Emergency Conservation Program payments in the United States totaled $1.3 billion from 1995-2021.

Counties in the United States Receiving Emergency Conservation Program payments, 1995-2021

Rank County Emergency Conservation Program
1995-2021
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Dade County, Florida$23,600,1511.8%1.8%
2Duplin County, North Carolina$16,297,8061.2%3.0%
3Hawaii County, Hawaii$15,968,6901.2%4.2%
4Sampson County, North Carolina$8,882,9750.7%4.8%
5Dewey County, Oklahoma$8,551,5610.6%5.4%
6Mitchell County, Georgia$7,890,4260.6%6.0%
7Okanogan County, Washington$7,716,7120.6%6.6%
8Clarendon County, South Carolina$7,702,8690.6%7.2%
9Ventura County, California$7,700,1250.6%7.8%
10Clark County, Kansas$7,138,3780.5%8.3%
11Baldwin County, Alabama$6,954,9400.5%8.8%
12Jones County, North Carolina$6,935,1000.5%9.3%
13Palm Beach County, Florida$6,619,6870.5%9.8%
14Meade County, South Dakota$6,521,7500.5%10.3%
15Atchison County, Missouri$6,337,2400.5%10.8%
16Wayne County, North Carolina$6,319,1770.5%11.2%
17Hardee County, Florida$6,262,1910.5%11.7%
18Polk County, Florida$6,105,4050.5%12.1%
19Pearl River County, Mississippi$5,987,7030.4%12.6%
20Dodge County, Nebraska$5,978,1550.4%13.0%
21Chambers County, Texas$5,952,8390.4%13.5%
22Fremont County, Iowa$5,778,3170.4%13.9%
23Decatur County, Georgia$5,740,0460.4%14.3%
24Monterey County, California$5,731,8690.4%14.8%
25Washington Parish, Louisiana$5,524,2330.4%15.2%
26Volusia County, Florida$5,429,0220.4%15.6%
27Jefferson County, Texas$5,252,8390.4%16.0%
28Pender County, North Carolina$5,195,7770.4%16.4%
29Sumter County, Florida$5,096,8010.4%16.7%
30Holt County, Missouri$4,616,4350.3%17.1%
31Santa Rosa County, Florida$4,356,6890.3%17.4%
32McCurtain County, Oklahoma$4,280,0730.3%17.7%
33Miller County, Georgia$4,266,8640.3%18.0%
34Saline County, Missouri$4,255,0550.3%18.3%
35Peach County, Georgia$4,198,1550.3%18.7%
36Wasco County, Oregon$4,103,9640.3%19.0%
37Garfield County, Montana$4,005,2580.3%19.3%
38Columbus County, North Carolina$3,940,1180.3%19.6%
39Geneva County, Alabama$3,765,5980.3%19.8%
40Randolph County, Arkansas$3,689,6610.3%20.1%
41Washington County, Nebraska$3,678,1260.3%20.4%
42Grady County, Georgia$3,631,1010.3%20.7%
43Platte County, Nebraska$3,603,2950.3%20.9%
44Dougherty County, Georgia$3,590,7320.3%21.2%
45Pennington County, South Dakota$3,588,1360.3%21.5%
46Lawrence County, Arkansas$3,532,7460.3%21.7%
47Harper County, Oklahoma$3,490,6160.3%22.0%
48San Joaquin County, California$3,463,6320.3%22.2%
49Dewey County, South Dakota$3,458,4320.3%22.5%
50Williamsburg County, South Carolina$3,342,3280.2%22.7%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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