Emergency Conservation payments in Florida totaled $81.8 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Florida Receiving Emergency Conservation payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Emergency Conservation
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Dade County, Florida | $16,051,155 | 19.6% | 19.6% |
| 2 | Palm Beach County, Florida | $6,263,575 | 7.7% | 27.3% |
| 3 | Hardee County, Florida | $6,112,167 | 7.5% | 34.8% |
| 4 | Volusia County, Florida | $5,436,526 | 6.7% | 41.4% |
| 5 | Polk County, Florida | $5,269,601 | 6.4% | 47.9% |
| 6 | Sumter County, Florida | $5,076,486 | 6.2% | 54.1% |
| 7 | Santa Rosa County, Florida | $4,356,689 | 5.3% | 59.4% |
| 8 | Lake County, Florida | $2,766,625 | 3.4% | 62.8% |
| 9 | Highlands County, Florida | $2,730,451 | 3.3% | 66.1% |
| 10 | DeSoto County, Florida | $2,713,393 | 3.3% | 69.4% |
| 11 | Putnam County, Florida | $1,844,729 | 2.3% | 71.7% |
| 12 | Hendry County, Florida | $1,833,936 | 2.2% | 73.9% |
| 13 | Collier County, Florida | $1,470,135 | 1.8% | 75.7% |
| 14 | Martin County, Florida | $1,393,214 | 1.7% | 77.5% |
| 15 | Okeechobee County, Florida | $1,375,208 | 1.7% | 79.1% |
| 16 | Saint Lucie County, Florida | $1,312,761 | 1.6% | 80.7% |
| 17 | Escambia County, Florida | $1,233,142 | 1.5% | 82.2% |
| 18 | Lee County, Florida | $1,161,123 | 1.4% | 83.7% |
| 19 | Hillsborough County, Florida | $1,143,137 | 1.4% | 85.1% |
| 20 | Broward County, Florida | $908,995 | 1.1% | 86.2% |
| 21 | Pasco County, Florida | $872,860 | 1.1% | 87.2% |
| 22 | Hernando County, Florida | $795,232 | 1.0% | 88.2% |
| 23 | Walton County, Florida | $794,349 | 1.0% | 89.2% |
| 24 | Marion County, Florida | $745,932 | 0.9% | 90.1% |
| 25 | Okaloosa County, Florida | $739,757 | 0.9% | 91.0% |
| 26 | Citrus County, Florida | $723,614 | 0.9% | 91.9% |
| 27 | Indian River County, Florida | $716,797 | 0.9% | 92.8% |
| 28 | Glades County, Florida | $592,281 | 0.7% | 93.5% |
| 29 | Osceola County, Florida | $571,176 | 0.7% | 94.2% |
| 30 | Charlotte County, Florida | $484,707 | 0.6% | 94.8% |
| 31 | Suwannee County, Florida | $429,792 | 0.5% | 95.3% |
| 32 | Orange County, Florida | $397,925 | 0.5% | 95.8% |
| 33 | Holmes County, Florida | $382,264 | 0.5% | 96.3% |
| 34 | Manatee County, Florida | $377,119 | 0.5% | 96.7% |
| 35 | Alachua County, Florida | $347,314 | 0.4% | 97.2% |
| 36 | Jackson County, Florida | $294,067 | 0.4% | 97.5% |
| 37 | Gilchrist County, Florida | $262,443 | 0.3% | 97.8% |
| 38 | Columbia County, Florida | $223,286 | 0.3% | 98.1% |
| 39 | Jefferson County, Florida | $213,244 | 0.3% | 98.4% |
| 40 | Washington County, Florida | $204,369 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 41 | Brevard County, Florida | $200,769 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 42 | Levy County, Florida | $180,182 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 43 | Sarasota County, Florida | $164,275 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| 44 | Dixie County, Florida | $103,929 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 45 | Taylor County, Florida | $83,436 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 46 | Seminole County, Florida | $80,422 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 47 | Hamilton County, Florida | $63,091 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 48 | Lafayette County, Florida | $62,469 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 49 | Saint Johns County, Florida | $50,453 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 50 | Flagler County, Florida | $34,167 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 51 | Union County, Florida | $22,340 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 52 | Clay County, Florida | $20,469 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 53 | Duval County, Florida | $20,001 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 54 | Bradford County, Florida | $14,977 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 55 | Bay County, Florida | $8,919 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 56 | Madison County, Florida | $8,515 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 57 | Leon County, Florida | $5,579 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 58 | Pinellas County, Florida | $4,752 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 59 | Baker County, Florida | $1,757 | 0.0% | 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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