Commodity subsidies in Van Buren County, Iowa totaled $1.6 million in 2011
Counties in Van Buren County, Iowa Receiving Commodity Payments, 2011
| Rank | County | Subtotal, Farming Subsidies 2011 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kossuth County, Iowa | $11,844,432 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2 | Sioux County, Iowa | $8,347,460 | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| 3 | Pottawattamie County, Iowa | $8,102,693 | 1.7% | 6.0% |
| 4 | Clinton County, Iowa | $7,612,066 | 1.6% | 7.6% |
| 5 | Plymouth County, Iowa | $7,566,136 | 1.6% | 9.2% |
| 6 | Benton County, Iowa | $7,529,946 | 1.6% | 10.8% |
| 7 | Woodbury County, Iowa | $7,373,244 | 1.6% | 12.4% |
| 8 | Webster County, Iowa | $7,198,856 | 1.5% | 13.9% |
| 9 | Fayette County, Iowa | $7,084,729 | 1.5% | 15.4% |
| 10 | Tama County, Iowa | $6,822,731 | 1.4% | 16.9% |
| 11 | Cedar County, Iowa | $6,716,153 | 1.4% | 18.3% |
| 12 | Franklin County, Iowa | $6,669,053 | 1.4% | 19.7% |
| 13 | Pocahontas County, Iowa | $6,551,663 | 1.4% | 21.1% |
| 14 | O'Brien County, Iowa | $6,511,392 | 1.4% | 22.5% |
| 15 | Hamilton County, Iowa | $6,460,921 | 1.4% | 23.9% |
| 16 | Hancock County, Iowa | $6,442,297 | 1.4% | 25.3% |
| 17 | Wright County, Iowa | $6,433,671 | 1.4% | 26.6% |
| 18 | Buchanan County, Iowa | $6,389,527 | 1.4% | 28.0% |
| 19 | Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | $6,280,021 | 1.3% | 29.3% |
| 20 | Buena Vista County, Iowa | $6,277,447 | 1.3% | 30.6% |
| 21 | Hardin County, Iowa | $6,274,967 | 1.3% | 32.0% |
| 22 | Jasper County, Iowa | $6,268,342 | 1.3% | 33.3% |
| 23 | Calhoun County, Iowa | $6,171,264 | 1.3% | 34.6% |
| 24 | Grundy County, Iowa | $6,108,070 | 1.3% | 35.9% |
| 25 | Crawford County, Iowa | $6,019,672 | 1.3% | 37.2% |
| 26 | Greene County, Iowa | $6,013,462 | 1.3% | 38.5% |
| 27 | Palo Alto County, Iowa | $5,986,941 | 1.3% | 39.8% |
| 28 | Delaware County, Iowa | $5,911,942 | 1.3% | 41.0% |
| 29 | Shelby County, Iowa | $5,857,601 | 1.2% | 42.3% |
| 30 | Carroll County, Iowa | $5,847,667 | 1.2% | 43.5% |
| 31 | Cherokee County, Iowa | $5,807,385 | 1.2% | 44.7% |
| 32 | Sac County, Iowa | $5,739,779 | 1.2% | 45.9% |
| 33 | Clay County, Iowa | $5,655,052 | 1.2% | 47.2% |
| 34 | Marshall County, Iowa | $5,605,825 | 1.2% | 48.3% |
| 35 | Black Hawk County, Iowa | $5,558,823 | 1.2% | 49.5% |
| 36 | Linn County, Iowa | $5,550,683 | 1.2% | 50.7% |
| 37 | Story County, Iowa | $5,495,018 | 1.2% | 51.9% |
| 38 | Jones County, Iowa | $5,437,274 | 1.2% | 53.0% |
| 39 | Lyon County, Iowa | $5,422,707 | 1.2% | 54.2% |
| 40 | Butler County, Iowa | $5,419,576 | 1.2% | 55.3% |
| 41 | Harrison County, Iowa | $5,351,286 | 1.1% | 56.5% |
| 42 | Monona County, Iowa | $5,288,931 | 1.1% | 57.6% |
| 43 | Boone County, Iowa | $5,245,341 | 1.1% | 58.7% |
| 44 | Washington County, Iowa | $5,225,699 | 1.1% | 59.8% |
| 45 | Floyd County, Iowa | $5,074,879 | 1.1% | 60.9% |
| 46 | Winneshiek County, Iowa | $5,013,769 | 1.1% | 62.0% |
| 47 | Chickasaw County, Iowa | $4,946,389 | 1.1% | 63.0% |
| 48 | Poweshiek County, Iowa | $4,915,211 | 1.0% | 64.1% |
| 49 | Winnebago County, Iowa | $4,899,215 | 1.0% | 65.1% |
| 50 | Clayton County, Iowa | $4,870,468 | 1.0% | 66.1% |
| 51 | Mitchell County, Iowa | $4,783,902 | 1.0% | 67.1% |
| 52 | Scott County, Iowa | $4,749,316 | 1.0% | 68.2% |
| 53 | Humboldt County, Iowa | $4,718,893 | 1.0% | 69.2% |
| 54 | Mahaska County, Iowa | $4,619,087 | 1.0% | 70.1% |
| 55 | Bremer County, Iowa | $4,542,583 | 1.0% | 71.1% |
| 56 | Dubuque County, Iowa | $4,532,169 | 1.0% | 72.1% |
| 57 | Emmet County, Iowa | $4,531,100 | 1.0% | 73.0% |
| 58 | Iowa County, Iowa | $4,525,374 | 1.0% | 74.0% |
| 59 | Dallas County, Iowa | $4,510,289 | 1.0% | 75.0% |
| 60 | Keokuk County, Iowa | $4,444,948 | 0.9% | 75.9% |
| 61 | Cass County, Iowa | $4,438,517 | 0.9% | 76.8% |
| 62 | Osceola County, Iowa | $4,379,399 | 0.9% | 77.8% |
| 63 | Ida County, Iowa | $4,367,211 | 0.9% | 78.7% |
| 64 | Worth County, Iowa | $4,310,390 | 0.9% | 79.6% |
| 65 | Johnson County, Iowa | $4,099,308 | 0.9% | 80.5% |
| 66 | Howard County, Iowa | $4,027,840 | 0.9% | 81.3% |
| 67 | Audubon County, Iowa | $3,996,821 | 0.8% | 82.2% |
| 68 | Fremont County, Iowa | $3,992,039 | 0.8% | 83.0% |
| 69 | Guthrie County, Iowa | $3,857,182 | 0.8% | 83.9% |
| 70 | Muscatine County, Iowa | $3,712,982 | 0.8% | 84.6% |
| 71 | Jackson County, Iowa | $3,684,717 | 0.8% | 85.4% |
| 72 | Henry County, Iowa | $3,535,656 | 0.8% | 86.2% |
| 73 | Adair County, Iowa | $3,477,756 | 0.7% | 86.9% |
| 74 | Mills County, Iowa | $3,471,373 | 0.7% | 87.7% |
| 75 | Page County, Iowa | $3,454,536 | 0.7% | 88.4% |
| 76 | Montgomery County, Iowa | $3,386,696 | 0.7% | 89.1% |
| 77 | Louisa County, Iowa | $3,266,802 | 0.7% | 89.8% |
| 78 | Dickinson County, Iowa | $3,181,913 | 0.7% | 90.5% |
| 79 | Des Moines County, Iowa | $3,137,756 | 0.7% | 91.2% |
| 80 | Polk County, Iowa | $3,053,597 | 0.6% | 91.8% |
| 81 | Marion County, Iowa | $2,915,657 | 0.6% | 92.4% |
| 82 | Lee County, Iowa | $2,774,048 | 0.6% | 93.0% |
| 83 | Allamakee County, Iowa | $2,754,639 | 0.6% | 93.6% |
| 84 | Jefferson County, Iowa | $2,704,255 | 0.6% | 94.2% |
| 85 | Madison County, Iowa | $2,487,566 | 0.5% | 94.7% |
| 86 | Warren County, Iowa | $2,486,395 | 0.5% | 95.2% |
| 87 | Taylor County, Iowa | $2,437,457 | 0.5% | 95.7% |
| 88 | Adams County, Iowa | $2,358,488 | 0.5% | 96.2% |
| 89 | Wapello County, Iowa | $2,355,626 | 0.5% | 96.7% |
| 90 | Wayne County, Iowa | $1,997,581 | 0.4% | 97.2% |
| 91 | Ringgold County, Iowa | $1,851,622 | 0.4% | 97.6% |
| 92 | Union County, Iowa | $1,848,584 | 0.4% | 98.0% |
| 93 | Davis County, Iowa | $1,682,581 | 0.4% | 98.3% |
| 94 | Van Buren County, Iowa | $1,590,748 | 0.3% | 98.7% |
| 95 | Clarke County, Iowa | $1,441,345 | 0.3% | 99.0% |
| 96 | Appanoose County, Iowa | $1,325,003 | 0.3% | 99.2% |
| 97 | Decatur County, Iowa | $1,314,823 | 0.3% | 99.5% |
| 98 | Monroe County, Iowa | $1,178,198 | 0.3% | 99.8% |
| 99 | Lucas County, Iowa | $1,078,241 | 0.2% | 100.0% |
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.
