| Rank |
County |
Conservation Reserve Program
2011 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Grant County, Wisconsin | $3,234,172 | 9.7% | 9.7% |
| 2 | Iowa County, Wisconsin | $2,980,211 | 9.0% | 18.7% |
| 3 | Lafayette County, Wisconsin | $2,520,307 | 7.6% | 26.3% |
| 4 | Dane County, Wisconsin | $2,130,716 | 6.4% | 32.7% |
| 5 | Green County, Wisconsin | $1,467,702 | 4.4% | 37.1% |
| 6 | Rock County, Wisconsin | $1,408,068 | 4.2% | 41.3% |
| 7 | Trempealeau County, Wisconsin | $1,387,722 | 4.2% | 45.5% |
| 8 | Richland County, Wisconsin | $1,177,922 | 3.5% | 49.1% |
| 9 | Eau Claire County, Wisconsin | $1,113,142 | 3.3% | 52.4% |
| 10 | Saint Croix County, Wisconsin | $978,540 | 2.9% | 55.3% |
| 11 | Sauk County, Wisconsin | $853,881 | 2.6% | 57.9% |
| 12 | Crawford County, Wisconsin | $849,364 | 2.6% | 60.5% |
| 13 | Dunn County, Wisconsin | $815,739 | 2.5% | 62.9% |
| 14 | Dodge County, Wisconsin | $801,694 | 2.4% | 65.3% |
| 15 | Monroe County, Wisconsin | $787,872 | 2.4% | 67.7% |
| 16 | Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin | $785,176 | 2.4% | 70.1% |
| 17 | Pierce County, Wisconsin | $760,555 | 2.3% | 72.4% |
| 18 | Columbia County, Wisconsin | $598,959 | 1.8% | 74.2% |
| 19 | Chippewa County, Wisconsin | $589,338 | 1.8% | 75.9% |
| 20 | Buffalo County, Wisconsin | $569,606 | 1.7% | 77.6% |
| 21 | Winnebago County, Wisconsin | $509,048 | 1.5% | 79.2% |
| 22 | Walworth County, Wisconsin | $474,428 | 1.4% | 80.6% |
| 23 | Juneau County, Wisconsin | $439,682 | 1.3% | 81.9% |
| 24 | Manitowoc County, Wisconsin | $428,997 | 1.3% | 83.2% |
| 25 | Jefferson County, Wisconsin | $421,402 | 1.3% | 84.5% |
| 26 | La Crosse County, Wisconsin | $363,937 | 1.1% | 85.6% |
| 27 | Polk County, Wisconsin | $349,069 | 1.1% | 86.6% |
| 28 | Vernon County, Wisconsin | $347,124 | 1.0% | 87.7% |
| 29 | Jackson County, Wisconsin | $346,997 | 1.0% | 88.7% |
| 30 | Green Lake County, Wisconsin | $312,840 | 0.9% | 89.7% |
| 31 | Pepin County, Wisconsin | $300,639 | 0.9% | 90.6% |
| 32 | Waupaca County, Wisconsin | $267,524 | 0.8% | 91.4% |
| 33 | Outagamie County, Wisconsin | $260,227 | 0.8% | 92.2% |
| 34 | Door County, Wisconsin | $259,549 | 0.8% | 92.9% |
| 35 | Kewaunee County, Wisconsin | $256,301 | 0.8% | 93.7% |
| 36 | Racine County, Wisconsin | $231,713 | 0.7% | 94.4% |
| 37 | Barron County, Wisconsin | $168,012 | 0.5% | 94.9% |
| 38 | Shawano County, Wisconsin | $163,816 | 0.5% | 95.4% |
| 39 | Sheboygan County, Wisconsin | $147,866 | 0.4% | 95.8% |
| 40 | Waukesha County, Wisconsin | $140,068 | 0.4% | 96.3% |
| 41 | Brown County, Wisconsin | $136,886 | 0.4% | 96.7% |
| 42 | Wood County, Wisconsin | $136,392 | 0.4% | 97.1% |
| 43 | Marquette County, Wisconsin | $130,088 | 0.4% | 97.5% |
| 44 | Kenosha County, Wisconsin | $125,320 | 0.4% | 97.9% |
| 45 | Ozaukee County, Wisconsin | $117,828 | 0.4% | 98.2% |
| 46 | Calumet County, Wisconsin | $106,877 | 0.3% | 98.5% |
| 47 | Portage County, Wisconsin | $86,285 | 0.3% | 98.8% |
| 48 | Washington County, Wisconsin | $73,779 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 49 | Marathon County, Wisconsin | $68,238 | 0.2% | 99.2% |
| 50 | Oconto County, Wisconsin | $60,419 | 0.2% | 99.4% |
| 51 | Adams County, Wisconsin | $58,797 | 0.2% | 99.6% |
| 52 | Clark County, Wisconsin | $39,802 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 53 | Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | $26,690 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 54 | Taylor County, Wisconsin | $19,038 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 55 | Waushara County, Wisconsin | $17,677 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 56 | Rusk County, Wisconsin | $13,034 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 57 | Marinette County, Wisconsin | $7,594 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 58 | Bayfield County, Wisconsin | $4,200 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 59 | Langlade County, Wisconsin | $3,048 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 60 | Washburn County, Wisconsin | $2,588 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 61 | Burnett County, Wisconsin | $2,303 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 62 | Florence County, Wisconsin | $859 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011 is 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 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.
