Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) payments in Iowa totaled $4.9 million from 1995-2021.
Counties in Iowa Receiving Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) payments, 1995-2021
| Rank |
County |
Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP)
1995-2021 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Kossuth County, Iowa | $1,290,969 | 26.2% | 26.2% |
| 2 | Dallas County, Iowa | $1,015,073 | 20.6% | 46.7% |
| 3 | Jackson County, Iowa | $770,628 | 15.6% | 62.3% |
| 4 | Clayton County, Iowa | $339,972 | 6.9% | 69.2% |
| 5 | Chickasaw County, Iowa | $280,249 | 5.7% | 74.9% |
| 6 | Woodbury County, Iowa | $188,056 | 3.8% | 78.7% |
| 7 | Jasper County, Iowa | $137,102 | 2.8% | 81.5% |
| 8 | Page County, Iowa | $127,496 | 2.6% | 84.1% |
| 9 | Allamakee County, Iowa | $115,214 | 2.3% | 86.4% |
| 10 | Cass County, Iowa | $95,982 | 1.9% | 88.4% |
| 11 | Howard County, Iowa | $48,107 | 1.0% | 89.3% |
| 12 | Lee County, Iowa | $40,412 | 0.8% | 90.1% |
| 13 | Dubuque County, Iowa | $39,271 | 0.8% | 90.9% |
| 14 | Dickinson County, Iowa | $38,807 | 0.8% | 91.7% |
| 15 | Butler County, Iowa | $36,979 | 0.7% | 92.5% |
| 16 | Clay County, Iowa | $29,707 | 0.6% | 93.1% |
| 17 | Black Hawk County, Iowa | $27,524 | 0.6% | 93.6% |
| 18 | Sac County, Iowa | $24,745 | 0.5% | 94.1% |
| 19 | Polk County, Iowa | $21,627 | 0.4% | 94.6% |
| 20 | Floyd County, Iowa | $21,343 | 0.4% | 95.0% |
| 21 | Humboldt County, Iowa | $19,001 | 0.4% | 95.4% |
| 22 | Tama County, Iowa | $18,898 | 0.4% | 95.8% |
| 23 | Delaware County, Iowa | $17,854 | 0.4% | 96.1% |
| 24 | Monona County, Iowa | $17,483 | 0.4% | 96.5% |
| 25 | Clarke County, Iowa | $17,363 | 0.4% | 96.8% |
| 26 | Henry County, Iowa | $13,056 | 0.3% | 97.1% |
| 27 | Story County, Iowa | $12,587 | 0.3% | 97.4% |
| 28 | Lyon County, Iowa | $11,053 | 0.2% | 97.6% |
| 29 | Clinton County, Iowa | $10,805 | 0.2% | 97.8% |
| 30 | Jones County, Iowa | $9,108 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 31 | Pocahontas County, Iowa | $6,206 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 32 | Wapello County, Iowa | $6,126 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 33 | Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | $5,963 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 34 | Guthrie County, Iowa | $5,886 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 35 | O'Brien County, Iowa | $5,828 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 36 | Plymouth County, Iowa | $5,379 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 37 | Union County, Iowa | $5,266 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 38 | Adair County, Iowa | $5,222 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 39 | Emmet County, Iowa | $5,064 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 40 | Bremer County, Iowa | $4,853 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 41 | Palo Alto County, Iowa | $4,462 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 42 | Winneshiek County, Iowa | $4,159 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 43 | Osceola County, Iowa | $3,825 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 44 | Madison County, Iowa | $3,574 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 45 | Lucas County, Iowa | $3,407 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 46 | Mills County, Iowa | $2,837 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 47 | Marion County, Iowa | $2,324 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 48 | Cedar County, Iowa | $2,289 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 49 | Webster County, Iowa | $1,921 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 50 | Wright County, Iowa | $1,911 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 51 | Davis County, Iowa | $1,771 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 52 | Scott County, Iowa | $1,425 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 53 | Muscatine County, Iowa | $1,244 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 54 | Buena Vista County, Iowa | $1,156 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 55 | Wayne County, Iowa | $1,027 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 56 | Appanoose County, Iowa | $1,012 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 57 | Poweshiek County, Iowa | $938 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 58 | Mahaska County, Iowa | $914 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 59 | Buchanan County, Iowa | $764 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 60 | Fayette County, Iowa | $539 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 61 | Shelby County, Iowa | $396 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 62 | Carroll County, Iowa | $361 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 63 | Crawford County, Iowa | $291 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 64 | Monroe County, Iowa | $194 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 65 | Johnson County, Iowa | $185 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 66 | Hancock County, Iowa | $183 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 67 | Warren County, Iowa | $108 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 68 | Sioux County, Iowa | $24 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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