USDA subsidies in Winneshiek County, Iowa totaled $301 million from 1995-2012.
Total USDA - Subsidies in Winneshiek County, Iowa by county, 1995-2012
| Rank | County | Total USDA - Subsidies 1995-2012 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kossuth County, Iowa | $529,832,624 | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| 2 | Sioux County, Iowa | $402,876,991 | 1.6% | 3.7% |
| 3 | Fayette County, Iowa | $377,381,024 | 1.5% | 5.3% |
| 4 | Plymouth County, Iowa | $371,099,069 | 1.5% | 6.7% |
| 5 | Woodbury County, Iowa | $369,139,876 | 1.5% | 8.2% |
| 6 | Clinton County, Iowa | $364,429,273 | 1.5% | 9.7% |
| 7 | Pottawattamie County, Iowa | $357,017,654 | 1.4% | 11.1% |
| 8 | Webster County, Iowa | $349,503,299 | 1.4% | 12.5% |
| 9 | Tama County, Iowa | $349,143,799 | 1.4% | 13.9% |
| 10 | Benton County, Iowa | $344,989,943 | 1.4% | 15.3% |
| 11 | Delaware County, Iowa | $332,384,147 | 1.3% | 16.6% |
| 12 | Franklin County, Iowa | $330,778,071 | 1.3% | 18.0% |
| 13 | Wright County, Iowa | $330,347,597 | 1.3% | 19.3% |
| 14 | Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | $318,602,180 | 1.3% | 20.6% |
| 15 | Washington County, Iowa | $313,897,456 | 1.3% | 21.8% |
| 16 | Cedar County, Iowa | $313,561,609 | 1.3% | 23.1% |
| 17 | Clayton County, Iowa | $313,242,705 | 1.3% | 24.3% |
| 18 | Crawford County, Iowa | $310,523,548 | 1.2% | 25.6% |
| 19 | Hamilton County, Iowa | $310,236,907 | 1.2% | 26.8% |
| 20 | Keokuk County, Iowa | $308,838,580 | 1.2% | 28.1% |
| 21 | Jasper County, Iowa | $308,605,599 | 1.2% | 29.3% |
| 22 | Calhoun County, Iowa | $307,246,164 | 1.2% | 30.5% |
| 23 | Pocahontas County, Iowa | $304,620,728 | 1.2% | 31.8% |
| 24 | Hancock County, Iowa | $303,032,480 | 1.2% | 33.0% |
| 25 | Hardin County, Iowa | $301,668,384 | 1.2% | 34.2% |
| 26 | Winneshiek County, Iowa | $300,508,063 | 1.2% | 35.4% |
| 27 | Buchanan County, Iowa | $299,299,022 | 1.2% | 36.6% |
| 28 | Butler County, Iowa | $297,666,720 | 1.2% | 37.8% |
| 29 | Palo Alto County, Iowa | $291,344,297 | 1.2% | 39.0% |
| 30 | Buena Vista County, Iowa | $286,272,953 | 1.1% | 40.1% |
| 31 | Story County, Iowa | $282,165,461 | 1.1% | 41.2% |
| 32 | Sac County, Iowa | $281,929,602 | 1.1% | 42.4% |
| 33 | Marshall County, Iowa | $280,942,711 | 1.1% | 43.5% |
| 34 | Shelby County, Iowa | $280,351,862 | 1.1% | 44.6% |
| 35 | Greene County, Iowa | $278,590,253 | 1.1% | 45.7% |
| 36 | Carroll County, Iowa | $278,112,152 | 1.1% | 46.8% |
| 37 | Harrison County, Iowa | $276,734,886 | 1.1% | 48.0% |
| 38 | O'Brien County, Iowa | $276,505,321 | 1.1% | 49.1% |
| 39 | Monona County, Iowa | $275,514,418 | 1.1% | 50.2% |
| 40 | Clay County, Iowa | $274,009,203 | 1.1% | 51.3% |
| 41 | Grundy County, Iowa | $273,954,713 | 1.1% | 52.4% |
| 42 | Mahaska County, Iowa | $272,624,444 | 1.1% | 53.5% |
| 43 | Jones County, Iowa | $272,312,099 | 1.1% | 54.6% |
| 44 | Iowa County, Iowa | $271,502,897 | 1.1% | 55.6% |
| 45 | Floyd County, Iowa | $270,022,111 | 1.1% | 56.7% |
| 46 | Linn County, Iowa | $264,688,460 | 1.1% | 57.8% |
| 47 | Poweshiek County, Iowa | $262,632,252 | 1.1% | 58.8% |
| 48 | Boone County, Iowa | $256,543,109 | 1.0% | 59.9% |
| 49 | Chickasaw County, Iowa | $255,993,173 | 1.0% | 60.9% |
| 50 | Cherokee County, Iowa | $255,428,267 | 1.0% | 61.9% |
| 51 | Lyon County, Iowa | $254,273,573 | 1.0% | 62.9% |
| 52 | Black Hawk County, Iowa | $253,354,621 | 1.0% | 64.0% |
| 53 | Dubuque County, Iowa | $250,311,159 | 1.0% | 65.0% |
| 54 | Howard County, Iowa | $243,852,942 | 1.0% | 65.9% |
| 55 | Mitchell County, Iowa | $242,016,969 | 1.0% | 66.9% |
| 56 | Cass County, Iowa | $236,804,660 | 0.9% | 67.9% |
| 57 | Winnebago County, Iowa | $234,680,777 | 0.9% | 68.8% |
| 58 | Johnson County, Iowa | $233,166,977 | 0.9% | 69.7% |
| 59 | Humboldt County, Iowa | $232,939,725 | 0.9% | 70.7% |
| 60 | Guthrie County, Iowa | $232,098,662 | 0.9% | 71.6% |
| 61 | Dallas County, Iowa | $231,093,083 | 0.9% | 72.5% |
| 62 | Jackson County, Iowa | $230,851,289 | 0.9% | 73.5% |
| 63 | Fremont County, Iowa | $227,285,141 | 0.9% | 74.4% |
| 64 | Bremer County, Iowa | $224,145,073 | 0.9% | 75.3% |
| 65 | Audubon County, Iowa | $222,055,992 | 0.9% | 76.2% |
| 66 | Ida County, Iowa | $213,039,744 | 0.9% | 77.0% |
| 67 | Emmet County, Iowa | $209,819,455 | 0.8% | 77.8% |
| 68 | Scott County, Iowa | $209,010,372 | 0.8% | 78.7% |
| 69 | Henry County, Iowa | $208,796,261 | 0.8% | 79.5% |
| 70 | Adair County, Iowa | $207,667,165 | 0.8% | 80.4% |
| 71 | Worth County, Iowa | $207,190,279 | 0.8% | 81.2% |
| 72 | Page County, Iowa | $206,734,362 | 0.8% | 82.0% |
| 73 | Osceola County, Iowa | $203,066,753 | 0.8% | 82.8% |
| 74 | Iowa NRCS | $201,133,160 | 0.8% | 83.6% |
| 75 | Taylor County, Iowa | $196,241,208 | 0.8% | 84.4% |
| 76 | Muscatine County, Iowa | $194,990,706 | 0.8% | 85.2% |
| 77 | Allamakee County, Iowa | $189,876,047 | 0.8% | 86.0% |
| 78 | Jefferson County, Iowa | $187,682,956 | 0.8% | 86.7% |
| 79 | Louisa County, Iowa | $183,348,568 | 0.7% | 87.5% |
| 80 | Wayne County, Iowa | $179,505,174 | 0.7% | 88.2% |
| 81 | Marion County, Iowa | $178,611,922 | 0.7% | 88.9% |
| 82 | Montgomery County, Iowa | $175,721,060 | 0.7% | 89.6% |
| 83 | Mills County, Iowa | $174,189,606 | 0.7% | 90.3% |
| 84 | Warren County, Iowa | $172,024,068 | 0.7% | 91.0% |
| 85 | Dickinson County, Iowa | $163,007,253 | 0.7% | 91.6% |
| 86 | Ringgold County, Iowa | $163,003,486 | 0.7% | 92.3% |
| 87 | Lee County, Iowa | $160,943,777 | 0.6% | 92.9% |
| 88 | Polk County, Iowa | $160,517,227 | 0.6% | 93.6% |
| 89 | Adams County, Iowa | $152,476,514 | 0.6% | 94.2% |
| 90 | Madison County, Iowa | $148,950,955 | 0.6% | 94.8% |
| 91 | Des Moines County, Iowa | $148,785,765 | 0.6% | 95.4% |
| 92 | Wapello County, Iowa | $141,011,835 | 0.6% | 96.0% |
| 93 | Davis County, Iowa | $140,292,422 | 0.6% | 96.5% |
| 94 | Union County, Iowa | $135,427,573 | 0.5% | 97.1% |
| 95 | Van Buren County, Iowa | $129,229,344 | 0.5% | 97.6% |
| 96 | Decatur County, Iowa | $126,743,822 | 0.5% | 98.1% |
| 97 | Clarke County, Iowa | $117,497,043 | 0.5% | 98.6% |
| 98 | Appanoose County, Iowa | $110,308,174 | 0.4% | 99.0% |
| 99 | Lucas County, Iowa | $106,603,499 | 0.4% | 99.4% |
| 100 | Monroe County, Iowa | $103,418,696 | 0.4% | 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.
