Conservation payments in Graves County, Kentucky totaled $1.6 million in 2023
Counties in Graves County, Kentucky Receiving Total Conservation Programs payments, 2023
| Rank |
County |
Total Conservation Programs
2023 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Christian County, Kentucky | $3,603,384 | 12.7% | 12.7% |
| 2 | Logan County, Kentucky | $2,303,557 | 8.1% | 20.9% |
| 3 | Webster County, Kentucky | $2,021,730 | 7.1% | 28.0% |
| 4 | Graves County, Kentucky | $1,590,429 | 5.6% | 33.6% |
| 5 | Warren County, Kentucky | $1,465,806 | 5.2% | 38.8% |
| 6 | Hart County, Kentucky | $1,443,131 | 5.1% | 43.9% |
| 7 | Caldwell County, Kentucky | $1,118,307 | 3.9% | 47.8% |
| 8 | Todd County, Kentucky | $1,032,622 | 3.6% | 51.5% |
| 9 | Crittenden County, Kentucky | $873,960 | 3.1% | 54.6% |
| 10 | Hickman County, Kentucky | $801,138 | 2.8% | 57.4% |
| 11 | Trigg County, Kentucky | $771,430 | 2.7% | 60.1% |
| 12 | Union County, Kentucky | $753,792 | 2.7% | 62.8% |
| 13 | Green County, Kentucky | $709,839 | 2.5% | 65.3% |
| 14 | Hopkins County, Kentucky | $666,744 | 2.4% | 67.6% |
| 15 | Grayson County, Kentucky | $576,416 | 2.0% | 69.7% |
| 16 | Allen County, Kentucky | $566,481 | 2.0% | 71.7% |
| 17 | Muhlenberg County, Kentucky | $554,250 | 2.0% | 73.6% |
| 18 | Barren County, Kentucky | $531,792 | 1.9% | 75.5% |
| 19 | Calloway County, Kentucky | $531,579 | 1.9% | 77.4% |
| 20 | Taylor County, Kentucky | $496,636 | 1.8% | 79.1% |
| 21 | Butler County, Kentucky | $484,841 | 1.7% | 80.8% |
| 22 | Adair County, Kentucky | $424,763 | 1.5% | 82.3% |
| 23 | Henderson County, Kentucky | $388,303 | 1.4% | 83.7% |
| 24 | Livingston County, Kentucky | $371,548 | 1.3% | 85.0% |
| 25 | Fulton County, Kentucky | $345,350 | 1.2% | 86.3% |
| 26 | Breckinridge County, Kentucky | $342,736 | 1.2% | 87.5% |
| 27 | Marshall County, Kentucky | $332,197 | 1.2% | 88.6% |
| 28 | Edmonson County, Kentucky | $321,212 | 1.1% | 89.8% |
| 29 | Daviess County, Kentucky | $291,586 | 1.0% | 90.8% |
| 30 | McLean County, Kentucky | $270,933 | 1.0% | 91.8% |
| 31 | Simpson County, Kentucky | $259,367 | 0.9% | 92.7% |
| 32 | Carlisle County, Kentucky | $246,596 | 0.9% | 93.5% |
| 33 | Hardin County, Kentucky | $224,383 | 0.8% | 94.3% |
| 34 | Metcalfe County, Kentucky | $198,012 | 0.7% | 95.0% |
| 35 | Larue County, Kentucky | $176,098 | 0.6% | 95.7% |
| 36 | Hancock County, Kentucky | $172,381 | 0.6% | 96.3% |
| 37 | Ballard County, Kentucky | $153,875 | 0.5% | 96.8% |
| 38 | Ohio County, Kentucky | $124,145 | 0.4% | 97.2% |
| 39 | Russell County, Kentucky | $87,670 | 0.3% | 97.6% |
| 40 | Marion County, Kentucky | $77,336 | 0.3% | 97.8% |
| 41 | Shelby County, Kentucky | $76,984 | 0.3% | 98.1% |
| 42 | McCracken County, Kentucky | $68,793 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 43 | Meade County, Kentucky | $59,854 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 44 | Garrard County, Kentucky | $59,552 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 45 | Lyon County, Kentucky | $56,798 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 46 | Pulaski County, Kentucky | $40,192 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 47 | Casey County, Kentucky | $34,799 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 48 | Bourbon County, Kentucky | $29,929 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 49 | Monroe County, Kentucky | $25,795 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 50 | Washington County, Kentucky | $23,279 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 51 | Nelson County, Kentucky | $21,056 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 52 | Henry County, Kentucky | $19,078 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 53 | Wayne County, Kentucky | $13,134 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 54 | Boyle County, Kentucky | $11,945 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 55 | Clinton County, Kentucky | $10,111 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 56 | Clark County, Kentucky | $8,440 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 57 | Lincoln County, Kentucky | $7,577 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 58 | Fleming County, Kentucky | $7,343 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 59 | Bath County, Kentucky | $6,916 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 60 | Nicholas County, Kentucky | $6,818 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 61 | Trimble County, Kentucky | $5,994 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 62 | Woodford County, Kentucky | $5,761 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 63 | Harrison County, Kentucky | $2,818 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 64 | Mercer County, Kentucky | $2,331 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 65 | Bullitt County, Kentucky | $2,225 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 66 | Montgomery County, Kentucky | $1,752 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 67 | Fayette County, Kentucky | $1,624 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 68 | Oldham County, Kentucky | $1,037 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 69 | Boyd County, Kentucky | $833 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 70 | Kenton County, Kentucky | $552 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 71 | Jefferson County, Kentucky | $492 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 72 | Bracken County, Kentucky | $465 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 73 | Carter County, Kentucky | $439 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 74 | Madison County, Kentucky | $334 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 75 | Pendleton County, Kentucky | $298 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 76 | Magoffin County, Kentucky | $160 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 77 | Boone County, Kentucky | $149 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 78 | Floyd County, Kentucky | $54 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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