Wetlands Reserve Program payments in Indiana totaled $11.1 million from 1995-2020‡.

Counties in Indiana Receiving Wetlands Reserve Program payments, 1995-2020‡

Rank County Wetlands Reserve Program
1995-2020‡		Pct of
Total		Running
Percentage
1Indiana NRCS$9,265,88283.6%83.6%
2La Porte County, Indiana$294,3152.7%86.2%
3Jackson County, Indiana$236,2392.1%88.4%
4Gibson County, Indiana$184,3701.7%90.0%
5Tippecanoe County, Indiana$165,4971.5%91.5%
6Starke County, Indiana$110,0841.0%92.5%
7De Kalb County, Indiana$106,5701.0%93.5%
8Newton County, Indiana$103,1960.9%94.4%
9Porter County, Indiana$85,4430.8%95.2%
10Adams County, Indiana$64,8270.6%95.7%
11Kosciusko County, Indiana$58,0680.5%96.3%
12Jasper County, Indiana$45,1740.4%96.7%
13Vermillion County, Indiana$42,6130.4%97.1%
14Jennings County, Indiana$39,2910.4%97.4%
15Knox County, Indiana$34,0880.3%97.7%
16Washington County, Indiana$30,6050.3%98.0%
17Allen County, Indiana$26,4060.2%98.2%
18Sullivan County, Indiana$25,8740.2%98.5%
19Posey County, Indiana$22,3180.2%98.7%
20Whitley County, Indiana$21,1750.2%98.9%
21Steuben County, Indiana$21,1390.2%99.1%
22Vigo County, Indiana$19,3470.2%99.2%
23Pike County, Indiana$16,6290.1%99.4%
24Ripley County, Indiana$14,8910.1%99.5%
25Madison County, Indiana$10,6770.1%99.6%
26Daviess County, Indiana$9,1860.1%99.7%
27Fountain County, Indiana$7,2950.1%99.8%
28Fulton County, Indiana$5,2760.0%99.8%
29Warrick County, Indiana$5,0080.0%99.9%
30Lawrence County, Indiana$3,4140.0%99.9%
31Lagrange County, Indiana$3,3330.0%99.9%
32Wabash County, Indiana$2,4500.0%99.9%
33Scott County, Indiana$2,4000.0%100.0%
34Saint Joseph County, Indiana$1,6110.0%100.0%
35Warren County, Indiana$1,5590.0%100.0%
36Pulaski County, Indiana$1,1680.0%100.0%
37Spencer County, Indiana$4660.0%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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