Env. Quality Incentive Program payments in the United States totaled $4.2 billion from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in the United States Receiving Env. Quality Incentive Program payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank | County | Env. Quality Incentive Program 1995-2020‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas NRCS | $239,689,672 | 5.7% | 5.7% |
| 2 | California NRCS | $156,371,009 | 3.7% | 9.3% |
| 3 | Nebraska NRCS | $108,447,522 | 2.6% | 11.9% |
| 4 | Colorado NRCS | $91,130,856 | 2.2% | 14.1% |
| 5 | Kansas NRCS | $80,185,722 | 1.9% | 16.0% |
| 6 | Minnesota NRCS | $77,283,609 | 1.8% | 17.8% |
| 7 | Montana NRCS | $72,749,666 | 1.7% | 19.5% |
| 8 | Iowa NRCS | $70,368,376 | 1.7% | 21.2% |
| 9 | Wisconsin NRCS | $65,326,240 | 1.5% | 22.7% |
| 10 | Oregon NRCS | $63,547,943 | 1.5% | 24.2% |
| 11 | New Mexico NRCS | $61,145,404 | 1.4% | 25.6% |
| 12 | Utah NRCS | $61,052,305 | 1.4% | 27.1% |
| 13 | Mississippi NRCS | $61,040,682 | 1.4% | 28.5% |
| 14 | North Dakota NRCS | $56,703,204 | 1.3% | 29.9% |
| 15 | Oklahoma NRCS | $56,530,934 | 1.3% | 31.2% |
| 16 | North Carolina NRCS | $56,103,895 | 1.3% | 32.5% |
| 17 | South Dakota NRCS | $53,238,632 | 1.3% | 33.8% |
| 18 | Arizona NRCS | $52,686,039 | 1.2% | 35.0% |
| 19 | Missouri NRCS | $50,560,573 | 1.2% | 36.2% |
| 20 | Washington NRCS | $48,832,556 | 1.2% | 37.4% |
| 21 | Arkansas NRCS | $48,487,835 | 1.1% | 38.5% |
| 22 | Georgia NRCS | $47,371,861 | 1.1% | 39.6% |
| 23 | Florida NRCS | $46,865,295 | 1.1% | 40.7% |
| 24 | Idaho NRCS | $46,830,455 | 1.1% | 41.8% |
| 25 | Michigan NRCS | $45,015,237 | 1.1% | 42.9% |
| 26 | Wyoming NRCS | $43,509,398 | 1.0% | 43.9% |
| 27 | Louisiana NRCS | $43,368,121 | 1.0% | 45.0% |
| 28 | Alabama NRCS | $42,738,642 | 1.0% | 46.0% |
| 29 | Ohio NRCS | $41,996,199 | 1.0% | 47.0% |
| 30 | Pennsylvania NRCS | $38,829,502 | 0.9% | 47.9% |
| 31 | Illinois NRCS | $38,269,741 | 0.9% | 48.8% |
| 32 | Kentucky NRCS | $37,776,220 | 0.9% | 49.7% |
| 33 | Virginia NRCS | $37,408,576 | 0.9% | 50.6% |
| 34 | New York NRCS | $36,585,120 | 0.9% | 51.4% |
| 35 | Tennessee NRCS | $34,743,899 | 0.8% | 52.2% |
| 36 | Indiana NRCS | $32,501,840 | 0.8% | 53.0% |
| 37 | South Carolina NRCS | $26,661,564 | 0.6% | 53.6% |
| 38 | Maine NRCS | $23,200,341 | 0.5% | 54.2% |
| 39 | Delaware NRCS | $20,709,170 | 0.5% | 54.7% |
| 40 | Nevada NRCS | $20,134,156 | 0.5% | 55.1% |
| 41 | Maryland NRCS | $20,132,881 | 0.5% | 55.6% |
| 42 | West Virginia NRCS | $16,755,165 | 0.4% | 56.0% |
| 43 | New Jersey NRCS | $13,916,601 | 0.3% | 56.3% |
| 44 | Vermont NRCS | $13,169,163 | 0.3% | 56.7% |
| 45 | Connecticut NRCS | $11,596,821 | 0.3% | 56.9% |
| 46 | Hawaii NRCS | $10,989,921 | 0.3% | 57.2% |
| 47 | Duchesne County, Utah | $10,088,114 | 0.2% | 57.4% |
| 48 | Massachusetts NRCS | $9,775,239 | 0.2% | 57.7% |
| 49 | Uintah County, Utah | $8,206,902 | 0.2% | 57.8% |
| 50 | Cochise County, Arizona | $8,015,194 | 0.2% | 58.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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