Wetlands Reserve Program payments in Iowa totaled $46.9 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Iowa Receiving Wetlands Reserve Program payments, 1995-2020‡
Rank |
County |
Wetlands Reserve Program 1995-2020‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
1 | Iowa NRCS | $36,493,117 | 77.8% | 77.8% |
2 | Hancock County, Iowa | $1,539,031 | 3.3% | 81.1% |
3 | Winnebago County, Iowa | $998,358 | 2.1% | 83.2% |
4 | Woodbury County, Iowa | $940,715 | 2.0% | 85.2% |
5 | Pocahontas County, Iowa | $613,747 | 1.3% | 86.5% |
6 | Floyd County, Iowa | $577,600 | 1.2% | 87.7% |
7 | Warren County, Iowa | $476,070 | 1.0% | 88.8% |
8 | Bremer County, Iowa | $466,650 | 1.0% | 89.8% |
9 | Appanoose County, Iowa | $404,729 | 0.9% | 90.6% |
10 | Black Hawk County, Iowa | $386,407 | 0.8% | 91.4% |
11 | Worth County, Iowa | $335,652 | 0.7% | 92.2% |
12 | Monona County, Iowa | $322,202 | 0.7% | 92.8% |
13 | Jefferson County, Iowa | $284,436 | 0.6% | 93.5% |
14 | Clay County, Iowa | $281,283 | 0.6% | 94.1% |
15 | Fremont County, Iowa | $276,121 | 0.6% | 94.6% |
16 | Jasper County, Iowa | $209,131 | 0.4% | 95.1% |
17 | Washington County, Iowa | $192,509 | 0.4% | 95.5% |
18 | Delaware County, Iowa | $177,090 | 0.4% | 95.9% |
19 | Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | $166,235 | 0.4% | 96.2% |
20 | Muscatine County, Iowa | $153,034 | 0.3% | 96.6% |
21 | Iowa County, Iowa | $135,186 | 0.3% | 96.8% |
22 | Butler County, Iowa | $113,395 | 0.2% | 97.1% |
23 | Carroll County, Iowa | $111,043 | 0.2% | 97.3% |
24 | Kossuth County, Iowa | $104,952 | 0.2% | 97.5% |
25 | Van Buren County, Iowa | $91,612 | 0.2% | 97.7% |
26 | Hardin County, Iowa | $74,718 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
27 | Franklin County, Iowa | $74,596 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
28 | Madison County, Iowa | $72,781 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
29 | Tama County, Iowa | $60,760 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
30 | Wright County, Iowa | $56,150 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
31 | Lucas County, Iowa | $55,821 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
32 | Harrison County, Iowa | $54,018 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
33 | Greene County, Iowa | $52,587 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
34 | Buena Vista County, Iowa | $49,571 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
35 | Dickinson County, Iowa | $43,739 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
36 | Buchanan County, Iowa | $41,890 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
37 | Emmet County, Iowa | $33,675 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
38 | Sac County, Iowa | $31,944 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
39 | Des Moines County, Iowa | $31,606 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
40 | Mills County, Iowa | $31,603 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
41 | Wayne County, Iowa | $31,124 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
42 | Johnson County, Iowa | $30,088 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
43 | Louisa County, Iowa | $27,896 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
44 | Cedar County, Iowa | $26,135 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
45 | Henry County, Iowa | $25,518 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
46 | Dallas County, Iowa | $21,737 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
47 | Fayette County, Iowa | $16,617 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
48 | Palo Alto County, Iowa | $16,410 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
49 | Howard County, Iowa | $14,247 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
50 | Boone County, Iowa | $12,233 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
51 | Mahaska County, Iowa | $12,037 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
52 | Lee County, Iowa | $9,556 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
53 | Ringgold County, Iowa | $9,150 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
54 | Scott County, Iowa | $6,705 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
55 | Chickasaw County, Iowa | $5,970 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
56 | Humboldt County, Iowa | $5,555 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
57 | Webster County, Iowa | $5,529 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
58 | Winneshiek County, Iowa | $3,825 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
59 | Allamakee County, Iowa | $3,120 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
60 | Polk County, Iowa | $2,772 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
61 | Decatur County, Iowa | $2,409 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
62 | Guthrie County, Iowa | $1,440 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
63 | Benton County, Iowa | $1,097 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
64 | Clayton County, Iowa | $1,000 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
65 | Hamilton County, Iowa | $878 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
66 | Monroe County, Iowa | $757 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
67 | Grundy County, Iowa | $353 | 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.