Total Subsidies payments in Iowa totaled $1.7 billion in 2021
Total Subsidies in Iowa by county, 2021
| Rank | County | Total Subsidies 2021 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kossuth County, Iowa | $35,993,430 | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| 2 | Sioux County, Iowa | $34,952,267 | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| 3 | Woodbury County, Iowa | $30,631,405 | 1.8% | 6.1% |
| 4 | Plymouth County, Iowa | $25,734,380 | 1.5% | 7.6% |
| 5 | Crawford County, Iowa | $25,131,886 | 1.5% | 9.2% |
| 6 | Fayette County, Iowa | $25,059,230 | 1.5% | 10.7% |
| 7 | Winneshiek County, Iowa | $24,151,449 | 1.4% | 12.1% |
| 8 | Webster County, Iowa | $23,462,377 | 1.4% | 13.5% |
| 9 | Dubuque County, Iowa | $23,159,820 | 1.4% | 14.9% |
| 10 | Delaware County, Iowa | $23,053,139 | 1.4% | 16.3% |
| 11 | Clay County, Iowa | $22,685,629 | 1.4% | 17.6% |
| 12 | Clayton County, Iowa | $22,488,513 | 1.3% | 19.0% |
| 13 | Monona County, Iowa | $22,004,308 | 1.3% | 20.3% |
| 14 | Washington County, Iowa | $21,647,046 | 1.3% | 21.6% |
| 15 | Lyon County, Iowa | $21,606,801 | 1.3% | 22.9% |
| 16 | Tama County, Iowa | $21,457,025 | 1.3% | 24.2% |
| 17 | Pocahontas County, Iowa | $21,181,489 | 1.3% | 25.5% |
| 18 | Harrison County, Iowa | $21,024,020 | 1.3% | 26.7% |
| 19 | Clinton County, Iowa | $20,967,531 | 1.3% | 28.0% |
| 20 | Benton County, Iowa | $20,813,131 | 1.2% | 29.2% |
| 21 | Palo Alto County, Iowa | $20,637,902 | 1.2% | 30.5% |
| 22 | Carroll County, Iowa | $20,059,209 | 1.2% | 31.7% |
| 23 | Audubon County, Iowa | $19,866,975 | 1.2% | 32.9% |
| 24 | Butler County, Iowa | $19,698,197 | 1.2% | 34.1% |
| 25 | Adair County, Iowa | $19,542,932 | 1.2% | 35.2% |
| 26 | Floyd County, Iowa | $19,456,080 | 1.2% | 36.4% |
| 27 | Keokuk County, Iowa | $19,322,954 | 1.2% | 37.6% |
| 28 | Hancock County, Iowa | $19,243,359 | 1.2% | 38.7% |
| 29 | Howard County, Iowa | $19,135,862 | 1.1% | 39.9% |
| 30 | Hardin County, Iowa | $19,047,228 | 1.1% | 41.0% |
| 31 | Ringgold County, Iowa | $18,987,623 | 1.1% | 42.1% |
| 32 | Calhoun County, Iowa | $18,914,147 | 1.1% | 43.3% |
| 33 | Wright County, Iowa | $18,353,124 | 1.1% | 44.4% |
| 34 | Franklin County, Iowa | $18,336,577 | 1.1% | 45.5% |
| 35 | Guthrie County, Iowa | $18,212,216 | 1.1% | 46.6% |
| 36 | Iowa County, Iowa | $18,169,854 | 1.1% | 47.7% |
| 37 | Hamilton County, Iowa | $18,114,204 | 1.1% | 48.8% |
| 38 | Sac County, Iowa | $18,105,634 | 1.1% | 49.8% |
| 39 | Mahaska County, Iowa | $17,941,344 | 1.1% | 50.9% |
| 40 | Taylor County, Iowa | $17,905,415 | 1.1% | 52.0% |
| 41 | O'Brien County, Iowa | $17,904,902 | 1.1% | 53.1% |
| 42 | Emmet County, Iowa | $17,610,265 | 1.1% | 54.1% |
| 43 | Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | $17,535,232 | 1.1% | 55.2% |
| 44 | Shelby County, Iowa | $17,516,393 | 1.1% | 56.2% |
| 45 | Chickasaw County, Iowa | $17,335,036 | 1.0% | 57.3% |
| 46 | Pottawattamie County, Iowa | $17,274,118 | 1.0% | 58.3% |
| 47 | Buchanan County, Iowa | $16,856,349 | 1.0% | 59.3% |
| 48 | Poweshiek County, Iowa | $16,758,754 | 1.0% | 60.3% |
| 49 | Cherokee County, Iowa | $16,541,050 | 1.0% | 61.3% |
| 50 | Greene County, Iowa | $16,448,337 | 1.0% | 62.3% |
| 51 | Jones County, Iowa | $16,395,972 | 1.0% | 63.3% |
| 52 | Jasper County, Iowa | $16,139,609 | 1.0% | 64.3% |
| 53 | Story County, Iowa | $16,132,738 | 1.0% | 65.2% |
| 54 | Boone County, Iowa | $16,060,593 | 1.0% | 66.2% |
| 55 | Cass County, Iowa | $16,031,977 | 1.0% | 67.2% |
| 56 | Mitchell County, Iowa | $15,957,555 | 1.0% | 68.1% |
| 57 | Black Hawk County, Iowa | $15,741,251 | 0.9% | 69.1% |
| 58 | Marshall County, Iowa | $15,613,473 | 0.9% | 70.0% |
| 59 | Cedar County, Iowa | $15,546,817 | 0.9% | 70.9% |
| 60 | Allamakee County, Iowa | $15,512,806 | 0.9% | 71.9% |
| 61 | Jackson County, Iowa | $15,500,773 | 0.9% | 72.8% |
| 62 | Winnebago County, Iowa | $15,427,925 | 0.9% | 73.7% |
| 63 | Buena Vista County, Iowa | $15,379,017 | 0.9% | 74.6% |
| 64 | Wayne County, Iowa | $15,251,978 | 0.9% | 75.6% |
| 65 | Grundy County, Iowa | $15,227,672 | 0.9% | 76.5% |
| 66 | Fremont County, Iowa | $14,885,578 | 0.9% | 77.4% |
| 67 | Bremer County, Iowa | $14,871,595 | 0.9% | 78.3% |
| 68 | Osceola County, Iowa | $14,516,752 | 0.9% | 79.1% |
| 69 | Linn County, Iowa | $14,467,815 | 0.9% | 80.0% |
| 70 | Ida County, Iowa | $14,082,935 | 0.8% | 80.8% |
| 71 | Page County, Iowa | $13,496,419 | 0.8% | 81.7% |
| 72 | Johnson County, Iowa | $13,141,763 | 0.8% | 82.4% |
| 73 | Jefferson County, Iowa | $12,876,351 | 0.8% | 83.2% |
| 74 | Humboldt County, Iowa | $12,816,833 | 0.8% | 84.0% |
| 75 | Marion County, Iowa | $12,740,932 | 0.8% | 84.7% |
| 76 | Dickinson County, Iowa | $12,721,411 | 0.8% | 85.5% |
| 77 | Henry County, Iowa | $12,716,518 | 0.8% | 86.3% |
| 78 | Madison County, Iowa | $12,586,610 | 0.8% | 87.0% |
| 79 | Worth County, Iowa | $12,510,246 | 0.8% | 87.8% |
| 80 | Adams County, Iowa | $12,358,160 | 0.7% | 88.5% |
| 81 | Dallas County, Iowa | $12,330,709 | 0.7% | 89.3% |
| 82 | Clarke County, Iowa | $11,813,907 | 0.7% | 90.0% |
| 83 | Montgomery County, Iowa | $11,268,341 | 0.7% | 90.6% |
| 84 | Scott County, Iowa | $11,252,660 | 0.7% | 91.3% |
| 85 | Lee County, Iowa | $11,197,047 | 0.7% | 92.0% |
| 86 | Muscatine County, Iowa | $10,956,266 | 0.7% | 92.7% |
| 87 | Warren County, Iowa | $10,899,748 | 0.7% | 93.3% |
| 88 | Van Buren County, Iowa | $10,299,954 | 0.6% | 93.9% |
| 89 | Davis County, Iowa | $10,162,621 | 0.6% | 94.5% |
| 90 | Mills County, Iowa | $10,051,208 | 0.6% | 95.1% |
| 91 | Louisa County, Iowa | $9,893,790 | 0.6% | 95.7% |
| 92 | Wapello County, Iowa | $9,806,441 | 0.6% | 96.3% |
| 93 | Monroe County, Iowa | $9,650,732 | 0.6% | 96.9% |
| 94 | Decatur County, Iowa | $8,955,044 | 0.5% | 97.4% |
| 95 | Des Moines County, Iowa | $7,932,027 | 0.5% | 97.9% |
| 96 | Lucas County, Iowa | $7,863,796 | 0.5% | 98.4% |
| 97 | Polk County, Iowa | $7,676,086 | 0.5% | 98.8% |
| 98 | Union County, Iowa | $6,749,233 | 0.4% | 99.3% |
| 99 | Appanoose County, Iowa | $6,448,435 | 0.4% | 99.6% |
| 100 | 19156 | $6,014,254 | 0.4% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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