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.
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