Margin Protection Program payments in Indiana totaled $83,847 in 2019
Counties in Indiana Receiving Margin Protection Program payments, 2019
| Rank |
County |
Margin Protection Program
2019 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Elkhart County, Indiana | $9,162 | 10.9% | 10.9% |
| 2 | Perry County, Indiana | $7,663 | 9.1% | 20.1% |
| 3 | La Porte County, Indiana | $5,112 | 6.1% | 26.2% |
| 4 | Noble County, Indiana | $3,994 | 4.8% | 30.9% |
| 5 | Jackson County, Indiana | $3,712 | 4.4% | 35.4% |
| 6 | Lagrange County, Indiana | $3,031 | 3.6% | 39.0% |
| 7 | Marshall County, Indiana | $2,821 | 3.4% | 42.3% |
| 8 | Whitley County, Indiana | $2,734 | 3.3% | 45.6% |
| 9 | De Kalb County, Indiana | $2,702 | 3.2% | 48.8% |
| 10 | Allen County, Indiana | $2,598 | 3.1% | 51.9% |
| 11 | Kosciusko County, Indiana | $2,595 | 3.1% | 55.0% |
| 12 | Miami County, Indiana | $2,574 | 3.1% | 58.1% |
| 13 | Adams County, Indiana | $2,197 | 2.6% | 60.7% |
| 14 | Wells County, Indiana | $1,844 | 2.2% | 62.9% |
| 15 | Porter County, Indiana | $1,819 | 2.2% | 65.1% |
| 16 | Steuben County, Indiana | $1,773 | 2.1% | 67.2% |
| 17 | Wayne County, Indiana | $1,645 | 2.0% | 69.1% |
| 18 | Dubois County, Indiana | $1,615 | 1.9% | 71.1% |
| 19 | Saint Joseph County, Indiana | $1,542 | 1.8% | 72.9% |
| 20 | Fulton County, Indiana | $1,478 | 1.8% | 74.7% |
| 21 | Vanderburgh County, Indiana | $1,412 | 1.7% | 76.4% |
| 22 | Lake County, Indiana | $1,412 | 1.7% | 78.0% |
| 23 | Jay County, Indiana | $1,396 | 1.7% | 79.7% |
| 24 | Huntington County, Indiana | $1,190 | 1.4% | 81.1% |
| 25 | Daviess County, Indiana | $1,180 | 1.4% | 82.5% |
| 26 | Franklin County, Indiana | $1,157 | 1.4% | 83.9% |
| 27 | Randolph County, Indiana | $1,152 | 1.4% | 85.3% |
| 28 | Posey County, Indiana | $967 | 1.2% | 86.4% |
| 29 | Rush County, Indiana | $945 | 1.1% | 87.6% |
| 30 | Johnson County, Indiana | $777 | 0.9% | 88.5% |
| 31 | Washington County, Indiana | $777 | 0.9% | 89.4% |
| 32 | Wabash County, Indiana | $761 | 0.9% | 90.3% |
| 33 | Shelby County, Indiana | $748 | 0.9% | 91.2% |
| 34 | Gibson County, Indiana | $718 | 0.9% | 92.1% |
| 35 | Spencer County, Indiana | $604 | 0.7% | 92.8% |
| 36 | Warren County, Indiana | $575 | 0.7% | 93.5% |
| 37 | Ripley County, Indiana | $546 | 0.7% | 94.1% |
| 38 | Brown County, Indiana | $512 | 0.6% | 94.7% |
| 39 | Decatur County, Indiana | $479 | 0.6% | 95.3% |
| 40 | Putnam County, Indiana | $389 | 0.5% | 95.8% |
| 41 | Bartholomew County, Indiana | $372 | 0.4% | 96.2% |
| 42 | Cass County, Indiana | $310 | 0.4% | 96.6% |
| 43 | Pulaski County, Indiana | $304 | 0.4% | 97.0% |
| 44 | Jefferson County, Indiana | $294 | 0.4% | 97.3% |
| 45 | Clark County, Indiana | $292 | 0.3% | 97.7% |
| 46 | Dearborn County, Indiana | $291 | 0.3% | 98.0% |
| 47 | Fayette County, Indiana | $270 | 0.3% | 98.3% |
| 48 | Howard County, Indiana | $214 | 0.3% | 98.6% |
| 49 | Harrison County, Indiana | $209 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 50 | Carroll County, Indiana | $156 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 51 | Delaware County, Indiana | $156 | 0.2% | 99.2% |
| 52 | Switzerland County, Indiana | $140 | 0.2% | 99.4% |
| 53 | Knox County, Indiana | $131 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 54 | Warrick County, Indiana | $99 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 55 | Clinton County, Indiana | $98 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 56 | Owen County, Indiana | $96 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 57 | Henry County, Indiana | $67 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 58 | White County, Indiana | $40 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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