Emergency Conservation Program payments in the United States totaled $30.3 million in 2016

Counties in the United States Receiving Emergency Conservation Program payments, 2016

Rank County Emergency Conservation Program
2016		Pct of
Total		Running
Percentage
1Hawaii County, Hawaii$1,643,0715.4%5.4%
2Okanogan County, Washington$1,637,3925.4%10.8%
3Saline County, Nebraska$1,306,9094.3%15.1%
4Jefferson County, Nebraska$815,9642.7%17.8%
5Lancaster County, Nebraska$756,3502.5%20.3%
629193$625,0022.1%22.4%
7Cumberland County, Tennessee$599,6072.0%24.3%
8Gage County, Nebraska$597,5332.0%26.3%
9Coffee County, Alabama$597,4122.0%28.3%
10Barbour County, Alabama$583,2941.9%30.2%
11Thayer County, Nebraska$528,4251.7%31.9%
12Fall River County, South Dakota$494,5091.6%33.6%
13Lawrence County, Missouri$479,2841.6%35.1%
14Lake County, California$463,8971.5%36.7%
15Baker County, Oregon$434,6941.4%38.1%
16Bowie County, Texas$413,3731.4%39.5%
17Powder River County, Montana$387,2791.3%40.7%
18Grant County, Oregon$367,0601.2%42.0%
19Houston County, Alabama$354,4851.2%43.1%
20Clarendon County, South Carolina$351,3781.2%44.3%
21Woodward County, Oklahoma$343,9181.1%45.4%
22Miner County, South Dakota$343,2661.1%46.6%
23Woods County, Oklahoma$334,9721.1%47.7%
24Fentress County, Tennessee$334,4251.1%48.8%
25Pike County, Alabama$305,3671.0%49.8%
26Eddy County, New Mexico$300,3961.0%50.8%
27Niobrara County, Wyoming$279,5810.9%51.7%
28Lincoln County, Washington$277,7000.9%52.6%
29Lamar County, Texas$275,8940.9%53.5%
30Aurora County, South Dakota$270,6040.9%54.4%
31Lake County, Oregon$269,3700.9%55.3%
32Calaveras County, California$266,4040.9%56.2%
33Red River County, Texas$236,5740.8%56.9%
34Harper County, Oklahoma$226,4700.7%57.7%
35Ray County, Missouri$225,6580.7%58.4%
36Gallia County, Ohio$223,2550.7%59.2%
37Klickitat County, Washington$219,0920.7%59.9%
38Douglas County, Washington$213,4830.7%60.6%
39Covington County, Alabama$202,8150.7%61.3%
40Tuolumne County, California$192,5340.6%61.9%
41Wasco County, Oregon$189,7240.6%62.5%
42Jerauld County, South Dakota$186,7990.6%63.1%
43Stevens County, Washington$186,0740.6%63.7%
44Barry County, Missouri$177,6950.6%64.3%
45Spokane County, Washington$174,4130.6%64.9%
46Dawes County, Nebraska$170,7700.6%65.5%
47Nodaway County, Missouri$164,3100.5%66.0%
48Scott County, Missouri$155,9910.5%66.5%
49Harvey County, Kansas$154,7010.5%67.0%
50Choctaw County, Oklahoma$151,4710.5%67.5%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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