Conservation payments in Florida totaled $225 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Florida Receiving Subtotal, Conservation Programs payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Subtotal, Conservation Programs
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Florida NRCS | $55,906,242 | 24.9% | 24.9% |
| 2 | Jackson County, Florida | $18,430,473 | 8.2% | 33.1% |
| 3 | Dade County, Florida | $14,564,015 | 6.5% | 39.6% |
| 4 | Santa Rosa County, Florida | $12,134,427 | 5.4% | 45.0% |
| 5 | Holmes County, Florida | $10,856,947 | 4.8% | 49.8% |
| 6 | Jefferson County, Florida | $8,440,548 | 3.8% | 53.6% |
| 7 | Madison County, Florida | $7,807,069 | 3.5% | 57.0% |
| 8 | Okaloosa County, Florida | $7,417,138 | 3.3% | 60.3% |
| 9 | Walton County, Florida | $7,356,127 | 3.3% | 63.6% |
| 10 | Palm Beach County, Florida | $6,634,611 | 3.0% | 66.6% |
| 11 | Washington County, Florida | $5,992,770 | 2.7% | 69.2% |
| 12 | Escambia County, Florida | $5,860,172 | 2.6% | 71.8% |
| 13 | Hardee County, Florida | $4,009,385 | 1.8% | 73.6% |
| 14 | Polk County, Florida | $3,922,374 | 1.7% | 75.4% |
| 15 | Brevard County, Florida | $3,017,897 | 1.3% | 76.7% |
| 16 | DeSoto County, Florida | $2,920,252 | 1.3% | 78.0% |
| 17 | Okeechobee County, Florida | $2,800,262 | 1.2% | 79.3% |
| 18 | Hamilton County, Florida | $2,506,374 | 1.1% | 80.4% |
| 19 | Osceola County, Florida | $2,506,017 | 1.1% | 81.5% |
| 20 | Suwannee County, Florida | $2,389,724 | 1.1% | 82.6% |
| 21 | Volusia County, Florida | $2,313,259 | 1.0% | 83.6% |
| 22 | Calhoun County, Florida | $2,312,360 | 1.0% | 84.6% |
| 23 | Hendry County, Florida | $2,175,777 | 1.0% | 85.6% |
| 24 | Gadsden County, Florida | $2,083,319 | 0.9% | 86.5% |
| 25 | Marion County, Florida | $2,047,743 | 0.9% | 87.4% |
| 26 | Saint Lucie County, Florida | $1,951,942 | 0.9% | 88.3% |
| 27 | Highlands County, Florida | $1,817,491 | 0.8% | 89.1% |
| 28 | Hillsborough County, Florida | $1,756,422 | 0.8% | 89.9% |
| 29 | Martin County, Florida | $1,741,358 | 0.8% | 90.7% |
| 30 | Sumter County, Florida | $1,521,544 | 0.7% | 91.3% |
| 31 | Charlotte County, Florida | $1,463,263 | 0.7% | 92.0% |
| 32 | Columbia County, Florida | $1,414,883 | 0.6% | 92.6% |
| 33 | Lake County, Florida | $1,328,706 | 0.6% | 93.2% |
| 34 | Alachua County, Florida | $1,183,137 | 0.5% | 93.7% |
| 35 | Gilchrist County, Florida | $1,165,553 | 0.5% | 94.3% |
| 36 | Leon County, Florida | $1,128,261 | 0.5% | 94.8% |
| 37 | Levy County, Florida | $1,058,944 | 0.5% | 95.2% |
| 38 | Lafayette County, Florida | $1,018,867 | 0.5% | 95.7% |
| 39 | Glades County, Florida | $975,205 | 0.4% | 96.1% |
| 40 | Indian River County, Florida | $908,635 | 0.4% | 96.5% |
| 41 | Broward County, Florida | $873,036 | 0.4% | 96.9% |
| 42 | Putnam County, Florida | $833,846 | 0.4% | 97.3% |
| 43 | Manatee County, Florida | $607,532 | 0.3% | 97.6% |
| 44 | Orange County, Florida | $549,576 | 0.2% | 97.8% |
| 45 | Lee County, Florida | $538,707 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 46 | Collier County, Florida | $488,007 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 47 | Dixie County, Florida | $385,836 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 48 | Pasco County, Florida | $378,154 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 49 | Nassau County, Florida | $369,891 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 50 | | $337,614 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 51 | Taylor County, Florida | $289,547 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 52 | Sarasota County, Florida | $288,957 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 53 | Saint Johns County, Florida | $278,331 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 54 | Citrus County, Florida | $252,762 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 55 | Union County, Florida | $246,964 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 56 | Hernando County, Florida | $246,351 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 57 | Baker County, Florida | $163,048 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 58 | Flagler County, Florida | $127,087 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 59 | Bay County, Florida | $92,063 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 60 | Seminole County, Florida | $88,283 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 61 | Liberty County, Florida | $86,889 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 62 | Bradford County, Florida | $84,314 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 63 | Gulf County, Florida | $71,465 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 64 | Wakulla County, Florida | $65,370 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 65 | Clay County, Florida | $31,336 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 66 | Duval County, Florida | $28,185 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 67 | Franklin County, Florida | $6,580 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 68 | Monroe County, Florida | $1,865 | 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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