Conservation Reserve Program payments in Indiana totaled $991 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Indiana Receiving Conservation Reserve Program payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Conservation Reserve Program
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | De Kalb County, Indiana | $44,835,652 | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| 2 | Starke County, Indiana | $42,006,758 | 4.2% | 8.8% |
| 3 | Montgomery County, Indiana | $36,976,856 | 3.7% | 12.5% |
| 4 | Steuben County, Indiana | $27,537,325 | 2.8% | 15.3% |
| 5 | Wabash County, Indiana | $26,194,215 | 2.6% | 17.9% |
| 6 | Putnam County, Indiana | $26,037,800 | 2.6% | 20.6% |
| 7 | Kosciusko County, Indiana | $25,713,917 | 2.6% | 23.1% |
| 8 | Wayne County, Indiana | $24,795,105 | 2.5% | 25.7% |
| 9 | Pulaski County, Indiana | $20,257,326 | 2.0% | 27.7% |
| 10 | Lawrence County, Indiana | $19,889,228 | 2.0% | 29.7% |
| 11 | Noble County, Indiana | $19,813,553 | 2.0% | 31.7% |
| 12 | Washington County, Indiana | $19,777,627 | 2.0% | 33.7% |
| 13 | Jay County, Indiana | $19,665,659 | 2.0% | 35.7% |
| 14 | Miami County, Indiana | $19,625,106 | 2.0% | 37.7% |
| 15 | Warren County, Indiana | $18,480,058 | 1.9% | 39.5% |
| 16 | Benton County, Indiana | $17,579,693 | 1.8% | 41.3% |
| 17 | Allen County, Indiana | $17,344,085 | 1.8% | 43.1% |
| 18 | Decatur County, Indiana | $16,881,945 | 1.7% | 44.8% |
| 19 | Huntington County, Indiana | $16,440,461 | 1.7% | 46.4% |
| 20 | Jackson County, Indiana | $16,382,320 | 1.7% | 48.1% |
| 21 | Orange County, Indiana | $16,342,349 | 1.6% | 49.7% |
| 22 | Whitley County, Indiana | $16,128,076 | 1.6% | 51.4% |
| 23 | Cass County, Indiana | $15,826,027 | 1.6% | 53.0% |
| 24 | Ripley County, Indiana | $15,442,684 | 1.6% | 54.5% |
| 25 | Parke County, Indiana | $15,183,285 | 1.5% | 56.0% |
| 26 | Fountain County, Indiana | $14,912,100 | 1.5% | 57.6% |
| 27 | Jasper County, Indiana | $14,283,641 | 1.4% | 59.0% |
| 28 | Bartholomew County, Indiana | $14,263,498 | 1.4% | 60.4% |
| 29 | Randolph County, Indiana | $12,250,457 | 1.2% | 61.7% |
| 30 | Marshall County, Indiana | $11,486,173 | 1.2% | 62.8% |
| 31 | Pike County, Indiana | $11,263,306 | 1.1% | 64.0% |
| 32 | Knox County, Indiana | $10,805,355 | 1.1% | 65.1% |
| 33 | Newton County, Indiana | $10,574,481 | 1.1% | 66.1% |
| 34 | La Porte County, Indiana | $10,548,554 | 1.1% | 67.2% |
| 35 | White County, Indiana | $10,159,953 | 1.0% | 68.2% |
| 36 | Adams County, Indiana | $9,990,171 | 1.0% | 69.2% |
| 37 | Jennings County, Indiana | $9,845,984 | 1.0% | 70.2% |
| 38 | Harrison County, Indiana | $9,594,464 | 1.0% | 71.2% |
| 39 | Fayette County, Indiana | $9,436,712 | 1.0% | 72.1% |
| 40 | Fulton County, Indiana | $8,980,608 | 0.9% | 73.0% |
| 41 | Boone County, Indiana | $8,925,797 | 0.9% | 73.9% |
| 42 | Carroll County, Indiana | $8,773,444 | 0.9% | 74.8% |
| 43 | Clay County, Indiana | $8,617,560 | 0.9% | 75.7% |
| 44 | Owen County, Indiana | $8,584,134 | 0.9% | 76.6% |
| 45 | Daviess County, Indiana | $8,484,663 | 0.9% | 77.4% |
| 46 | Dubois County, Indiana | $8,476,815 | 0.9% | 78.3% |
| 47 | Warrick County, Indiana | $8,295,242 | 0.8% | 79.1% |
| 48 | Spencer County, Indiana | $8,173,507 | 0.8% | 79.9% |
| 49 | Grant County, Indiana | $8,105,306 | 0.8% | 80.8% |
| 50 | Greene County, Indiana | $7,766,710 | 0.8% | 81.5% |
| 51 | Howard County, Indiana | $7,720,789 | 0.8% | 82.3% |
| 52 | Sullivan County, Indiana | $7,583,405 | 0.8% | 83.1% |
| 53 | Tippecanoe County, Indiana | $7,288,948 | 0.7% | 83.8% |
| 54 | Henry County, Indiana | $7,006,420 | 0.7% | 84.5% |
| 55 | Porter County, Indiana | $6,927,732 | 0.7% | 85.2% |
| 56 | Delaware County, Indiana | $6,917,583 | 0.7% | 85.9% |
| 57 | Franklin County, Indiana | $6,893,541 | 0.7% | 86.6% |
| 58 | Wells County, Indiana | $6,847,044 | 0.7% | 87.3% |
| 59 | Clinton County, Indiana | $6,685,274 | 0.7% | 88.0% |
| 60 | Gibson County, Indiana | $6,548,853 | 0.7% | 88.7% |
| 61 | Hendricks County, Indiana | $5,954,100 | 0.6% | 89.3% |
| 62 | Madison County, Indiana | $5,903,673 | 0.6% | 89.9% |
| 63 | Rush County, Indiana | $5,695,086 | 0.6% | 90.4% |
| 64 | Scott County, Indiana | $5,606,159 | 0.6% | 91.0% |
| 65 | Johnson County, Indiana | $5,369,198 | 0.5% | 91.5% |
| 66 | Union County, Indiana | $5,331,056 | 0.5% | 92.1% |
| 67 | Vigo County, Indiana | $5,110,377 | 0.5% | 92.6% |
| 68 | Blackford County, Indiana | $4,828,640 | 0.5% | 93.1% |
| 69 | Lake County, Indiana | $4,809,135 | 0.5% | 93.6% |
| 70 | Saint Joseph County, Indiana | $4,788,641 | 0.5% | 94.0% |
| 71 | Posey County, Indiana | $4,716,888 | 0.5% | 94.5% |
| 72 | Morgan County, Indiana | $4,659,619 | 0.5% | 95.0% |
| 73 | Tipton County, Indiana | $4,605,893 | 0.5% | 95.5% |
| 74 | Crawford County, Indiana | $4,503,431 | 0.5% | 95.9% |
| 75 | Lagrange County, Indiana | $4,100,379 | 0.4% | 96.3% |
| 76 | Vermillion County, Indiana | $3,948,890 | 0.4% | 96.7% |
| 77 | Shelby County, Indiana | $3,667,181 | 0.4% | 97.1% |
| 78 | Vanderburgh County, Indiana | $3,546,828 | 0.4% | 97.5% |
| 79 | Perry County, Indiana | $3,519,649 | 0.4% | 97.8% |
| 80 | Monroe County, Indiana | $3,482,720 | 0.4% | 98.2% |
| 81 | Martin County, Indiana | $2,869,292 | 0.3% | 98.4% |
| 82 | Clark County, Indiana | $2,593,128 | 0.3% | 98.7% |
| 83 | Hamilton County, Indiana | $2,312,347 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 84 | Jefferson County, Indiana | $2,084,621 | 0.2% | 99.2% |
| 85 | Elkhart County, Indiana | $2,032,918 | 0.2% | 99.4% |
| 86 | Switzerland County, Indiana | $1,872,095 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 87 | Hancock County, Indiana | $1,599,273 | 0.2% | 99.7% |
| 88 | Dearborn County, Indiana | $873,448 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 89 | Floyd County, Indiana | $851,268 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 90 | Brown County, Indiana | $753,012 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 91 | Ohio County, Indiana | $307,419 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 92 | Marion County, Indiana | $75,298 | 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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