Conservation payments in Kossuth County, Iowa totaled $8.0 million in 2016
Counties in Kossuth County, Iowa Receiving Total Conservation Programs payments, 2016
| Rank | County | Total Conservation Programs 2016 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ringgold County, Iowa | $10,793,851 | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| 2 | Woodbury County, Iowa | $9,766,716 | 2.6% | 5.5% |
| 3 | Kossuth County, Iowa | $8,009,343 | 2.2% | 7.7% |
| 4 | Taylor County, Iowa | $7,974,562 | 2.1% | 9.8% |
| 5 | Clayton County, Iowa | $7,802,586 | 2.1% | 11.9% |
| 6 | Washington County, Iowa | $7,137,133 | 1.9% | 13.8% |
| 7 | Clarke County, Iowa | $6,938,668 | 1.9% | 15.7% |
| 8 | Audubon County, Iowa | $6,790,619 | 1.8% | 17.5% |
| 9 | Keokuk County, Iowa | $6,724,000 | 1.8% | 19.3% |
| 10 | Fayette County, Iowa | $6,707,500 | 1.8% | 21.1% |
| 11 | Guthrie County, Iowa | $6,574,651 | 1.8% | 22.9% |
| 12 | Butler County, Iowa | $6,285,243 | 1.7% | 24.6% |
| 13 | Wayne County, Iowa | $6,026,819 | 1.6% | 26.2% |
| 14 | Howard County, Iowa | $5,779,609 | 1.6% | 27.7% |
| 15 | Monona County, Iowa | $5,614,710 | 1.5% | 29.2% |
| 16 | Crawford County, Iowa | $5,596,517 | 1.5% | 30.8% |
| 17 | Palo Alto County, Iowa | $5,505,257 | 1.5% | 32.2% |
| 18 | Decatur County, Iowa | $5,452,589 | 1.5% | 33.7% |
| 19 | Winneshiek County, Iowa | $5,425,484 | 1.5% | 35.2% |
| 20 | Henry County, Iowa | $5,180,355 | 1.4% | 36.5% |
| 21 | Floyd County, Iowa | $4,938,038 | 1.3% | 37.9% |
| 22 | Clay County, Iowa | $4,924,594 | 1.3% | 39.2% |
| 23 | Monroe County, Iowa | $4,862,760 | 1.3% | 40.5% |
| 24 | Adair County, Iowa | $4,852,742 | 1.3% | 41.8% |
| 25 | Harrison County, Iowa | $4,796,241 | 1.3% | 43.1% |
| 26 | Madison County, Iowa | $4,783,343 | 1.3% | 44.4% |
| 27 | Webster County, Iowa | $4,660,089 | 1.3% | 45.6% |
| 28 | Iowa County, Iowa | $4,657,038 | 1.3% | 46.9% |
| 29 | Adams County, Iowa | $4,632,926 | 1.2% | 48.1% |
| 30 | Jefferson County, Iowa | $4,517,068 | 1.2% | 49.3% |
| 31 | Mahaska County, Iowa | $4,466,262 | 1.2% | 50.5% |
| 32 | Marion County, Iowa | $4,403,711 | 1.2% | 51.7% |
| 33 | Warren County, Iowa | $4,376,346 | 1.2% | 52.9% |
| 34 | Allamakee County, Iowa | $4,271,830 | 1.1% | 54.0% |
| 35 | Delaware County, Iowa | $4,232,088 | 1.1% | 55.2% |
| 36 | Black Hawk County, Iowa | $3,971,153 | 1.1% | 56.2% |
| 37 | Calhoun County, Iowa | $3,881,861 | 1.0% | 57.3% |
| 38 | Van Buren County, Iowa | $3,848,660 | 1.0% | 58.3% |
| 39 | Benton County, Iowa | $3,709,467 | 1.0% | 59.3% |
| 40 | Tama County, Iowa | $3,652,860 | 1.0% | 60.3% |
| 41 | Chickasaw County, Iowa | $3,554,296 | 1.0% | 61.2% |
| 42 | Cass County, Iowa | $3,524,495 | 0.9% | 62.2% |
| 43 | Shelby County, Iowa | $3,467,983 | 0.9% | 63.1% |
| 44 | Bremer County, Iowa | $3,467,525 | 0.9% | 64.1% |
| 45 | Jackson County, Iowa | $3,433,168 | 0.9% | 65.0% |
| 46 | Winnebago County, Iowa | $3,383,059 | 0.9% | 65.9% |
| 47 | Davis County, Iowa | $3,286,615 | 0.9% | 66.8% |
| 48 | Wright County, Iowa | $3,241,655 | 0.9% | 67.6% |
| 49 | Franklin County, Iowa | $3,221,626 | 0.9% | 68.5% |
| 50 | Cherokee County, Iowa | $3,191,849 | 0.9% | 69.4% |
| 51 | Carroll County, Iowa | $3,187,212 | 0.9% | 70.2% |
| 52 | Wapello County, Iowa | $3,163,782 | 0.8% | 71.1% |
| 53 | Boone County, Iowa | $3,118,798 | 0.8% | 71.9% |
| 54 | Poweshiek County, Iowa | $3,084,575 | 0.8% | 72.7% |
| 55 | Lucas County, Iowa | $3,073,632 | 0.8% | 73.6% |
| 56 | Jones County, Iowa | $3,048,181 | 0.8% | 74.4% |
| 57 | Hamilton County, Iowa | $3,047,823 | 0.8% | 75.2% |
| 58 | Sac County, Iowa | $3,006,626 | 0.8% | 76.0% |
| 59 | Greene County, Iowa | $2,981,491 | 0.8% | 76.8% |
| 60 | Page County, Iowa | $2,837,838 | 0.8% | 77.6% |
| 61 | Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | $2,829,696 | 0.8% | 78.3% |
| 62 | Hancock County, Iowa | $2,774,174 | 0.7% | 79.1% |
| 63 | Lee County, Iowa | $2,736,623 | 0.7% | 79.8% |
| 64 | Montgomery County, Iowa | $2,705,603 | 0.7% | 80.5% |
| 65 | Hardin County, Iowa | $2,684,866 | 0.7% | 81.2% |
| 66 | Buchanan County, Iowa | $2,674,183 | 0.7% | 82.0% |
| 67 | Louisa County, Iowa | $2,628,938 | 0.7% | 82.7% |
| 68 | Johnson County, Iowa | $2,624,707 | 0.7% | 83.4% |
| 69 | Jasper County, Iowa | $2,603,028 | 0.7% | 84.1% |
| 70 | Story County, Iowa | $2,596,300 | 0.7% | 84.8% |
| 71 | Appanoose County, Iowa | $2,583,862 | 0.7% | 85.5% |
| 72 | Marshall County, Iowa | $2,533,079 | 0.7% | 86.1% |
| 73 | Worth County, Iowa | $2,490,016 | 0.7% | 86.8% |
| 74 | Humboldt County, Iowa | $2,468,429 | 0.7% | 87.5% |
| 75 | Sioux County, Iowa | $2,424,774 | 0.7% | 88.1% |
| 76 | Clinton County, Iowa | $2,410,294 | 0.6% | 88.8% |
| 77 | Dubuque County, Iowa | $2,396,350 | 0.6% | 89.4% |
| 78 | Linn County, Iowa | $2,308,120 | 0.6% | 90.0% |
| 79 | Muscatine County, Iowa | $2,292,514 | 0.6% | 90.7% |
| 80 | Buena Vista County, Iowa | $2,221,934 | 0.6% | 91.3% |
| 81 | Plymouth County, Iowa | $2,214,128 | 0.6% | 91.8% |
| 82 | Dallas County, Iowa | $2,207,709 | 0.6% | 92.4% |
| 83 | Pocahontas County, Iowa | $2,174,303 | 0.6% | 93.0% |
| 84 | Cedar County, Iowa | $2,111,352 | 0.6% | 93.6% |
| 85 | Ida County, Iowa | $1,982,154 | 0.5% | 94.1% |
| 86 | Osceola County, Iowa | $1,948,845 | 0.5% | 94.6% |
| 87 | O'Brien County, Iowa | $1,828,050 | 0.5% | 95.1% |
| 88 | Fremont County, Iowa | $1,811,868 | 0.5% | 95.6% |
| 89 | Emmet County, Iowa | $1,753,129 | 0.5% | 96.1% |
| 90 | Mitchell County, Iowa | $1,733,879 | 0.5% | 96.6% |
| 91 | Des Moines County, Iowa | $1,685,506 | 0.5% | 97.0% |
| 92 | Union County, Iowa | $1,645,291 | 0.4% | 97.5% |
| 93 | Grundy County, Iowa | $1,635,440 | 0.4% | 97.9% |
| 94 | Dickinson County, Iowa | $1,517,964 | 0.4% | 98.3% |
| 95 | Pottawattamie County, Iowa | $1,494,741 | 0.4% | 98.7% |
| 96 | Mills County, Iowa | $1,320,953 | 0.4% | 99.1% |
| 97 | Scott County, Iowa | $1,124,858 | 0.3% | 99.4% |
| 98 | Polk County, Iowa | $1,066,499 | 0.3% | 99.6% |
| 99 | 19156 | $765,607 | 0.2% | 99.8% |
| 100 | Lyon County, Iowa | $562,879 | 0.2% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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