Misc. Conservation Payments in Iowa totaled $310,216 from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Iowa Receiving Misc. Conservation Payments payments, 1995-2020‡
Rank |
County |
Misc. Conservation Payments 1995-2020‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
1 | Taylor County, Iowa | $40,469 | 13.0% | 13.0% |
2 | Adair County, Iowa | $38,553 | 12.4% | 25.5% |
3 | Marion County, Iowa | $32,218 | 10.4% | 35.9% |
4 | Poweshiek County, Iowa | $19,995 | 6.4% | 42.3% |
5 | Johnson County, Iowa | $19,290 | 6.2% | 48.5% |
6 | Madison County, Iowa | $17,698 | 5.7% | 54.2% |
7 | Cass County, Iowa | $17,619 | 5.7% | 59.9% |
8 | Shelby County, Iowa | $16,473 | 5.3% | 65.2% |
9 | Clinton County, Iowa | $11,687 | 3.8% | 69.0% |
10 | Appanoose County, Iowa | $9,434 | 3.0% | 72.0% |
11 | Montgomery County, Iowa | $8,646 | 2.8% | 74.8% |
12 | Louisa County, Iowa | $8,156 | 2.6% | 77.4% |
13 | Henry County, Iowa | $7,274 | 2.3% | 79.8% |
14 | Allamakee County, Iowa | $6,233 | 2.0% | 81.8% |
15 | Union County, Iowa | $5,657 | 1.8% | 83.6% |
16 | Chickasaw County, Iowa | $5,500 | 1.8% | 85.4% |
17 | Muscatine County, Iowa | $5,383 | 1.7% | 87.1% |
18 | Pottawattamie County, Iowa | $5,250 | 1.7% | 88.8% |
19 | Clayton County, Iowa | $4,499 | 1.5% | 90.3% |
20 | Black Hawk County, Iowa | $4,393 | 1.4% | 91.7% |
21 | Iowa County, Iowa | $4,187 | 1.3% | 93.0% |
22 | Des Moines County, Iowa | $3,861 | 1.2% | 94.3% |
23 | O'Brien County, Iowa | $3,291 | 1.1% | 95.3% |
24 | Winneshiek County, Iowa | $2,823 | 0.9% | 96.3% |
25 | Decatur County, Iowa | $2,499 | 0.8% | 97.1% |
26 | Fremont County, Iowa | $2,411 | 0.8% | 97.8% |
27 | Davis County, Iowa | $1,902 | 0.6% | 98.4% |
28 | Harrison County, Iowa | $1,840 | 0.6% | 99.0% |
29 | Mitchell County, Iowa | $1,358 | 0.4% | 99.5% |
30 | Woodbury County, Iowa | $900 | 0.3% | 99.8% |
31 | Fayette County, Iowa | $715 | 0.2% | 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.