Conservation payments in Whitley County, Indiana totaled $17.7 million from 1995-2023.
Counties in Whitley County, Indiana Receiving Total Conservation Programs payments, 1995-2023
| Rank |
County |
Total Conservation Programs
1995-2023 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Starke County, Indiana | $51,229,462 | 4.4% | 4.4% |
| 2 | De Kalb County, Indiana | $48,339,049 | 4.1% | 8.5% |
| 3 | Montgomery County, Indiana | $43,222,005 | 3.7% | 12.2% |
| 4 | Kosciusko County, Indiana | $30,626,032 | 2.6% | 14.8% |
| 5 | Wabash County, Indiana | $30,576,543 | 2.6% | 17.5% |
| 6 | Putnam County, Indiana | $29,723,374 | 2.5% | 20.0% |
| 7 | Steuben County, Indiana | $29,392,709 | 2.5% | 22.5% |
| 8 | Wayne County, Indiana | $27,815,715 | 2.4% | 24.9% |
| 9 | Pulaski County, Indiana | $24,794,480 | 2.1% | 27.0% |
| 10 | Warren County, Indiana | $24,592,231 | 2.1% | 29.1% |
| 11 | Noble County, Indiana | $23,244,111 | 2.0% | 31.1% |
| 12 | Lawrence County, Indiana | $23,237,083 | 2.0% | 33.1% |
| 13 | Miami County, Indiana | $23,194,380 | 2.0% | 35.1% |
| 14 | Jay County, Indiana | $22,448,444 | 1.9% | 37.0% |
| 15 | Washington County, Indiana | $21,667,506 | 1.9% | 38.9% |
| 16 | Benton County, Indiana | $21,301,452 | 1.8% | 40.7% |
| 17 | Allen County, Indiana | $19,858,406 | 1.7% | 42.4% |
| 18 | Huntington County, Indiana | $19,837,011 | 1.7% | 44.1% |
| 19 | Cass County, Indiana | $19,607,953 | 1.7% | 45.8% |
| 20 | Decatur County, Indiana | $19,601,468 | 1.7% | 47.5% |
| 21 | Orange County, Indiana | $19,346,884 | 1.7% | 49.1% |
| 22 | Jackson County, Indiana | $19,091,638 | 1.6% | 50.8% |
| 23 | Fountain County, Indiana | $18,762,606 | 1.6% | 52.4% |
| 24 | Jasper County, Indiana | $18,735,406 | 1.6% | 54.0% |
| 25 | Ripley County, Indiana | $18,028,877 | 1.5% | 55.5% |
| 26 | Parke County, Indiana | $17,937,776 | 1.5% | 57.0% |
| 27 | Whitley County, Indiana | $17,681,424 | 1.5% | 58.6% |
| 28 | Bartholomew County, Indiana | $16,763,175 | 1.4% | 60.0% |
| 29 | Knox County, Indiana | $15,832,904 | 1.4% | 61.4% |
| 30 | Pike County, Indiana | $15,128,816 | 1.3% | 62.6% |
| 31 | Marshall County, Indiana | $13,430,388 | 1.1% | 63.8% |
| 32 | Randolph County, Indiana | $13,413,557 | 1.1% | 64.9% |
| 33 | Newton County, Indiana | $12,975,022 | 1.1% | 66.1% |
| 34 | White County, Indiana | $12,724,863 | 1.1% | 67.1% |
| 35 | La Porte County, Indiana | $12,234,157 | 1.0% | 68.2% |
| 36 | Fulton County, Indiana | $11,645,069 | 1.0% | 69.2% |
| 37 | Adams County, Indiana | $11,430,759 | 1.0% | 70.2% |
| 38 | Carroll County, Indiana | $11,306,057 | 1.0% | 71.1% |
| 39 | Jennings County, Indiana | $10,843,071 | 0.9% | 72.1% |
| 40 | Harrison County, Indiana | $10,616,264 | 0.9% | 73.0% |
| 41 | Dubois County, Indiana | $10,498,489 | 0.9% | 73.9% |
| 42 | Fayette County, Indiana | $10,450,383 | 0.9% | 74.8% |
| 43 | Boone County, Indiana | $10,363,036 | 0.9% | 75.7% |
| 44 | Daviess County, Indiana | $10,229,456 | 0.9% | 76.5% |
| 45 | Owen County, Indiana | $9,985,771 | 0.9% | 77.4% |
| 46 | Sullivan County, Indiana | $9,921,818 | 0.8% | 78.2% |
| 47 | Tippecanoe County, Indiana | $9,901,674 | 0.8% | 79.1% |
| 48 | Greene County, Indiana | $9,608,614 | 0.8% | 79.9% |
| 49 | Clay County, Indiana | $9,554,635 | 0.8% | 80.7% |
| 50 | Warrick County, Indiana | $9,369,592 | 0.8% | 81.5% |
| 51 | Grant County, Indiana | $9,289,659 | 0.8% | 82.3% |
| 52 | Spencer County, Indiana | $9,281,203 | 0.8% | 83.1% |
| 53 | Howard County, Indiana | $9,042,853 | 0.8% | 83.9% |
| 54 | Delaware County, Indiana | $8,485,625 | 0.7% | 84.6% |
| 55 | Porter County, Indiana | $8,016,934 | 0.7% | 85.3% |
| 56 | Henry County, Indiana | $8,016,705 | 0.7% | 86.0% |
| 57 | Clinton County, Indiana | $7,907,603 | 0.7% | 86.7% |
| 58 | Wells County, Indiana | $7,859,695 | 0.7% | 87.3% |
| 59 | Gibson County, Indiana | $7,737,323 | 0.7% | 88.0% |
| 60 | Franklin County, Indiana | $7,706,435 | 0.7% | 88.7% |
| 61 | Vigo County, Indiana | $7,213,590 | 0.6% | 89.3% |
| 62 | Madison County, Indiana | $7,210,215 | 0.6% | 89.9% |
| 63 | Scott County, Indiana | $6,552,471 | 0.6% | 90.5% |
| 64 | Hendricks County, Indiana | $6,448,901 | 0.6% | 91.0% |
| 65 | Rush County, Indiana | $6,267,481 | 0.5% | 91.5% |
| 66 | Lake County, Indiana | $6,054,092 | 0.5% | 92.1% |
| 67 | Blackford County, Indiana | $5,943,100 | 0.5% | 92.6% |
| 68 | Johnson County, Indiana | $5,849,246 | 0.5% | 93.1% |
| 69 | Saint Joseph County, Indiana | $5,617,683 | 0.5% | 93.6% |
| 70 | Union County, Indiana | $5,604,033 | 0.5% | 94.0% |
| 71 | Posey County, Indiana | $5,571,447 | 0.5% | 94.5% |
| 72 | Morgan County, Indiana | $5,565,674 | 0.5% | 95.0% |
| 73 | Tipton County, Indiana | $5,486,117 | 0.5% | 95.5% |
| 74 | Vermillion County, Indiana | $5,419,698 | 0.5% | 95.9% |
| 75 | Crawford County, Indiana | $5,076,752 | 0.4% | 96.4% |
| 76 | Lagrange County, Indiana | $4,662,011 | 0.4% | 96.8% |
| 77 | Vanderburgh County, Indiana | $4,277,840 | 0.4% | 97.1% |
| 78 | Perry County, Indiana | $4,185,983 | 0.4% | 97.5% |
| 79 | Shelby County, Indiana | $3,948,527 | 0.3% | 97.8% |
| 80 | Monroe County, Indiana | $3,924,954 | 0.3% | 98.2% |
| 81 | Martin County, Indiana | $3,717,958 | 0.3% | 98.5% |
| 82 | Clark County, Indiana | $2,887,577 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 83 | Hamilton County, Indiana | $2,745,210 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 84 | Jefferson County, Indiana | $2,477,531 | 0.2% | 99.2% |
| 85 | Elkhart County, Indiana | $2,369,726 | 0.2% | 99.4% |
| 86 | Switzerland County, Indiana | $2,166,171 | 0.2% | 99.6% |
| 87 | Hancock County, Indiana | $1,958,841 | 0.2% | 99.7% |
| 88 | Dearborn County, Indiana | $952,067 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 89 | Floyd County, Indiana | $942,117 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 90 | Brown County, Indiana | $887,565 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 91 | Ohio County, Indiana | $326,205 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 92 | Marion County, Indiana | $92,507 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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