County, Iowa | $682,190 | 2.5% | 45.0% |
| 12 | Dallas County, Iowa | $663,065 | 2.4% | 47.4% |
| 13 | Woodbury County, Iowa | $600,141 | 2.2% | 49.6% |
| 14 | Marshall County, Iowa | $533,823 | 1.9% | 51.5% |
| 15 | Wright County, Iowa | $531,667 | 1.9% | 53.5% |
| 16 | Sioux County, Iowa | $469,296 | 1.7% | 55.2% |
| 17 | Franklin County, Iowa | $465,592 | 1.7% | 56.9% |
| 18 | Story County, Iowa | $465,412 | 1.7% | 58.5% |
| 19 | Palo Alto County, Iowa | $434,999 | 1.6% | 60.1% |
| 20 | Benton County, Iowa | $405,544 | 1.5% | 61.6% |
| 21 | Carroll County, Iowa | $404,935 | 1.5% | 63.1% |
| 22 | Webster County, Iowa | $394,278 | 1.4% | 64.5% |
| 23 | Kossuth County, Iowa | $379,130 | 1.4% | 65.9% |
| 24 | Clay County, Iowa | $371,861 | 1.4% | 67.2% |
| 25 | Lyon County, Iowa | $366,455 | 1.3% | 68.6% |
| 26 | Cherokee County, Iowa | $364,754 | 1.3% | 69.9% |
| 27 | Adair County, Iowa | $363,996 | 1.3% | 71.2% |
| 28 | Sac County, Iowa | $350,132 | 1.3% | 72.5% |
| 29 | Monona County, Iowa | $343,851 | 1.3% | 73.8% |
| 30 | Winnebago County, Iowa | $338,807 | 1.2% | 75.0% |
| 31 | Polk County, Iowa | $315,080 | 1.1% | 76.1% |
| 32 | Harrison County, Iowa | $295,349 | 1.1% | 77.2% |
| 33 | Tama County, Iowa | $267,942 | 1.0% | 78.2% |
| 34 | Hancock County, Iowa | $241,196 | 0.9% | 79.1% |
| 35 | Black Hawk County, Iowa | $238,553 | 0.9% | 79.9% |
| 36 | Greene County, Iowa | $227,845 | 0.8% | 80.8% |
| 37 | Pocahontas County, Iowa | $224,359 | 0.8% | 81.6% |
| 38 | Jones County, Iowa | $223,360 | 0.8% | 82.4% |
| 39 | Humboldt County, Iowa | $221,198 | 0.8% | 83.2% |
| 40 | Clayton County, Iowa | $219,694 | 0.8% | 84.0% |
| 41 | Osceola County, Iowa | $214,890 | 0.8% | 84.8% |
| 42 | Calhoun County, Iowa | $196,988 | 0.7% | 85.5% |
| 43 | Poweshiek County, Iowa | $193,737 | 0.7% | 86.2% |
| 44 | Buena Vista County, Iowa | $189,666 | 0.7% | 86.9% |
| 45 | Audubon County, Iowa | $185,450 | 0.7% | 87.6% |
| 46 | Fayette County, Iowa | $180,933 | 0.7% | 88.2% |
| 47 | Delaware County, Iowa | $174,222 | 0.6% | 88.8% |
| 48 | Jasper County, Iowa | $156,486 | 0.6% | 89.4% |
| 49 | Union County, Iowa | $155,457 | 0.6% | 90.0% |
| 50 | Emmet County, Iowa | $153,898 | 0.6% | 90.5% |
| 51 | Guthrie County, Iowa | $153,010 | 0.6% | 91.1% |
| 52 | Worth County, Iowa | $144,878 | 0.5% | 91.6% |
| 53 | Plymouth County, Iowa | $138,493 | 0.5% | 92.1% |
| 54 | Cass County, Iowa | $126,489 | 0.5% | 92.6% |
| 55 | Adams County, Iowa | $123,780 | 0.5% | 93.0% |
| 56 | Shelby County, Iowa | $121,449 | 0.4% | 93.5% |
| 57 | Mitchell County, Iowa | $120,054 | 0.4% | 93.9% |
| 58 | Bremer County, Iowa | $119,265 | 0.4% | 94.4% |
| 59 | Fremont County, Iowa | $113,425 | 0.4% | 94.8% |
| 60 | Chickasaw County, Iowa | $110,411 | 0.4% | 95.2% |
| 61 | Winneshiek County, Iowa | $106,451 | 0.4% | 95.6% |
| 62 | Mills County, Iowa | $103,740 | 0.4% | 95.9% |
| 63 | Jefferson County, Iowa | $92,448 | 0.3% | 96.3% |
| 64 | Howard County, Iowa | $82,019 | 0.3% | 96.6% |
| 65 | Montgomery County, Iowa | $81,203 | 0.3% | 96.9% |
| 66 | Warren County, Iowa | $80,833 | 0.3% | 97.2% |
| 67 | Taylor County, Iowa | $80,400 | 0.3% | 97.4% |
| 68 | Floyd County, Iowa | $77,375 | 0.3% | 97.7% |
| 69 | Page County, Iowa | $64,948 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 70 | Dickinson County, Iowa | $57,336 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 71 | O'Brien County, Iowa | $56,919 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 72 | Henry County, Iowa | $53,420 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 73 | Keokuk County, Iowa | $51,085 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 74 | Wayne County, Iowa | $49,684 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 75 | Mahaska County, Iowa | $46,664 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 76 | Marion County, Iowa | $42,861 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| 77 | Linn County, Iowa | $23,324 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 78 | Muscatine County, Iowa | $18,432 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 79 | Dubuque County, Iowa | $17,090 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 80 | Cedar County, Iowa | $14,745 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 81 | Washington County, Iowa | $14,729 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 82 | Scott County, Iowa | $9,141 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 83 | Clinton County, Iowa | $8,262 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 84 | Wapello County, Iowa | $8,251 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 85 | Jackson County, Iowa | $7,564 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 86 | Davis County, Iowa | $3,509 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
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.
