Deficiency Payments in Iowa totaled $391 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Iowa Receiving Deficiency Payments payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank | County | Deficiency Payments 1995-2020‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kossuth County, Iowa | $10,244,830 | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| 2 | Pottawattamie County, Iowa | $6,938,701 | 1.8% | 4.4% |
| 3 | Sioux County, Iowa | $6,915,992 | 1.8% | 6.2% |
| 4 | Webster County, Iowa | $6,708,706 | 1.7% | 7.9% |
| 5 | Clinton County, Iowa | $6,436,901 | 1.6% | 9.5% |
| 6 | Fayette County, Iowa | $6,402,919 | 1.6% | 11.2% |
| 7 | Wright County, Iowa | $6,113,078 | 1.6% | 12.7% |
| 8 | Cedar County, Iowa | $6,074,579 | 1.6% | 14.3% |
| 9 | Pocahontas County, Iowa | $6,061,937 | 1.5% | 15.8% |
| 10 | Franklin County, Iowa | $6,004,709 | 1.5% | 17.3% |
| 11 | Benton County, Iowa | $5,946,325 | 1.5% | 18.9% |
| 12 | Buchanan County, Iowa | $5,897,883 | 1.5% | 20.4% |
| 13 | Delaware County, Iowa | $5,878,989 | 1.5% | 21.9% |
| 14 | Hamilton County, Iowa | $5,860,504 | 1.5% | 23.4% |
| 15 | Plymouth County, Iowa | $5,660,449 | 1.4% | 24.8% |
| 16 | Hancock County, Iowa | $5,637,704 | 1.4% | 26.3% |
| 17 | Tama County, Iowa | $5,628,275 | 1.4% | 27.7% |
| 18 | Calhoun County, Iowa | $5,593,692 | 1.4% | 29.1% |
| 19 | Buena Vista County, Iowa | $5,567,124 | 1.4% | 30.6% |
| 20 | O'Brien County, Iowa | $5,312,960 | 1.4% | 31.9% |
| 21 | Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | $5,271,352 | 1.3% | 33.3% |
| 22 | Greene County, Iowa | $5,265,881 | 1.3% | 34.6% |
| 23 | Story County, Iowa | $5,229,868 | 1.3% | 35.9% |
| 24 | Palo Alto County, Iowa | $5,203,953 | 1.3% | 37.3% |
| 25 | Hardin County, Iowa | $5,120,747 | 1.3% | 38.6% |
| 26 | Shelby County, Iowa | $4,993,650 | 1.3% | 39.9% |
| 27 | Jasper County, Iowa | $4,935,427 | 1.3% | 41.1% |
| 28 | Black Hawk County, Iowa | $4,924,461 | 1.3% | 42.4% |
| 29 | Woodbury County, Iowa | $4,847,592 | 1.2% | 43.6% |
| 30 | Jones County, Iowa | $4,797,671 | 1.2% | 44.8% |
| 31 | Clay County, Iowa | $4,738,518 | 1.2% | 46.0% |
| 32 | Butler County, Iowa | $4,729,057 | 1.2% | 47.3% |
| 33 | Humboldt County, Iowa | $4,722,969 | 1.2% | 48.5% |
| 34 | Grundy County, Iowa | $4,701,740 | 1.2% | 49.7% |
| 35 | Marshall County, Iowa | $4,662,522 | 1.2% | 50.9% |
| 36 | Cherokee County, Iowa | $4,534,960 | 1.2% | 52.0% |
| 37 | Floyd County, Iowa | $4,470,692 | 1.1% | 53.2% |
| 38 | Sac County, Iowa | $4,460,241 | 1.1% | 54.3% |
| 39 | Boone County, Iowa | $4,443,787 | 1.1% | 55.4% |
| 40 | Linn County, Iowa | $4,429,984 | 1.1% | 56.6% |
| 41 | Carroll County, Iowa | $4,418,076 | 1.1% | 57.7% |
| 42 | Crawford County, Iowa | $4,284,744 | 1.1% | 58.8% |
| 43 | Clayton County, Iowa | $4,194,820 | 1.1% | 59.9% |
| 44 | Lyon County, Iowa | $4,147,859 | 1.1% | 60.9% |
| 45 | Washington County, Iowa | $4,110,587 | 1.1% | 62.0% |
| 46 | Chickasaw County, Iowa | $4,003,225 | 1.0% | 63.0% |
| 47 | Dallas County, Iowa | $3,982,406 | 1.0% | 64.0% |
| 48 | Bremer County, Iowa | $3,929,950 | 1.0% | 65.0% |
| 49 | Winnebago County, Iowa | $3,925,506 | 1.0% | 66.0% |
| 50 | Mitchell County, Iowa | $3,908,035 | 1.0% | 67.0% |
| 51 | Harrison County, Iowa | $3,889,136 | 1.0% | 68.0% |
| 52 | Winneshiek County, Iowa | $3,800,865 | 1.0% | 69.0% |
| 53 | Scott County, Iowa | $3,790,477 | 1.0% | 69.9% |
| 54 | Emmet County, Iowa | $3,756,140 | 1.0% | 70.9% |
| 55 | Mahaska County, Iowa | $3,739,400 | 1.0% | 71.9% |
| 56 | Iowa County, Iowa | $3,664,846 | 0.9% | 72.8% |
| 57 | Keokuk County, Iowa | $3,664,811 | 0.9% | 73.7% |
| 58 | Monona County, Iowa | $3,655,226 | 0.9% | 74.7% |
| 59 | Osceola County, Iowa | $3,569,584 | 0.9% | 75.6% |
| 60 | Poweshiek County, Iowa | $3,555,045 | 0.9% | 76.5% |
| 61 | Ida County, Iowa | $3,516,246 | 0.9% | 77.4% |
| 62 | Worth County, Iowa | $3,486,063 | 0.9% | 78.3% |
| 63 | Fremont County, Iowa | $3,391,786 | 0.9% | 79.1% |
| 64 | Cass County, Iowa | $3,382,613 | 0.9% | 80.0% |
| 65 | Muscatine County, Iowa | $3,249,676 | 0.8% | 80.8% |
| 66 | Johnson County, Iowa | $3,165,382 | 0.8% | 81.6% |
| 67 | Dubuque County, Iowa | $3,133,208 | 0.8% | 82.4% |
| 68 | Henry County, Iowa | $3,093,413 | 0.8% | 83.2% |
| 69 | Louisa County, Iowa | $2,984,678 | 0.8% | 84.0% |
| 70 | Mills County, Iowa | $2,982,546 | 0.8% | 84.8% |
| 71 | Polk County, Iowa | $2,954,040 | 0.8% | 85.5% |
| 72 | Jackson County, Iowa | $2,941,935 | 0.8% | 86.3% |
| 73 | Guthrie County, Iowa | $2,873,173 | 0.7% | 87.0% |
| 74 | Howard County, Iowa | $2,861,686 | 0.7% | 87.7% |
| 75 | Audubon County, Iowa | $2,775,214 | 0.7% | 88.4% |
| 76 | Adair County, Iowa | $2,675,786 | 0.7% | 89.1% |
| 77 | Dickinson County, Iowa | $2,649,593 | 0.7% | 89.8% |
| 78 | Des Moines County, Iowa | $2,641,290 | 0.7% | 90.5% |
| 79 | Lee County, Iowa | $2,477,465 | 0.6% | 91.1% |
| 80 | Jefferson County, Iowa | $2,404,616 | 0.6% | 91.7% |
| 81 | Montgomery County, Iowa | $2,338,474 | 0.6% | 92.3% |
| 82 | Page County, Iowa | $2,243,330 | 0.6% | 92.9% |
| 83 | Allamakee County, Iowa | $2,229,684 | 0.6% | 93.5% |
| 84 | Wayne County, Iowa | $2,223,589 | 0.6% | 94.0% |
| 85 | Warren County, Iowa | $2,147,971 | 0.5% | 94.6% |
| 86 | Wapello County, Iowa | $1,953,343 | 0.5% | 95.1% |
| 87 | Marion County, Iowa | $1,851,282 | 0.5% | 95.6% |
| 88 | Taylor County, Iowa | $1,842,643 | 0.5% | 96.0% |
| 89 | Madison County, Iowa | $1,834,830 | 0.5% | 96.5% |
| 90 | Van Buren County, Iowa | $1,778,791 | 0.5% | 96.9% |
| 91 | Clarke County, Iowa | $1,689,624 | 0.4% | 97.4% |
| 92 | Ringgold County, Iowa | $1,564,689 | 0.4% | 97.8% |
| 93 | Davis County, Iowa | $1,476,953 | 0.4% | 98.2% |
| 94 | Adams County, Iowa | $1,469,976 | 0.4% | 98.5% |
| 95 | Union County, Iowa | $1,432,999 | 0.4% | 98.9% |
| 96 | Appanoose County, Iowa | $1,197,429 | 0.3% | 99.2% |
| 97 | Decatur County, Iowa | $1,071,468 | 0.3% | 99.5% |
| 98 | Monroe County, Iowa | $1,033,985 | 0.3% | 99.7% |
| 99 | Lucas County, Iowa | $1,013,365 | 0.3% | 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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