Misc. Farm - Subsidies payments in Iowa totaled $46.9 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Iowa Receiving Misc. Farm - Subsidies payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Misc. Farm - Subsidies
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Delaware County, Iowa | $1,612,411 | 3.4% | 3.4% |
| 2 | Sioux County, Iowa | $1,482,514 | 3.2% | 6.6% |
| 3 | Carroll County, Iowa | $1,193,174 | 2.5% | 9.2% |
| 4 | Dubuque County, Iowa | $1,167,289 | 2.5% | 11.6% |
| 5 | Hardin County, Iowa | $1,166,841 | 2.5% | 14.1% |
| 6 | Kossuth County, Iowa | $1,157,288 | 2.5% | 16.6% |
| 7 | Grundy County, Iowa | $1,112,850 | 2.4% | 19.0% |
| 8 | Washington County, Iowa | $1,041,434 | 2.2% | 21.2% |
| 9 | Plymouth County, Iowa | $923,529 | 2.0% | 23.2% |
| 10 | Fayette County, Iowa | $854,509 | 1.8% | 25.0% |
| 11 | Lyon County, Iowa | $811,886 | 1.7% | 26.7% |
| 12 | Mahaska County, Iowa | $811,862 | 1.7% | 28.5% |
| 13 | Keokuk County, Iowa | $796,543 | 1.7% | 30.2% |
| 14 | Benton County, Iowa | $734,614 | 1.6% | 31.7% |
| 15 | O'Brien County, Iowa | $731,523 | 1.6% | 33.3% |
| 16 | Winneshiek County, Iowa | $726,499 | 1.6% | 34.8% |
| 17 | Clayton County, Iowa | $718,942 | 1.5% | 36.4% |
| 18 | Buchanan County, Iowa | $716,314 | 1.5% | 37.9% |
| 19 | Mitchell County, Iowa | $707,892 | 1.5% | 39.4% |
| 20 | Cedar County, Iowa | $686,874 | 1.5% | 40.9% |
| 21 | Jones County, Iowa | $686,222 | 1.5% | 42.3% |
| 22 | Cherokee County, Iowa | $665,865 | 1.4% | 43.8% |
| 23 | Buena Vista County, Iowa | $662,368 | 1.4% | 45.2% |
| 24 | Black Hawk County, Iowa | $633,341 | 1.4% | 46.5% |
| 25 | Chickasaw County, Iowa | $629,376 | 1.3% | 47.9% |
| 26 | Jasper County, Iowa | $625,510 | 1.3% | 49.2% |
| 27 | Sac County, Iowa | $618,256 | 1.3% | 50.5% |
| 28 | Clinton County, Iowa | $617,388 | 1.3% | 51.8% |
| 29 | Crawford County, Iowa | $602,409 | 1.3% | 53.1% |
| 30 | Boone County, Iowa | $584,284 | 1.2% | 54.4% |
| 31 | Shelby County, Iowa | $575,125 | 1.2% | 55.6% |
| 32 | Johnson County, Iowa | $568,548 | 1.2% | 56.8% |
| 33 | Hancock County, Iowa | $553,125 | 1.2% | 58.0% |
| 34 | Franklin County, Iowa | $545,437 | 1.2% | 59.2% |
| 35 | Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | $534,414 | 1.1% | 60.3% |
| 36 | Floyd County, Iowa | $522,473 | 1.1% | 61.4% |
| 37 | Palo Alto County, Iowa | $514,776 | 1.1% | 62.5% |
| 38 | Tama County, Iowa | $513,866 | 1.1% | 63.6% |
| 39 | Iowa County, Iowa | $491,964 | 1.0% | 64.7% |
| 40 | Story County, Iowa | $483,192 | 1.0% | 65.7% |
| 41 | Lee County, Iowa | $478,260 | 1.0% | 66.7% |
| 42 | Butler County, Iowa | $474,236 | 1.0% | 67.7% |
| 43 | Woodbury County, Iowa | $474,076 | 1.0% | 68.7% |
| 44 | Jackson County, Iowa | $464,142 | 1.0% | 69.7% |
| 45 | Bremer County, Iowa | $459,549 | 1.0% | 70.7% |
| 46 | Clay County, Iowa | $458,952 | 1.0% | 71.7% |
| 47 | Pottawattamie County, Iowa | $439,914 | 0.9% | 72.6% |
| 48 | Audubon County, Iowa | $438,877 | 0.9% | 73.6% |
| 49 | Scott County, Iowa | $429,707 | 0.9% | 74.5% |
| 50 | Linn County, Iowa | $429,374 | 0.9% | 75.4% |
| 51 | Howard County, Iowa | $427,099 | 0.9% | 76.3% |
| 52 | Hamilton County, Iowa | $425,407 | 0.9% | 77.2% |
| 53 | Winnebago County, Iowa | $420,921 | 0.9% | 78.1% |
| 54 | Calhoun County, Iowa | $419,103 | 0.9% | 79.0% |
| 55 | Ida County, Iowa | $411,405 | 0.9% | 79.9% |
| 56 | Pocahontas County, Iowa | $396,173 | 0.8% | 80.7% |
| 57 | Marshall County, Iowa | $378,291 | 0.8% | 81.5% |
| 58 | Wright County, Iowa | $367,291 | 0.8% | 82.3% |
| 59 | Osceola County, Iowa | $361,889 | 0.8% | 83.1% |
| 60 | Poweshiek County, Iowa | $360,683 | 0.8% | 83.9% |
| 61 | Webster County, Iowa | $360,467 | 0.8% | 84.6% |
| 62 | Greene County, Iowa | $360,408 | 0.8% | 85.4% |
| 63 | Muscatine County, Iowa | $350,641 | 0.7% | 86.1% |
| 64 | Cass County, Iowa | $337,129 | 0.7% | 86.9% |
| 65 | Worth County, Iowa | $329,201 | 0.7% | 87.6% |
| 66 | Jefferson County, Iowa | $309,658 | 0.7% | 88.2% |
| 67 | Allamakee County, Iowa | $308,323 | 0.7% | 88.9% |
| 68 | Page County, Iowa | $288,951 | 0.6% | 89.5% |
| 69 | Emmet County, Iowa | $280,294 | 0.6% | 90.1% |
| 70 | Warren County, Iowa | $269,171 | 0.6% | 90.7% |
| 71 | Marion County, Iowa | $267,544 | 0.6% | 91.2% |
| 72 | Humboldt County, Iowa | $260,899 | 0.6% | 91.8% |
| 73 | Adair County, Iowa | $257,214 | 0.5% | 92.4% |
| 74 | Henry County, Iowa | $253,394 | 0.5% | 92.9% |
| 75 | Guthrie County, Iowa | $233,023 | 0.5% | 93.4% |
| 76 | Dickinson County, Iowa | $228,082 | 0.5% | 93.9% |
| 77 | Monona County, Iowa | $199,563 | 0.4% | 94.3% |
| 78 | Harrison County, Iowa | $191,068 | 0.4% | 94.7% |
| 79 | Montgomery County, Iowa | $185,402 | 0.4% | 95.1% |
| 80 | Wapello County, Iowa | $175,764 | 0.4% | 95.5% |
| 81 | Taylor County, Iowa | $166,501 | 0.4% | 95.8% |
| 82 | Louisa County, Iowa | $155,032 | 0.3% | 96.2% |
| 83 | Des Moines County, Iowa | $149,949 | 0.3% | 96.5% |
| 84 | Madison County, Iowa | $148,366 | 0.3% | 96.8% |
| 85 | Davis County, Iowa | $134,926 | 0.3% | 97.1% |
| 86 | Fremont County, Iowa | $131,618 | 0.3% | 97.4% |
| 87 | Polk County, Iowa | $131,442 | 0.3% | 97.7% |
| 88 | Clarke County, Iowa | $126,197 | 0.3% | 97.9% |
| 89 | Adams County, Iowa | $121,638 | 0.3% | 98.2% |
| 90 | Van Buren County, Iowa | $121,332 | 0.3% | 98.4% |
| 91 | Union County, Iowa | $117,742 | 0.3% | 98.7% |
| 92 | Dallas County, Iowa | $115,274 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 93 | Mills County, Iowa | $104,685 | 0.2% | 99.2% |
| 94 | Ringgold County, Iowa | $82,415 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| 95 | Decatur County, Iowa | $79,073 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 96 | Lucas County, Iowa | $78,774 | 0.2% | 99.7% |
| 97 | Appanoose County, Iowa | $52,110 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 98 | Wayne County, Iowa | $51,947 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 99 | Monroe County, Iowa | $46,978 | 0.1% | 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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