Livestock Disaster / Emergency payments in Iowa totaled $166 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Iowa Receiving Livestock Disaster / Emergency payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank | County | Livestock Disaster / Emergency 1995-2020‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ringgold County, Iowa | $6,533,404 | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| 2 | Decatur County, Iowa | $6,368,537 | 3.8% | 7.8% |
| 3 | Clarke County, Iowa | $6,022,226 | 3.6% | 11.4% |
| 4 | Wayne County, Iowa | $5,576,550 | 3.4% | 14.7% |
| 5 | Madison County, Iowa | $5,451,004 | 3.3% | 18.0% |
| 6 | Davis County, Iowa | $5,216,548 | 3.1% | 21.2% |
| 7 | Jackson County, Iowa | $4,849,984 | 2.9% | 24.1% |
| 8 | Lucas County, Iowa | $4,663,301 | 2.8% | 26.9% |
| 9 | Monroe County, Iowa | $4,661,476 | 2.8% | 29.7% |
| 10 | Appanoose County, Iowa | $3,824,104 | 2.3% | 32.0% |
| 11 | Dubuque County, Iowa | $3,453,818 | 2.1% | 34.1% |
| 12 | Wapello County, Iowa | $3,432,073 | 2.1% | 36.2% |
| 13 | Union County, Iowa | $3,378,537 | 2.0% | 38.2% |
| 14 | Guthrie County, Iowa | $3,271,970 | 2.0% | 40.2% |
| 15 | Adair County, Iowa | $3,266,468 | 2.0% | 42.1% |
| 16 | Adams County, Iowa | $3,154,835 | 1.9% | 44.0% |
| 17 | Clayton County, Iowa | $2,883,570 | 1.7% | 45.8% |
| 18 | Van Buren County, Iowa | $2,862,055 | 1.7% | 47.5% |
| 19 | Warren County, Iowa | $2,757,642 | 1.7% | 49.1% |
| 20 | Cass County, Iowa | $2,703,644 | 1.6% | 50.8% |
| 21 | Sioux County, Iowa | $2,496,684 | 1.5% | 52.3% |
| 22 | Plymouth County, Iowa | $2,458,770 | 1.5% | 53.8% |
| 23 | Page County, Iowa | $2,458,422 | 1.5% | 55.2% |
| 24 | Lyon County, Iowa | $2,382,829 | 1.4% | 56.7% |
| 25 | Woodbury County, Iowa | $2,288,412 | 1.4% | 58.0% |
| 26 | Crawford County, Iowa | $2,241,172 | 1.3% | 59.4% |
| 27 | Monona County, Iowa | $2,180,730 | 1.3% | 60.7% |
| 28 | Marion County, Iowa | $2,090,616 | 1.3% | 62.0% |
| 29 | Delaware County, Iowa | $2,090,438 | 1.3% | 63.2% |
| 30 | Jones County, Iowa | $2,039,725 | 1.2% | 64.5% |
| 31 | Kossuth County, Iowa | $2,001,264 | 1.2% | 65.7% |
| 32 | Fayette County, Iowa | $1,837,801 | 1.1% | 66.8% |
| 33 | Keokuk County, Iowa | $1,815,499 | 1.1% | 67.9% |
| 34 | Mahaska County, Iowa | $1,780,648 | 1.1% | 68.9% |
| 35 | Iowa County, Iowa | $1,778,067 | 1.1% | 70.0% |
| 36 | Winneshiek County, Iowa | $1,741,005 | 1.0% | 71.0% |
| 37 | Audubon County, Iowa | $1,726,199 | 1.0% | 72.1% |
| 38 | Pottawattamie County, Iowa | $1,719,475 | 1.0% | 73.1% |
| 39 | Allamakee County, Iowa | $1,696,211 | 1.0% | 74.1% |
| 40 | Taylor County, Iowa | $1,632,707 | 1.0% | 75.1% |
| 41 | Shelby County, Iowa | $1,547,859 | 0.9% | 76.1% |
| 42 | Lee County, Iowa | $1,546,784 | 0.9% | 77.0% |
| 43 | Montgomery County, Iowa | $1,526,476 | 0.9% | 77.9% |
| 44 | Harrison County, Iowa | $1,475,711 | 0.9% | 78.8% |
| 45 | Clinton County, Iowa | $1,459,057 | 0.9% | 79.7% |
| 46 | Jasper County, Iowa | $1,400,529 | 0.8% | 80.5% |
| 47 | Sac County, Iowa | $1,387,909 | 0.8% | 81.4% |
| 48 | Poweshiek County, Iowa | $1,338,122 | 0.8% | 82.2% |
| 49 | Henry County, Iowa | $1,308,663 | 0.8% | 82.9% |
| 50 | Tama County, Iowa | $1,223,843 | 0.7% | 83.7% |
| 51 | Benton County, Iowa | $1,210,085 | 0.7% | 84.4% |
| 52 | Johnson County, Iowa | $1,166,688 | 0.7% | 85.1% |
| 53 | Jefferson County, Iowa | $1,136,390 | 0.7% | 85.8% |
| 54 | Cedar County, Iowa | $1,123,124 | 0.7% | 86.5% |
| 55 | Cherokee County, Iowa | $1,009,462 | 0.6% | 87.1% |
| 56 | O'Brien County, Iowa | $964,467 | 0.6% | 87.7% |
| 57 | Greene County, Iowa | $939,685 | 0.6% | 88.2% |
| 58 | Dallas County, Iowa | $926,350 | 0.6% | 88.8% |
| 59 | Fremont County, Iowa | $896,968 | 0.5% | 89.3% |
| 60 | Clay County, Iowa | $879,325 | 0.5% | 89.9% |
| 61 | Ida County, Iowa | $851,503 | 0.5% | 90.4% |
| 62 | Emmet County, Iowa | $818,088 | 0.5% | 90.9% |
| 63 | Carroll County, Iowa | $811,170 | 0.5% | 91.3% |
| 64 | Washington County, Iowa | $796,683 | 0.5% | 91.8% |
| 65 | Hardin County, Iowa | $782,511 | 0.5% | 92.3% |
| 66 | Calhoun County, Iowa | $764,067 | 0.5% | 92.8% |
| 67 | Linn County, Iowa | $755,909 | 0.5% | 93.2% |
| 68 | Howard County, Iowa | $706,461 | 0.4% | 93.6% |
| 69 | Muscatine County, Iowa | $689,489 | 0.4% | 94.1% |
| 70 | Dickinson County, Iowa | $682,262 | 0.4% | 94.5% |
| 71 | Marshall County, Iowa | $673,461 | 0.4% | 94.9% |
| 72 | Scott County, Iowa | $589,466 | 0.4% | 95.2% |
| 73 | Des Moines County, Iowa | $555,691 | 0.3% | 95.6% |
| 74 | Osceola County, Iowa | $555,150 | 0.3% | 95.9% |
| 75 | Mills County, Iowa | $539,818 | 0.3% | 96.2% |
| 76 | Floyd County, Iowa | $510,139 | 0.3% | 96.5% |
| 77 | Buchanan County, Iowa | $489,876 | 0.3% | 96.8% |
| 78 | Chickasaw County, Iowa | $487,349 | 0.3% | 97.1% |
| 79 | Buena Vista County, Iowa | $474,485 | 0.3% | 97.4% |
| 80 | Webster County, Iowa | $455,786 | 0.3% | 97.7% |
| 81 | Palo Alto County, Iowa | $444,854 | 0.3% | 97.9% |
| 82 | Grundy County, Iowa | $375,097 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 83 | Louisa County, Iowa | $321,989 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 84 | Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | $318,919 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 85 | Boone County, Iowa | $307,361 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 86 | Humboldt County, Iowa | $300,893 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 87 | Butler County, Iowa | $272,120 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 88 | Polk County, Iowa | $202,836 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 89 | Franklin County, Iowa | $200,615 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 90 | Story County, Iowa | $191,506 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 91 | Bremer County, Iowa | $142,045 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 92 | Hancock County, Iowa | $136,469 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 93 | Mitchell County, Iowa | $113,762 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 94 | Hamilton County, Iowa | $111,067 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 95 | Black Hawk County, Iowa | $107,933 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 96 | Worth County, Iowa | $97,994 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 97 | Wright County, Iowa | $73,494 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 98 | Pocahontas County, Iowa | $73,438 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 99 | Winnebago County, Iowa | $70,859 | 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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