Emergency Conservation payments in Iowa totaled $39.0 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Iowa Receiving Emergency Conservation payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Emergency Conservation
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Fremont County, Iowa | $2,812,070 | 7.2% | 7.2% |
| 2 | Clayton County, Iowa | $2,318,161 | 6.0% | 13.2% |
| 3 | Dubuque County, Iowa | $2,172,558 | 5.6% | 18.7% |
| 4 | Harrison County, Iowa | $1,883,845 | 4.8% | 23.6% |
| 5 | Pottawattamie County, Iowa | $1,539,942 | 4.0% | 27.5% |
| 6 | Fayette County, Iowa | $1,498,747 | 3.8% | 31.4% |
| 7 | Allamakee County, Iowa | $1,407,682 | 3.6% | 35.0% |
| 8 | Winneshiek County, Iowa | $1,071,244 | 2.7% | 37.7% |
| 9 | Buchanan County, Iowa | $1,047,974 | 2.7% | 40.4% |
| 10 | Keokuk County, Iowa | $923,181 | 2.4% | 42.8% |
| 11 | Delaware County, Iowa | $878,870 | 2.3% | 45.1% |
| 12 | Jackson County, Iowa | $865,250 | 2.2% | 47.3% |
| 13 | Wapello County, Iowa | $858,523 | 2.2% | 49.5% |
| 14 | Washington County, Iowa | $814,913 | 2.1% | 51.6% |
| 15 | Monona County, Iowa | $787,086 | 2.0% | 53.6% |
| 16 | Jefferson County, Iowa | $764,445 | 2.0% | 55.6% |
| 17 | Woodbury County, Iowa | $754,795 | 1.9% | 57.5% |
| 18 | Butler County, Iowa | $668,779 | 1.7% | 59.2% |
| 19 | Iowa County, Iowa | $625,166 | 1.6% | 60.8% |
| 20 | Floyd County, Iowa | $620,509 | 1.6% | 62.4% |
| 21 | Linn County, Iowa | $607,044 | 1.6% | 64.0% |
| 22 | Tama County, Iowa | $600,675 | 1.5% | 65.5% |
| 23 | Chickasaw County, Iowa | $532,104 | 1.4% | 66.9% |
| 24 | Mahaska County, Iowa | $503,032 | 1.3% | 68.2% |
| 25 | Cass County, Iowa | $446,589 | 1.1% | 69.3% |
| 26 | Guthrie County, Iowa | $440,704 | 1.1% | 70.5% |
| 27 | Sac County, Iowa | $436,397 | 1.1% | 71.6% |
| 28 | Black Hawk County, Iowa | $431,184 | 1.1% | 72.7% |
| 29 | Decatur County, Iowa | $419,747 | 1.1% | 73.8% |
| 30 | Benton County, Iowa | $393,297 | 1.0% | 74.8% |
| 31 | Davis County, Iowa | $389,050 | 1.0% | 75.8% |
| 32 | Jones County, Iowa | $381,741 | 1.0% | 76.7% |
| 33 | Page County, Iowa | $364,047 | 0.9% | 77.7% |
| 34 | Audubon County, Iowa | $358,623 | 0.9% | 78.6% |
| 35 | Louisa County, Iowa | $356,087 | 0.9% | 79.5% |
| 36 | Franklin County, Iowa | $348,505 | 0.9% | 80.4% |
| 37 | Montgomery County, Iowa | $315,468 | 0.8% | 81.2% |
| 38 | Bremer County, Iowa | $309,820 | 0.8% | 82.0% |
| 39 | Mills County, Iowa | $305,812 | 0.8% | 82.8% |
| 40 | Grundy County, Iowa | $290,349 | 0.7% | 83.5% |
| 41 | Des Moines County, Iowa | $286,186 | 0.7% | 84.3% |
| 42 | Union County, Iowa | $281,192 | 0.7% | 85.0% |
| 43 | Cedar County, Iowa | $268,511 | 0.7% | 85.7% |
| 44 | Henry County, Iowa | $266,723 | 0.7% | 86.4% |
| 45 | Van Buren County, Iowa | $252,876 | 0.6% | 87.0% |
| 46 | Muscatine County, Iowa | $227,530 | 0.6% | 87.6% |
| 47 | Monroe County, Iowa | $222,891 | 0.6% | 88.2% |
| 48 | Mitchell County, Iowa | $222,683 | 0.6% | 88.8% |
| 49 | Howard County, Iowa | $214,974 | 0.6% | 89.3% |
| 50 | Carroll County, Iowa | $214,650 | 0.6% | 89.9% |
| 51 | Warren County, Iowa | $214,530 | 0.6% | 90.4% |
| 52 | Marion County, Iowa | $214,294 | 0.6% | 91.0% |
| 53 | Crawford County, Iowa | $211,800 | 0.5% | 91.5% |
| 54 | Story County, Iowa | $206,486 | 0.5% | 92.0% |
| 55 | Wayne County, Iowa | $197,490 | 0.5% | 92.5% |
| 56 | Lee County, Iowa | $197,183 | 0.5% | 93.0% |
| 57 | Scott County, Iowa | $195,774 | 0.5% | 93.5% |
| 58 | Appanoose County, Iowa | $185,504 | 0.5% | 94.0% |
| 59 | Ringgold County, Iowa | $183,750 | 0.5% | 94.5% |
| 60 | Adams County, Iowa | $171,617 | 0.4% | 94.9% |
| 61 | Hardin County, Iowa | $171,528 | 0.4% | 95.4% |
| 62 | Poweshiek County, Iowa | $149,785 | 0.4% | 95.8% |
| 63 | Johnson County, Iowa | $147,372 | 0.4% | 96.1% |
| 64 | Clarke County, Iowa | $145,610 | 0.4% | 96.5% |
| 65 | Ida County, Iowa | $144,706 | 0.4% | 96.9% |
| 66 | Jasper County, Iowa | $144,361 | 0.4% | 97.3% |
| 67 | Lucas County, Iowa | $128,229 | 0.3% | 97.6% |
| 68 | Lyon County, Iowa | $98,809 | 0.3% | 97.8% |
| 69 | Clinton County, Iowa | $95,926 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 70 | Buena Vista County, Iowa | $91,396 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 71 | Taylor County, Iowa | $91,193 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 72 | Adair County, Iowa | $78,773 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 73 | Shelby County, Iowa | $76,695 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 74 | Pocahontas County, Iowa | $71,903 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 75 | Hamilton County, Iowa | $48,526 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 76 | Greene County, Iowa | $47,616 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 77 | Boone County, Iowa | $46,323 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 78 | Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | $44,523 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 79 | Worth County, Iowa | $29,610 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 80 | Dallas County, Iowa | $25,099 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 81 | Cherokee County, Iowa | $24,912 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 82 | Wright County, Iowa | $17,047 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 83 | Humboldt County, Iowa | $13,650 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 84 | Osceola County, Iowa | $11,102 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 85 | Kossuth County, Iowa | $9,021 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 86 | Calhoun County, Iowa | $7,153 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 87 | Clay County, Iowa | $4,545 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 88 | Marshall County, Iowa | $3,604 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 89 | Webster County, Iowa | $3,560 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 90 | Polk County, Iowa | $1,340 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 91 | Madison County, Iowa | $429 | 0.0% | 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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