Misc. Conservation Payments in Indiana totaled $875,751 from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Indiana Receiving Misc. Conservation Payments payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Misc. Conservation Payments
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Lawrence County, Indiana | $109,495 | 12.5% | 12.5% |
| 2 | Orange County, Indiana | $72,387 | 8.3% | 20.8% |
| 3 | Ripley County, Indiana | $69,019 | 7.9% | 28.6% |
| 4 | Washington County, Indiana | $61,053 | 7.0% | 35.6% |
| 5 | Miami County, Indiana | $49,432 | 5.6% | 41.3% |
| 6 | Dubois County, Indiana | $45,890 | 5.2% | 46.5% |
| 7 | Clark County, Indiana | $37,637 | 4.3% | 50.8% |
| 8 | Huntington County, Indiana | $36,030 | 4.1% | 54.9% |
| 9 | Jefferson County, Indiana | $32,547 | 3.7% | 58.6% |
| 10 | Monroe County, Indiana | $29,107 | 3.3% | 62.0% |
| 11 | Harrison County, Indiana | $25,653 | 2.9% | 64.9% |
| 12 | Perry County, Indiana | $23,648 | 2.7% | 67.6% |
| 13 | Morgan County, Indiana | $23,195 | 2.6% | 70.2% |
| 14 | Knox County, Indiana | $19,845 | 2.3% | 72.5% |
| 15 | Scott County, Indiana | $19,800 | 2.3% | 74.8% |
| 16 | Johnson County, Indiana | $19,126 | 2.2% | 76.9% |
| 17 | Franklin County, Indiana | $18,937 | 2.2% | 79.1% |
| 18 | Switzerland County, Indiana | $18,801 | 2.1% | 81.3% |
| 19 | Spencer County, Indiana | $16,993 | 1.9% | 83.2% |
| 20 | Owen County, Indiana | $15,751 | 1.8% | 85.0% |
| 21 | Wabash County, Indiana | $15,750 | 1.8% | 86.8% |
| 22 | Jackson County, Indiana | $11,861 | 1.4% | 88.1% |
| 23 | Daviess County, Indiana | $11,029 | 1.3% | 89.4% |
| 24 | Pike County, Indiana | $10,621 | 1.2% | 90.6% |
| 25 | Randolph County, Indiana | $8,305 | 0.9% | 91.6% |
| 26 | Bartholomew County, Indiana | $7,636 | 0.9% | 92.4% |
| 27 | Greene County, Indiana | $6,517 | 0.7% | 93.2% |
| 28 | Porter County, Indiana | $6,100 | 0.7% | 93.9% |
| 29 | Martin County, Indiana | $5,731 | 0.7% | 94.5% |
| 30 | Jennings County, Indiana | $5,667 | 0.6% | 95.2% |
| 31 | Gibson County, Indiana | $4,959 | 0.6% | 95.7% |
| 32 | Crawford County, Indiana | $4,501 | 0.5% | 96.3% |
| 33 | Dearborn County, Indiana | $4,229 | 0.5% | 96.7% |
| 34 | Floyd County, Indiana | $3,676 | 0.4% | 97.2% |
| 35 | Posey County, Indiana | $2,776 | 0.3% | 97.5% |
| 36 | Boone County, Indiana | $2,342 | 0.3% | 97.7% |
| 37 | Wayne County, Indiana | $2,059 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 38 | Vanderburgh County, Indiana | $2,030 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 39 | Jay County, Indiana | $2,019 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 40 | Starke County, Indiana | $1,845 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 41 | Grant County, Indiana | $1,746 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 42 | Fayette County, Indiana | $1,667 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 43 | Brown County, Indiana | $1,184 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 44 | Parke County, Indiana | $1,096 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 45 | Vigo County, Indiana | $1,050 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 46 | Union County, Indiana | $867 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 47 | Saint Joseph County, Indiana | $711 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 48 | White County, Indiana | $702 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 49 | Montgomery County, Indiana | $629 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 50 | Ohio County, Indiana | $625 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 51 | Cass County, Indiana | $455 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 52 | Blackford County, Indiana | $370 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 53 | Hancock County, Indiana | $362 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 54 | Clay County, Indiana | $288 | 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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