Conservation Reserve Program payments in Illinois totaled $3.2 billion from 1995-2021.

Counties in Illinois Receiving Conservation Reserve Program payments, 1995-2021

Rank County Conservation Reserve Program
1995-2021
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Wayne County, Illinois$92,999,3732.9%2.9%
2Pike County, Illinois$88,209,4192.7%5.6%
3Iroquois County, Illinois$83,997,4942.6%8.2%
4Henry County, Illinois$69,734,2072.1%10.3%
5Marion County, Illinois$67,404,3692.1%12.4%
6Whiteside County, Illinois$62,710,1841.9%14.3%
7Jo Daviess County, Illinois$62,591,1461.9%16.2%
8Hancock County, Illinois$61,177,5571.9%18.1%
9Hamilton County, Illinois$61,123,7541.9%20.0%
10Mercer County, Illinois$59,616,4921.8%21.8%
11Montgomery County, Illinois$55,847,5551.7%23.6%
12Mason County, Illinois$55,660,9741.7%25.3%
13Livingston County, Illinois$54,026,1521.7%26.9%
14McLean County, Illinois$53,799,6791.7%28.6%
15Jefferson County, Illinois$51,292,9151.6%30.2%
16Logan County, Illinois$51,213,4871.6%31.8%
17Cass County, Illinois$49,207,0641.5%33.3%
18Knox County, Illinois$49,111,9811.5%34.8%
19Bureau County, Illinois$48,816,9481.5%36.3%
20Greene County, Illinois$48,096,9971.5%37.8%
21Champaign County, Illinois$48,071,1301.5%39.2%
22Shelby County, Illinois$47,805,8061.5%40.7%
23Sangamon County, Illinois$47,705,7441.5%42.2%
24Adams County, Illinois$47,552,5091.5%43.7%
25Macoupin County, Illinois$47,459,3951.5%45.1%
26Schuyler County, Illinois$47,296,1631.5%46.6%
27Clay County, Illinois$46,663,9581.4%48.0%
28Brown County, Illinois$46,164,5731.4%49.4%
29Effingham County, Illinois$45,930,7791.4%50.8%
30Vermilion County, Illinois$45,802,6221.4%52.3%
31La Salle County, Illinois$45,290,4481.4%53.6%
32Fayette County, Illinois$43,972,1901.4%55.0%
33Stephenson County, Illinois$43,926,9011.4%56.4%
34Carroll County, Illinois$42,253,8551.3%57.7%
35Cumberland County, Illinois$42,182,6251.3%59.0%
36Tazewell County, Illinois$41,205,4001.3%60.2%
37Union County, Illinois$40,926,1221.3%61.5%
38Crawford County, Illinois$40,730,8451.3%62.7%
39Franklin County, Illinois$39,208,2751.2%63.9%
40Christian County, Illinois$38,346,3421.2%65.1%
41Jasper County, Illinois$37,861,1471.2%66.3%
42Fulton County, Illinois$36,597,3971.1%67.4%
43Ogle County, Illinois$35,083,6021.1%68.5%
44Ford County, Illinois$32,453,2111.0%69.5%
45Johnson County, Illinois$32,268,9041.0%70.5%
46White County, Illinois$32,166,0551.0%71.5%
47Morgan County, Illinois$31,786,1901.0%72.5%
48Bond County, Illinois$31,196,7661.0%73.4%
49Clark County, Illinois$29,323,5800.9%74.3%
50Calhoun County, Illinois$28,595,1770.9%75.2%
51Menard County, Illinois$28,218,2210.9%76.1%
52Winnebago County, Illinois$28,215,4020.9%76.9%
53Woodford County, Illinois$27,919,2230.9%77.8%
54Rock Island County, Illinois$27,056,4470.8%78.6%
55Richland County, Illinois$26,514,6660.8%79.4%
56McDonough County, Illinois$25,441,0340.8%80.2%
57Coles County, Illinois$24,677,2770.8%81.0%
58Jackson County, Illinois$24,367,5440.8%81.7%
59Edgar County, Illinois$24,241,1530.7%82.5%
60DeKalb County, Illinois$23,728,8760.7%83.2%
61Henderson County, Illinois$22,491,9470.7%83.9%
62Jersey County, Illinois$21,997,5980.7%84.6%
63Douglas County, Illinois$21,996,3930.7%85.3%
64Massac County, Illinois$21,936,4660.7%85.9%
65Lee County, Illinois$21,062,8620.6%86.6%
66Scott County, Illinois$20,131,3440.6%87.2%
67Randolph County, Illinois$19,871,7370.6%87.8%
68Saline County, Illinois$19,436,1510.6%88.4%
69Stark County, Illinois$19,268,3840.6%89.0%
70Lawrence County, Illinois$19,069,7170.6%89.6%
71Pope County, Illinois$18,827,8780.6%90.2%
72Peoria County, Illinois$18,621,8710.6%90.8%
73De Witt County, Illinois$18,322,4840.6%91.3%
74Clinton County, Illinois$18,190,9380.6%91.9%
75Macon County, Illinois$17,168,5940.5%92.4%
76Pulaski County, Illinois$17,010,0550.5%92.9%
77Williamson County, Illinois$16,884,7300.5%93.4%
78Edwards County, Illinois$16,146,5190.5%93.9%
79Warren County, Illinois$15,535,8160.5%94.4%
80Piatt County, Illinois$14,521,7880.4%94.9%
81Perry County, Illinois$14,279,8350.4%95.3%
82Washington County, Illinois$14,131,2680.4%95.7%
83Marshall County, Illinois$12,959,8200.4%96.1%
84Kankakee County, Illinois$12,156,2490.4%96.5%
85Putnam County, Illinois$11,930,5210.4%96.9%
86Gallatin County, Illinois$11,390,0210.4%97.2%
87Monroe County, Illinois$11,340,0990.3%97.6%
88Moultrie County, Illinois$10,995,4810.3%97.9%
89Grundy County, Illinois$10,610,4550.3%98.3%
90Madison County, Illinois$10,426,8490.3%98.6%
91Wabash County, Illinois$10,157,0380.3%98.9%
92Saint Clair County, Illinois$8,514,3940.3%99.1%
93Alexander County, Illinois$6,070,6340.2%99.3%
94Hardin County, Illinois$5,808,4310.2%99.5%
95McHenry County, Illinois$4,828,4160.1%99.7%
96Boone County, Illinois$4,492,8810.1%99.8%
97Will County, Illinois$3,769,6990.1%99.9%
98Kendall County, Illinois$2,055,6560.1%100.0%
99Kane County, Illinois$686,7480.0%100.0%
100Lake County, Illinois$20,0760.0%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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