Conservation Reserve Program payments in Indiana totaled $944 million from 1995-2019‡.
Counties in Indiana Receiving Conservation Reserve Program payments, 1995-2019‡
| Rank |
County |
Conservation Reserve Program
1995-2019‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | De Kalb County, Indiana | $44,033,548 | 4.7% | 4.7% |
| 2 | Starke County, Indiana | $39,468,211 | 4.2% | 8.8% |
| 3 | Montgomery County, Indiana | $35,303,806 | 3.7% | 12.6% |
| 4 | Steuben County, Indiana | $27,034,758 | 2.9% | 15.4% |
| 5 | Putnam County, Indiana | $25,031,920 | 2.7% | 18.1% |
| 6 | Wabash County, Indiana | $24,929,803 | 2.6% | 20.7% |
| 7 | Kosciusko County, Indiana | $24,407,784 | 2.6% | 23.3% |
| 8 | Wayne County, Indiana | $24,065,672 | 2.5% | 25.9% |
| 9 | Washington County, Indiana | $19,301,560 | 2.0% | 27.9% |
| 10 | Noble County, Indiana | $19,144,843 | 2.0% | 29.9% |
| 11 | Lawrence County, Indiana | $19,117,760 | 2.0% | 32.0% |
| 12 | Pulaski County, Indiana | $18,993,115 | 2.0% | 34.0% |
| 13 | Jay County, Indiana | $18,662,031 | 2.0% | 36.0% |
| 14 | Miami County, Indiana | $18,654,944 | 2.0% | 37.9% |
| 15 | Warren County, Indiana | $16,923,866 | 1.8% | 39.7% |
| 16 | Allen County, Indiana | $16,723,072 | 1.8% | 41.5% |
| 17 | Benton County, Indiana | $16,150,880 | 1.7% | 43.2% |
| 18 | Decatur County, Indiana | $16,141,909 | 1.7% | 44.9% |
| 19 | Orange County, Indiana | $15,757,610 | 1.7% | 46.6% |
| 20 | Whitley County, Indiana | $15,713,422 | 1.7% | 48.2% |
| 21 | Jackson County, Indiana | $15,682,496 | 1.7% | 49.9% |
| 22 | Huntington County, Indiana | $15,509,589 | 1.6% | 51.5% |
| 23 | Cass County, Indiana | $14,957,408 | 1.6% | 53.1% |
| 24 | Ripley County, Indiana | $14,693,858 | 1.6% | 54.7% |
| 25 | Parke County, Indiana | $14,473,128 | 1.5% | 56.2% |
| 26 | Fountain County, Indiana | $13,718,087 | 1.5% | 57.7% |
| 27 | Bartholomew County, Indiana | $13,657,715 | 1.4% | 59.1% |
| 28 | Jasper County, Indiana | $13,087,462 | 1.4% | 60.5% |
| 29 | Randolph County, Indiana | $11,836,169 | 1.3% | 61.8% |
| 30 | Marshall County, Indiana | $10,913,553 | 1.2% | 62.9% |
| 31 | Pike County, Indiana | $10,289,454 | 1.1% | 64.0% |
| 32 | La Porte County, Indiana | $10,118,542 | 1.1% | 65.1% |
| 33 | Newton County, Indiana | $9,895,317 | 1.0% | 66.1% |
| 34 | Adams County, Indiana | $9,621,810 | 1.0% | 67.1% |
| 35 | Knox County, Indiana | $9,594,099 | 1.0% | 68.2% |
| 36 | Jennings County, Indiana | $9,561,275 | 1.0% | 69.2% |
| 37 | White County, Indiana | $9,541,300 | 1.0% | 70.2% |
| 38 | Harrison County, Indiana | $9,345,142 | 1.0% | 71.2% |
| 39 | Fayette County, Indiana | $9,168,286 | 1.0% | 72.1% |
| 40 | Boone County, Indiana | $8,588,437 | 0.9% | 73.1% |
| 41 | Clay County, Indiana | $8,377,347 | 0.9% | 73.9% |
| 42 | Fulton County, Indiana | $8,304,318 | 0.9% | 74.8% |
| 43 | Carroll County, Indiana | $8,296,256 | 0.9% | 75.7% |
| 44 | Owen County, Indiana | $8,224,236 | 0.9% | 76.6% |
| 45 | Daviess County, Indiana | $8,098,526 | 0.9% | 77.4% |
| 46 | Dubois County, Indiana | $8,049,911 | 0.9% | 78.3% |
| 47 | Warrick County, Indiana | $7,935,548 | 0.8% | 79.1% |
| 48 | Spencer County, Indiana | $7,904,968 | 0.8% | 80.0% |
| 49 | Grant County, Indiana | $7,756,436 | 0.8% | 80.8% |
| 50 | Greene County, Indiana | $7,454,762 | 0.8% | 81.6% |
| 51 | Howard County, Indiana | $7,304,138 | 0.8% | 82.3% |
| 52 | Sullivan County, Indiana | $7,111,161 | 0.8% | 83.1% |
| 53 | Henry County, Indiana | $6,693,844 | 0.7% | 83.8% |
| 54 | Porter County, Indiana | $6,670,696 | 0.7% | 84.5% |
| 55 | Franklin County, Indiana | $6,591,980 | 0.7% | 85.2% |
| 56 | Wells County, Indiana | $6,548,841 | 0.7% | 85.9% |
| 57 | Tippecanoe County, Indiana | $6,532,698 | 0.7% | 86.6% |
| 58 | Delaware County, Indiana | $6,525,941 | 0.7% | 87.3% |
| 59 | Clinton County, Indiana | $6,359,672 | 0.7% | 88.0% |
| 60 | Gibson County, Indiana | $6,343,675 | 0.7% | 88.6% |
| 61 | Hendricks County, Indiana | $5,814,708 | 0.6% | 89.2% |
| 62 | Madison County, Indiana | $5,605,708 | 0.6% | 89.8% |
| 63 | Rush County, Indiana | $5,424,706 | 0.6% | 90.4% |
| 64 | Scott County, Indiana | $5,406,972 | 0.6% | 91.0% |
| 65 | Union County, Indiana | $5,252,341 | 0.6% | 91.5% |
| 66 | Johnson County, Indiana | $5,102,681 | 0.5% | 92.1% |
| 67 | Vigo County, Indiana | $4,652,736 | 0.5% | 92.6% |
| 68 | Saint Joseph County, Indiana | $4,602,177 | 0.5% | 93.1% |
| 69 | Lake County, Indiana | $4,575,448 | 0.5% | 93.5% |
| 70 | Blackford County, Indiana | $4,544,364 | 0.5% | 94.0% |
| 71 | Posey County, Indiana | $4,510,339 | 0.5% | 94.5% |
| 72 | Morgan County, Indiana | $4,402,962 | 0.5% | 95.0% |
| 73 | Tipton County, Indiana | $4,382,622 | 0.5% | 95.4% |
| 74 | Crawford County, Indiana | $4,366,513 | 0.5% | 95.9% |
| 75 | Lagrange County, Indiana | $3,992,652 | 0.4% | 96.3% |
| 76 | Shelby County, Indiana | $3,588,790 | 0.4% | 96.7% |
| 77 | Vermillion County, Indiana | $3,586,389 | 0.4% | 97.1% |
| 78 | Vanderburgh County, Indiana | $3,406,713 | 0.4% | 97.4% |
| 79 | Perry County, Indiana | $3,369,314 | 0.4% | 97.8% |
| 80 | Monroe County, Indiana | $3,336,211 | 0.4% | 98.2% |
| 81 | Martin County, Indiana | $2,702,150 | 0.3% | 98.4% |
| 82 | Clark County, Indiana | $2,547,273 | 0.3% | 98.7% |
| 83 | Hamilton County, Indiana | $2,161,667 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 84 | Jefferson County, Indiana | $1,974,768 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 85 | Elkhart County, Indiana | $1,928,222 | 0.2% | 99.4% |
| 86 | Switzerland County, Indiana | $1,774,377 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 87 | Hancock County, Indiana | $1,547,380 | 0.2% | 99.7% |
| 88 | Dearborn County, Indiana | $861,603 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 89 | Floyd County, Indiana | $835,418 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 90 | Brown County, Indiana | $729,471 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 91 | Ohio County, Indiana | $306,609 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 92 | Marion County, Indiana | $70,066 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
‡ Data for 2019 is incomplete and only includes Market Facilitation Program payments made between January 1, 2019 and October 31, 2019.
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