Corn Subsidies** in Howard County, Iowa totaled $137 million from 1995-2012.
Counties in Howard County, Iowa Receiving corn subsidies**, 1995-2012
| Rank | County | Corn Subsidies** 1995-2012 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kossuth County, Iowa | $370,244,498 | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| 2 | Sioux County, Iowa | $277,440,341 | 1.8% | 4.2% |
| 3 | Clinton County, Iowa | $254,604,302 | 1.7% | 5.9% |
| 4 | Plymouth County, Iowa | $243,207,216 | 1.6% | 7.5% |
| 5 | Pottawattamie County, Iowa | $242,875,336 | 1.6% | 9.1% |
| 6 | Woodbury County, Iowa | $235,593,519 | 1.5% | 10.6% |
| 7 | Fayette County, Iowa | $232,874,117 | 1.5% | 12.1% |
| 8 | Webster County, Iowa | $229,035,585 | 1.5% | 13.6% |
| 9 | Franklin County, Iowa | $227,302,150 | 1.5% | 15.1% |
| 10 | Benton County, Iowa | $223,405,012 | 1.5% | 16.6% |
| 11 | Delaware County, Iowa | $223,138,027 | 1.5% | 18.0% |
| 12 | Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | $220,847,999 | 1.4% | 19.5% |
| 13 | Cedar County, Iowa | $215,923,324 | 1.4% | 20.9% |
| 14 | Buchanan County, Iowa | $215,333,337 | 1.4% | 22.3% |
| 15 | Tama County, Iowa | $214,067,724 | 1.4% | 23.7% |
| 16 | Wright County, Iowa | $213,476,803 | 1.4% | 25.1% |
| 17 | Hancock County, Iowa | $213,007,638 | 1.4% | 26.5% |
| 18 | Hamilton County, Iowa | $210,546,055 | 1.4% | 27.8% |
| 19 | Hardin County, Iowa | $210,496,811 | 1.4% | 29.2% |
| 20 | Pocahontas County, Iowa | $207,444,937 | 1.4% | 30.6% |
| 21 | Crawford County, Iowa | $206,891,438 | 1.4% | 31.9% |
| 22 | Jasper County, Iowa | $198,794,520 | 1.3% | 33.2% |
| 23 | Calhoun County, Iowa | $196,821,686 | 1.3% | 34.5% |
| 24 | Buena Vista County, Iowa | $195,634,689 | 1.3% | 35.8% |
| 25 | Palo Alto County, Iowa | $192,399,822 | 1.3% | 37.0% |
| 26 | Story County, Iowa | $191,674,005 | 1.3% | 38.3% |
| 27 | Shelby County, Iowa | $191,015,658 | 1.2% | 39.5% |
| 28 | Grundy County, Iowa | $190,991,362 | 1.2% | 40.8% |
| 29 | Sac County, Iowa | $187,338,932 | 1.2% | 42.0% |
| 30 | Butler County, Iowa | $187,266,569 | 1.2% | 43.2% |
| 31 | Carroll County, Iowa | $186,982,653 | 1.2% | 44.4% |
| 32 | Greene County, Iowa | $186,878,791 | 1.2% | 45.7% |
| 33 | O'Brien County, Iowa | $185,679,561 | 1.2% | 46.9% |
| 34 | Marshall County, Iowa | $184,368,496 | 1.2% | 48.1% |
| 35 | Monona County, Iowa | $183,683,637 | 1.2% | 49.3% |
| 36 | Jones County, Iowa | $183,243,299 | 1.2% | 50.5% |
| 37 | Harrison County, Iowa | $179,014,086 | 1.2% | 51.6% |
| 38 | Black Hawk County, Iowa | $176,623,530 | 1.2% | 52.8% |
| 39 | Clay County, Iowa | $176,553,529 | 1.2% | 54.0% |
| 40 | Cherokee County, Iowa | $175,197,474 | 1.1% | 55.1% |
| 41 | Linn County, Iowa | $173,886,658 | 1.1% | 56.2% |
| 42 | Boone County, Iowa | $172,066,383 | 1.1% | 57.4% |
| 43 | Lyon County, Iowa | $168,838,081 | 1.1% | 58.5% |
| 44 | Floyd County, Iowa | $167,525,563 | 1.1% | 59.6% |
| 45 | Clayton County, Iowa | $166,099,635 | 1.1% | 60.6% |
| 46 | Winneshiek County, Iowa | $165,120,618 | 1.1% | 61.7% |
| 47 | Washington County, Iowa | $164,997,107 | 1.1% | 62.8% |
| 48 | Mitchell County, Iowa | $163,768,965 | 1.1% | 63.9% |
| 49 | Chickasaw County, Iowa | $163,126,475 | 1.1% | 64.9% |
| 50 | Winnebago County, Iowa | $156,359,158 | 1.0% | 65.9% |
| 51 | Scott County, Iowa | $155,844,492 | 1.0% | 67.0% |
| 52 | Humboldt County, Iowa | $154,240,991 | 1.0% | 68.0% |
| 53 | Dallas County, Iowa | $154,185,552 | 1.0% | 69.0% |
| 54 | Poweshiek County, Iowa | $152,361,087 | 1.0% | 70.0% |
| 55 | Mahaska County, Iowa | $151,778,923 | 1.0% | 71.0% |
| 56 | Bremer County, Iowa | $150,200,078 | 1.0% | 71.9% |
| 57 | Keokuk County, Iowa | $150,052,713 | 1.0% | 72.9% |
| 58 | Iowa County, Iowa | $148,784,713 | 1.0% | 73.9% |
| 59 | Dubuque County, Iowa | $144,830,165 | 0.9% | 74.8% |
| 60 | Cass County, Iowa | $144,336,426 | 0.9% | 75.8% |
| 61 | Ida County, Iowa | $141,638,275 | 0.9% | 76.7% |
| 62 | Emmet County, Iowa | $140,884,720 | 0.9% | 77.6% |
| 63 | Johnson County, Iowa | $138,686,859 | 0.9% | 78.5% |
| 64 | Worth County, Iowa | $137,360,541 | 0.9% | 79.4% |
| 65 | Howard County, Iowa | $137,267,743 | 0.9% | 80.3% |
| 66 | Fremont County, Iowa | $135,063,219 | 0.9% | 81.2% |
| 67 | Osceola County, Iowa | $129,630,226 | 0.8% | 82.1% |
| 68 | Audubon County, Iowa | $126,154,769 | 0.8% | 82.9% |
| 69 | Guthrie County, Iowa | $123,304,899 | 0.8% | 83.7% |
| 70 | Jackson County, Iowa | $122,205,027 | 0.8% | 84.5% |
| 71 | Muscatine County, Iowa | $120,847,247 | 0.8% | 85.3% |
| 72 | Adair County, Iowa | $116,584,113 | 0.8% | 86.0% |
| 73 | Henry County, Iowa | $116,079,336 | 0.8% | 86.8% |
| 74 | Mills County, Iowa | $112,322,859 | 0.7% | 87.5% |
| 75 | Page County, Iowa | $110,895,056 | 0.7% | 88.3% |
| 76 | Louisa County, Iowa | $108,422,794 | 0.7% | 89.0% |
| 77 | Polk County, Iowa | $107,628,016 | 0.7% | 89.7% |
| 78 | Dickinson County, Iowa | $101,929,334 | 0.7% | 90.3% |
| 79 | Montgomery County, Iowa | $100,924,624 | 0.7% | 91.0% |
| 80 | Des Moines County, Iowa | $98,789,438 | 0.6% | 91.6% |
| 81 | Lee County, Iowa | $91,125,195 | 0.6% | 92.2% |
| 82 | Marion County, Iowa | $89,538,113 | 0.6% | 92.8% |
| 83 | Jefferson County, Iowa | $88,731,742 | 0.6% | 93.4% |
| 84 | Warren County, Iowa | $87,699,125 | 0.6% | 94.0% |
| 85 | Allamakee County, Iowa | $87,106,314 | 0.6% | 94.5% |
| 86 | Madison County, Iowa | $79,936,973 | 0.5% | 95.1% |
| 87 | Taylor County, Iowa | $77,022,870 | 0.5% | 95.6% |
| 88 | Adams County, Iowa | $73,554,810 | 0.5% | 96.0% |
| 89 | Wapello County, Iowa | $72,919,234 | 0.5% | 96.5% |
| 90 | Wayne County, Iowa | $70,414,633 | 0.5% | 97.0% |
| 91 | Union County, Iowa | $62,107,042 | 0.4% | 97.4% |
| 92 | Ringgold County, Iowa | $57,247,649 | 0.4% | 97.8% |
| 93 | Van Buren County, Iowa | $55,172,448 | 0.4% | 98.1% |
| 94 | Davis County, Iowa | $49,908,163 | 0.3% | 98.4% |
| 95 | Clarke County, Iowa | $48,945,536 | 0.3% | 98.8% |
| 96 | Decatur County, Iowa | $44,113,461 | 0.3% | 99.0% |
| 97 | Appanoose County, Iowa | $41,335,250 | 0.3% | 99.3% |
| 98 | Monroe County, Iowa | $40,497,496 | 0.3% | 99.6% |
| 99 | Lucas County, Iowa | $37,765,352 | 0.2% | 99.8% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011and 2012 are 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 or 2012 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.
