Commodity subsidies in Hamilton County, Iowa totaled $216 million from 1995-2011.
Counties in Hamilton County, Iowa Receiving Commodity Payments, 1995-2011
| Rank | County | Subtotal, Farming Subsidies 1995-2011 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kossuth County, Iowa | $392,896,882 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2 | Sioux County, Iowa | $308,817,007 | 1.9% | 4.4% |
| 3 | Pottawattamie County, Iowa | $277,656,966 | 1.7% | 6.1% |
| 4 | Plymouth County, Iowa | $254,930,358 | 1.6% | 7.7% |
| 5 | Fayette County, Iowa | $250,338,910 | 1.6% | 9.3% |
| 6 | Webster County, Iowa | $250,067,496 | 1.6% | 10.9% |
| 7 | Clinton County, Iowa | $245,201,055 | 1.5% | 12.4% |
| 8 | Benton County, Iowa | $242,376,836 | 1.5% | 13.9% |
| 9 | Franklin County, Iowa | $232,872,597 | 1.5% | 15.4% |
| 10 | Delaware County, Iowa | $229,825,647 | 1.4% | 16.8% |
| 11 | Woodbury County, Iowa | $227,802,334 | 1.4% | 18.3% |
| 12 | Wright County, Iowa | $226,584,510 | 1.4% | 19.7% |
| 13 | Pocahontas County, Iowa | $225,745,478 | 1.4% | 21.1% |
| 14 | Tama County, Iowa | $224,325,287 | 1.4% | 22.5% |
| 15 | Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | $220,553,987 | 1.4% | 23.9% |
| 16 | Cedar County, Iowa | $220,046,128 | 1.4% | 25.3% |
| 17 | Hardin County, Iowa | $218,822,895 | 1.4% | 26.6% |
| 18 | O'Brien County, Iowa | $218,304,329 | 1.4% | 28.0% |
| 19 | Hancock County, Iowa | $218,214,579 | 1.4% | 29.4% |
| 20 | Buchanan County, Iowa | $216,733,673 | 1.4% | 30.7% |
| 21 | Hamilton County, Iowa | $215,781,810 | 1.4% | 32.1% |
| 22 | Grundy County, Iowa | $213,586,642 | 1.3% | 33.4% |
| 23 | Buena Vista County, Iowa | $211,997,721 | 1.3% | 34.8% |
| 24 | Calhoun County, Iowa | $211,558,662 | 1.3% | 36.1% |
| 25 | Jasper County, Iowa | $210,704,390 | 1.3% | 37.4% |
| 26 | Palo Alto County, Iowa | $204,024,357 | 1.3% | 38.7% |
| 27 | Story County, Iowa | $203,724,721 | 1.3% | 40.0% |
| 28 | Crawford County, Iowa | $203,552,277 | 1.3% | 41.2% |
| 29 | Greene County, Iowa | $200,129,662 | 1.3% | 42.5% |
| 30 | Marshall County, Iowa | $197,930,413 | 1.2% | 43.7% |
| 31 | Shelby County, Iowa | $196,927,286 | 1.2% | 45.0% |
| 32 | Carroll County, Iowa | $196,513,237 | 1.2% | 46.2% |
| 33 | Clay County, Iowa | $196,250,104 | 1.2% | 47.4% |
| 34 | Lyon County, Iowa | $193,964,731 | 1.2% | 48.7% |
| 35 | Butler County, Iowa | $193,193,231 | 1.2% | 49.9% |
| 36 | Sac County, Iowa | $192,563,717 | 1.2% | 51.1% |
| 37 | Cherokee County, Iowa | $191,991,786 | 1.2% | 52.3% |
| 38 | Black Hawk County, Iowa | $186,474,023 | 1.2% | 53.4% |
| 39 | Jones County, Iowa | $184,199,266 | 1.2% | 54.6% |
| 40 | Linn County, Iowa | $183,128,393 | 1.1% | 55.8% |
| 41 | Boone County, Iowa | $182,421,113 | 1.1% | 56.9% |
| 42 | Harrison County, Iowa | $180,946,162 | 1.1% | 58.0% |
| 43 | Monona County, Iowa | $180,886,638 | 1.1% | 59.2% |
| 44 | Winneshiek County, Iowa | $176,790,361 | 1.1% | 60.3% |
| 45 | Clayton County, Iowa | $176,378,587 | 1.1% | 61.4% |
| 46 | Floyd County, Iowa | $175,799,081 | 1.1% | 62.5% |
| 47 | Humboldt County, Iowa | $171,627,508 | 1.1% | 63.6% |
| 48 | Chickasaw County, Iowa | $169,494,713 | 1.1% | 64.6% |
| 49 | Mitchell County, Iowa | $168,852,037 | 1.1% | 65.7% |
| 50 | Washington County, Iowa | $163,587,742 | 1.0% | 66.7% |
| 51 | Winnebago County, Iowa | $162,672,016 | 1.0% | 67.7% |
| 52 | Bremer County, Iowa | $161,682,432 | 1.0% | 68.7% |
| 53 | Dallas County, Iowa | $161,179,706 | 1.0% | 69.7% |
| 54 | Poweshiek County, Iowa | $160,805,130 | 1.0% | 70.8% |
| 55 | Dubuque County, Iowa | $157,913,206 | 1.0% | 71.7% |
| 56 | Scott County, Iowa | $157,597,268 | 1.0% | 72.7% |
| 57 | Mahaska County, Iowa | $155,538,767 | 1.0% | 73.7% |
| 58 | Emmet County, Iowa | $151,929,930 | 1.0% | 74.7% |
| 59 | Osceola County, Iowa | $150,276,239 | 0.9% | 75.6% |
| 60 | Cass County, Iowa | $149,241,609 | 0.9% | 76.5% |
| 61 | Iowa County, Iowa | $147,718,837 | 0.9% | 77.5% |
| 62 | Ida County, Iowa | $145,975,373 | 0.9% | 78.4% |
| 63 | Keokuk County, Iowa | $142,655,635 | 0.9% | 79.3% |
| 64 | Worth County, Iowa | $142,415,507 | 0.9% | 80.2% |
| 65 | Johnson County, Iowa | $139,579,830 | 0.9% | 81.0% |
| 66 | Howard County, Iowa | $139,532,775 | 0.9% | 81.9% |
| 67 | Fremont County, Iowa | $133,064,592 | 0.8% | 82.8% |
| 68 | Audubon County, Iowa | $132,080,507 | 0.8% | 83.6% |
| 69 | Guthrie County, Iowa | $128,349,647 | 0.8% | 84.4% |
| 70 | Adair County, Iowa | $124,176,707 | 0.8% | 85.2% |
| 71 | Muscatine County, Iowa | $121,560,974 | 0.8% | 85.9% |
| 72 | Jackson County, Iowa | $117,834,361 | 0.7% | 86.7% |
| 73 | Henry County, Iowa | $116,718,019 | 0.7% | 87.4% |
| 74 | Page County, Iowa | $114,468,902 | 0.7% | 88.1% |
| 75 | Mills County, Iowa | $114,457,687 | 0.7% | 88.8% |
| 76 | Polk County, Iowa | $114,113,925 | 0.7% | 89.6% |
| 77 | Dickinson County, Iowa | $110,383,145 | 0.7% | 90.2% |
| 78 | Louisa County, Iowa | $107,907,844 | 0.7% | 90.9% |
| 79 | Montgomery County, Iowa | $107,045,214 | 0.7% | 91.6% |
| 80 | Des Moines County, Iowa | $102,616,333 | 0.6% | 92.2% |
| 81 | Allamakee County, Iowa | $96,735,245 | 0.6% | 92.8% |
| 82 | Lee County, Iowa | $93,321,231 | 0.6% | 93.4% |
| 83 | Marion County, Iowa | $92,858,843 | 0.6% | 94.0% |
| 84 | Warren County, Iowa | $86,094,390 | 0.5% | 94.6% |
| 85 | Jefferson County, Iowa | $84,803,465 | 0.5% | 95.1% |
| 86 | Madison County, Iowa | $81,356,024 | 0.5% | 95.6% |
| 87 | Adams County, Iowa | $75,175,351 | 0.5% | 96.1% |
| 88 | Taylor County, Iowa | $74,467,662 | 0.5% | 96.5% |
| 89 | Wapello County, Iowa | $73,174,540 | 0.5% | 97.0% |
| 90 | Wayne County, Iowa | $63,406,307 | 0.4% | 97.4% |
| 91 | Union County, Iowa | $60,483,844 | 0.4% | 97.8% |
| 92 | Ringgold County, Iowa | $54,284,377 | 0.3% | 98.1% |
| 93 | Van Buren County, Iowa | $54,042,648 | 0.3% | 98.4% |
| 94 | Davis County, Iowa | $50,727,130 | 0.3% | 98.8% |
| 95 | Clarke County, Iowa | $44,111,969 | 0.3% | 99.0% |
| 96 | Decatur County, Iowa | $42,836,566 | 0.3% | 99.3% |
| 97 | Appanoose County, Iowa | $39,664,243 | 0.2% | 99.6% |
| 98 | Monroe County, Iowa | $37,199,940 | 0.2% | 99.8% |
| 99 | Lucas County, Iowa | $33,280,609 | 0.2% | 100.0% |
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.
