Corn Subsidies** in Plymouth County, Iowa totaled $8.4 million in 2010
Counties in Plymouth County, Iowa Receiving corn subsidies**, 2010
| Rank | County | Corn Subsidies** 2010 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kossuth County, Iowa | $12,527,344 | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| 2 | Clinton County, Iowa | $10,663,199 | 1.9% | 4.1% |
| 3 | Woodbury County, Iowa | $9,684,205 | 1.7% | 5.9% |
| 4 | Sioux County, Iowa | $9,042,012 | 1.6% | 7.5% |
| 5 | Buchanan County, Iowa | $8,695,271 | 1.6% | 9.0% |
| 6 | Fayette County, Iowa | $8,517,357 | 1.5% | 10.6% |
| 7 | Crawford County, Iowa | $8,479,765 | 1.5% | 12.1% |
| 8 | Plymouth County, Iowa | $8,449,285 | 1.5% | 13.6% |
| 9 | Benton County, Iowa | $8,430,604 | 1.5% | 15.1% |
| 10 | Cedar County, Iowa | $8,093,688 | 1.4% | 16.5% |
| 11 | Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | $8,040,057 | 1.4% | 18.0% |
| 12 | Tama County, Iowa | $8,035,713 | 1.4% | 19.4% |
| 13 | Pottawattamie County, Iowa | $7,815,737 | 1.4% | 20.8% |
| 14 | Hancock County, Iowa | $7,811,446 | 1.4% | 22.2% |
| 15 | Delaware County, Iowa | $7,799,212 | 1.4% | 23.6% |
| 16 | Franklin County, Iowa | $7,690,593 | 1.4% | 25.0% |
| 17 | Monona County, Iowa | $7,442,560 | 1.3% | 26.3% |
| 18 | Harrison County, Iowa | $7,309,093 | 1.3% | 27.6% |
| 19 | Hamilton County, Iowa | $7,263,335 | 1.3% | 28.9% |
| 20 | Hardin County, Iowa | $7,159,490 | 1.3% | 30.2% |
| 21 | Webster County, Iowa | $7,048,936 | 1.3% | 31.4% |
| 22 | Butler County, Iowa | $6,924,436 | 1.2% | 32.7% |
| 23 | Sac County, Iowa | $6,832,591 | 1.2% | 33.9% |
| 24 | Palo Alto County, Iowa | $6,826,932 | 1.2% | 35.1% |
| 25 | Jasper County, Iowa | $6,825,470 | 1.2% | 36.3% |
| 26 | Shelby County, Iowa | $6,789,677 | 1.2% | 37.6% |
| 27 | Pocahontas County, Iowa | $6,784,470 | 1.2% | 38.8% |
| 28 | Carroll County, Iowa | $6,776,365 | 1.2% | 40.0% |
| 29 | Washington County, Iowa | $6,654,454 | 1.2% | 41.2% |
| 30 | Buena Vista County, Iowa | $6,642,827 | 1.2% | 42.4% |
| 31 | Jones County, Iowa | $6,604,589 | 1.2% | 43.5% |
| 32 | Linn County, Iowa | $6,547,396 | 1.2% | 44.7% |
| 33 | Winneshiek County, Iowa | $6,501,057 | 1.2% | 45.9% |
| 34 | Black Hawk County, Iowa | $6,499,112 | 1.2% | 47.0% |
| 35 | Keokuk County, Iowa | $6,471,881 | 1.2% | 48.2% |
| 36 | Calhoun County, Iowa | $6,461,580 | 1.2% | 49.3% |
| 37 | Greene County, Iowa | $6,323,789 | 1.1% | 50.5% |
| 38 | Wright County, Iowa | $6,293,411 | 1.1% | 51.6% |
| 39 | Chickasaw County, Iowa | $6,114,207 | 1.1% | 52.7% |
| 40 | Grundy County, Iowa | $6,069,504 | 1.1% | 53.8% |
| 41 | Iowa County, Iowa | $6,034,453 | 1.1% | 54.9% |
| 42 | Scott County, Iowa | $5,945,292 | 1.1% | 55.9% |
| 43 | O'Brien County, Iowa | $5,869,105 | 1.0% | 57.0% |
| 44 | Boone County, Iowa | $5,830,922 | 1.0% | 58.0% |
| 45 | Fremont County, Iowa | $5,826,124 | 1.0% | 59.0% |
| 46 | Clayton County, Iowa | $5,819,628 | 1.0% | 60.1% |
| 47 | Floyd County, Iowa | $5,812,401 | 1.0% | 61.1% |
| 48 | Cherokee County, Iowa | $5,771,750 | 1.0% | 62.2% |
| 49 | Clay County, Iowa | $5,743,675 | 1.0% | 63.2% |
| 50 | Poweshiek County, Iowa | $5,616,872 | 1.0% | 64.2% |
| 51 | Winnebago County, Iowa | $5,590,767 | 1.0% | 65.2% |
| 52 | Marshall County, Iowa | $5,577,845 | 1.0% | 66.2% |
| 53 | Mahaska County, Iowa | $5,571,837 | 1.0% | 67.2% |
| 54 | Story County, Iowa | $5,545,962 | 1.0% | 68.2% |
| 55 | Cass County, Iowa | $5,418,018 | 1.0% | 69.1% |
| 56 | Dubuque County, Iowa | $5,406,696 | 1.0% | 70.1% |
| 57 | Bremer County, Iowa | $5,363,606 | 1.0% | 71.1% |
| 58 | Mitchell County, Iowa | $5,343,142 | 1.0% | 72.0% |
| 59 | Johnson County, Iowa | $5,256,049 | 0.9% | 73.0% |
| 60 | Jackson County, Iowa | $5,231,741 | 0.9% | 73.9% |
| 61 | Dallas County, Iowa | $5,176,625 | 0.9% | 74.8% |
| 62 | Howard County, Iowa | $5,135,820 | 0.9% | 75.7% |
| 63 | Worth County, Iowa | $5,092,836 | 0.9% | 76.6% |
| 64 | Ida County, Iowa | $4,953,789 | 0.9% | 77.5% |
| 65 | Lyon County, Iowa | $4,928,813 | 0.9% | 78.4% |
| 66 | Emmet County, Iowa | $4,793,878 | 0.9% | 79.3% |
| 67 | Page County, Iowa | $4,688,921 | 0.8% | 80.1% |
| 68 | Audubon County, Iowa | $4,586,675 | 0.8% | 80.9% |
| 69 | Henry County, Iowa | $4,566,001 | 0.8% | 81.7% |
| 70 | Mills County, Iowa | $4,541,763 | 0.8% | 82.5% |
| 71 | Adair County, Iowa | $4,302,025 | 0.8% | 83.3% |
| 72 | Muscatine County, Iowa | $4,286,727 | 0.8% | 84.1% |
| 73 | Osceola County, Iowa | $4,221,742 | 0.8% | 84.8% |
| 74 | Humboldt County, Iowa | $4,174,184 | 0.7% | 85.6% |
| 75 | Louisa County, Iowa | $4,145,778 | 0.7% | 86.3% |
| 76 | Montgomery County, Iowa | $4,107,929 | 0.7% | 87.1% |
| 77 | Guthrie County, Iowa | $4,088,830 | 0.7% | 87.8% |
| 78 | Des Moines County, Iowa | $3,888,768 | 0.7% | 88.5% |
| 79 | Jefferson County, Iowa | $3,798,921 | 0.7% | 89.2% |
| 80 | Warren County, Iowa | $3,766,367 | 0.7% | 89.8% |
| 81 | Lee County, Iowa | $3,674,187 | 0.7% | 90.5% |
| 82 | Wayne County, Iowa | $3,624,070 | 0.6% | 91.1% |
| 83 | Taylor County, Iowa | $3,622,768 | 0.6% | 91.8% |
| 84 | Marion County, Iowa | $3,604,533 | 0.6% | 92.4% |
| 85 | Polk County, Iowa | $3,530,826 | 0.6% | 93.1% |
| 86 | Allamakee County, Iowa | $3,431,230 | 0.6% | 93.7% |
| 87 | Dickinson County, Iowa | $3,348,897 | 0.6% | 94.3% |
| 88 | Madison County, Iowa | $3,324,854 | 0.6% | 94.9% |
| 89 | Adams County, Iowa | $3,224,813 | 0.6% | 95.4% |
| 90 | Wapello County, Iowa | $3,046,158 | 0.5% | 96.0% |
| 91 | Ringgold County, Iowa | $2,821,424 | 0.5% | 96.5% |
| 92 | Union County, Iowa | $2,729,520 | 0.5% | 97.0% |
| 93 | Clarke County, Iowa | $2,396,037 | 0.4% | 97.4% |
| 94 | Van Buren County, Iowa | $2,379,355 | 0.4% | 97.8% |
| 95 | Davis County, Iowa | $2,194,049 | 0.4% | 98.2% |
| 96 | Appanoose County, Iowa | $2,076,100 | 0.4% | 98.6% |
| 97 | Decatur County, Iowa | $1,999,053 | 0.4% | 99.0% |
| 98 | Monroe County, Iowa | $1,954,299 | 0.3% | 99.3% |
| 99 | Lucas County, Iowa | $1,904,397 | 0.3% | 99.6% |
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.
