Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) payments in Iowa totaled $15.7 million in 2017
Counties in Iowa Receiving Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) payments, 2017
| Rank |
County |
Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC)
2017 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Washington County, Iowa | $2,250,707 | 14.4% | 14.4% |
| 2 | Keokuk County, Iowa | $1,605,184 | 10.2% | 24.6% |
| 3 | Lee County, Iowa | $743,792 | 4.7% | 29.4% |
| 4 | Jefferson County, Iowa | $596,078 | 3.8% | 33.2% |
| 5 | Wayne County, Iowa | $586,362 | 3.7% | 36.9% |
| 6 | Davis County, Iowa | $401,625 | 2.6% | 39.5% |
| 7 | Wapello County, Iowa | $389,113 | 2.5% | 42.0% |
| 8 | Henry County, Iowa | $373,209 | 2.4% | 44.3% |
| 9 | Clarke County, Iowa | $317,962 | 2.0% | 46.4% |
| 10 | Page County, Iowa | $288,492 | 1.8% | 48.2% |
| 11 | Fremont County, Iowa | $273,060 | 1.7% | 50.0% |
| 12 | Benton County, Iowa | $270,699 | 1.7% | 51.7% |
| 13 | Hardin County, Iowa | $269,919 | 1.7% | 53.4% |
| 14 | Iowa County, Iowa | $260,609 | 1.7% | 55.1% |
| 15 | Louisa County, Iowa | $238,165 | 1.5% | 56.6% |
| 16 | Cass County, Iowa | $220,096 | 1.4% | 58.0% |
| 17 | Adair County, Iowa | $213,186 | 1.4% | 59.4% |
| 18 | Van Buren County, Iowa | $211,457 | 1.3% | 60.7% |
| 19 | Mills County, Iowa | $208,462 | 1.3% | 62.0% |
| 20 | Lucas County, Iowa | $207,972 | 1.3% | 63.4% |
| 21 | Sioux County, Iowa | $200,314 | 1.3% | 64.6% |
| 22 | Crawford County, Iowa | $195,036 | 1.2% | 65.9% |
| 23 | Jasper County, Iowa | $193,244 | 1.2% | 67.1% |
| 24 | Guthrie County, Iowa | $181,578 | 1.2% | 68.3% |
| 25 | Johnson County, Iowa | $179,641 | 1.1% | 69.4% |
| 26 | Decatur County, Iowa | $177,823 | 1.1% | 70.6% |
| 27 | Dallas County, Iowa | $151,335 | 1.0% | 71.5% |
| 28 | Adams County, Iowa | $147,075 | 0.9% | 72.5% |
| 29 | Taylor County, Iowa | $144,113 | 0.9% | 73.4% |
| 30 | Des Moines County, Iowa | $144,107 | 0.9% | 74.3% |
| 31 | Appanoose County, Iowa | $130,566 | 0.8% | 75.1% |
| 32 | Ringgold County, Iowa | $128,259 | 0.8% | 76.0% |
| 33 | Warren County, Iowa | $125,960 | 0.8% | 76.8% |
| 34 | Greene County, Iowa | $125,424 | 0.8% | 77.6% |
| 35 | 19156 | $107,016 | 0.7% | 78.2% |
| 36 | Madison County, Iowa | $105,995 | 0.7% | 78.9% |
| 37 | Marion County, Iowa | $105,493 | 0.7% | 79.6% |
| 38 | Story County, Iowa | $103,424 | 0.7% | 80.3% |
| 39 | Jackson County, Iowa | $98,749 | 0.6% | 80.9% |
| 40 | Pottawattamie County, Iowa | $94,775 | 0.6% | 81.5% |
| 41 | Buchanan County, Iowa | $93,214 | 0.6% | 82.1% |
| 42 | Butler County, Iowa | $93,010 | 0.6% | 82.7% |
| 43 | Mahaska County, Iowa | $90,096 | 0.6% | 83.3% |
| 44 | Woodbury County, Iowa | $85,413 | 0.5% | 83.8% |
| 45 | Black Hawk County, Iowa | $83,744 | 0.5% | 84.3% |
| 46 | Fayette County, Iowa | $82,658 | 0.5% | 84.9% |
| 47 | Carroll County, Iowa | $81,976 | 0.5% | 85.4% |
| 48 | Montgomery County, Iowa | $79,880 | 0.5% | 85.9% |
| 49 | Polk County, Iowa | $79,847 | 0.5% | 86.4% |
| 50 | Jones County, Iowa | $79,174 | 0.5% | 86.9% |
| 51 | Monroe County, Iowa | $77,656 | 0.5% | 87.4% |
| 52 | Delaware County, Iowa | $77,379 | 0.5% | 87.9% |
| 53 | Emmet County, Iowa | $75,334 | 0.5% | 88.4% |
| 54 | Union County, Iowa | $73,362 | 0.5% | 88.9% |
| 55 | Kossuth County, Iowa | $71,646 | 0.5% | 89.3% |
| 56 | Clinton County, Iowa | $70,102 | 0.4% | 89.8% |
| 57 | Hamilton County, Iowa | $69,041 | 0.4% | 90.2% |
| 58 | Franklin County, Iowa | $67,987 | 0.4% | 90.6% |
| 59 | Lyon County, Iowa | $62,678 | 0.4% | 91.0% |
| 60 | Hancock County, Iowa | $62,667 | 0.4% | 91.4% |
| 61 | O'Brien County, Iowa | $61,102 | 0.4% | 91.8% |
| 62 | Cedar County, Iowa | $60,242 | 0.4% | 92.2% |
| 63 | Harrison County, Iowa | $57,450 | 0.4% | 92.6% |
| 64 | Ida County, Iowa | $57,268 | 0.4% | 92.9% |
| 65 | Poweshiek County, Iowa | $56,246 | 0.4% | 93.3% |
| 66 | Webster County, Iowa | $56,133 | 0.4% | 93.7% |
| 67 | Scott County, Iowa | $53,041 | 0.3% | 94.0% |
| 68 | Tama County, Iowa | $52,501 | 0.3% | 94.3% |
| 69 | Marshall County, Iowa | $51,585 | 0.3% | 94.7% |
| 70 | Buena Vista County, Iowa | $51,370 | 0.3% | 95.0% |
| 71 | Calhoun County, Iowa | $48,213 | 0.3% | 95.3% |
| 72 | Howard County, Iowa | $48,114 | 0.3% | 95.6% |
| 73 | Wright County, Iowa | $46,948 | 0.3% | 95.9% |
| 74 | Shelby County, Iowa | $44,550 | 0.3% | 96.2% |
| 75 | Audubon County, Iowa | $42,833 | 0.3% | 96.5% |
| 76 | Clay County, Iowa | $42,130 | 0.3% | 96.7% |
| 77 | Humboldt County, Iowa | $40,784 | 0.3% | 97.0% |
| 78 | Plymouth County, Iowa | $39,439 | 0.3% | 97.2% |
| 79 | Sac County, Iowa | $34,426 | 0.2% | 97.5% |
| 80 | Cherokee County, Iowa | $34,292 | 0.2% | 97.7% |
| 81 | Dubuque County, Iowa | $32,165 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 82 | Grundy County, Iowa | $27,860 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 83 | Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | $27,223 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 84 | Palo Alto County, Iowa | $26,447 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 85 | Winneshiek County, Iowa | $26,249 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 86 | Linn County, Iowa | $26,035 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 87 | Clayton County, Iowa | $25,359 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 88 | Mitchell County, Iowa | $24,090 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 89 | Allamakee County, Iowa | $22,866 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 90 | Monona County, Iowa | $22,456 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 91 | Worth County, Iowa | $22,292 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 92 | Muscatine County, Iowa | $15,437 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 93 | Bremer County, Iowa | $14,381 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 94 | Osceola County, Iowa | $14,212 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 95 | Floyd County, Iowa | $13,392 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 96 | Pocahontas County, Iowa | $8,507 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 97 | Chickasaw County, Iowa | $6,434 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 98 | Dickinson County, Iowa | $5,055 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 99 | Boone County, Iowa | $2,420 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 100 | Winnebago County, Iowa | $271 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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