Conservation Reserve Program payments in California totaled $116 million from 1995-2020‡.

Counties in California Receiving Conservation Reserve Program payments, 1995-2020‡

Rank County Conservation Reserve Program
1995-2020‡		Pct of
Total		Running
Percentage
1San Luis Obispo County, California$57,494,80949.7%49.7%
2Siskiyou County, California$22,457,69819.4%69.1%
3Yolo County, California$12,971,09411.2%80.4%
4Monterey County, California$6,703,5995.8%86.2%
5Merced County, California$2,894,2842.5%88.7%
6Solano County, California$2,870,7122.5%91.1%
7Colusa County, California$2,194,8771.9%93.0%
8Glenn County, California$1,733,5951.5%94.5%
9Kern County, California$1,553,9221.3%95.9%
10Sutter County, California$764,1020.7%96.5%
11Los Angeles County, California$689,7730.6%97.1%
12Modoc County, California$452,2950.4%97.5%
13Tehama County, California$441,5690.4%97.9%
14Stanislaus County, California$348,6420.3%98.2%
15Tulare County, California$293,0410.3%98.5%
16Santa Barbara County, California$277,7890.2%98.7%
17Shasta County, California$268,6700.2%98.9%
18Kings County, California$250,0020.2%99.2%
19Butte County, California$206,3280.2%99.3%
20San Joaquin County, California$168,2820.1%99.5%
21Sacramento County, California$166,2180.1%99.6%
22Humboldt County, California$113,6080.1%99.7%
23Lassen County, California$111,1060.1%99.8%
24Madera County, California$81,0870.1%99.9%
25Yuba County, California$57,5820.0%99.9%
26Fresno County, California$14,9920.0%100.0%
27Sierra County, California$13,6170.0%100.0%
28Trinity County, California$13,3690.0%100.0%
29Inyo County, California$10,8700.0%100.0%
30Mendocino County, California$7,0760.0%100.0%
31Plumas County, California$4,7880.0%100.0%
32Lake County, California$1,2780.0%100.0%
33Santa Cruz County, California$1,2730.0%100.0%

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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