Conservation Reserve Program payments in Lucas County, Iowa totaled $80.5 million from 1995-2023.
Counties in Lucas County, Iowa Receiving Conservation Reserve Program payments, 1995-2023
| Rank | County | Conservation Reserve Program 1995-2023 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clayton County, Iowa | $184,000,847 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2 | Ringgold County, Iowa | $176,661,161 | 2.4% | 4.9% |
| 3 | Keokuk County, Iowa | $174,688,547 | 2.4% | 7.2% |
| 4 | Washington County, Iowa | $167,832,877 | 2.3% | 9.5% |
| 5 | Taylor County, Iowa | $159,244,262 | 2.1% | 11.6% |
| 6 | Wayne County, Iowa | $137,036,898 | 1.8% | 13.5% |
| 7 | Winneshiek County, Iowa | $129,701,923 | 1.7% | 15.2% |
| 8 | Guthrie County, Iowa | $127,741,009 | 1.7% | 17.0% |
| 9 | Fayette County, Iowa | $127,561,763 | 1.7% | 18.7% |
| 10 | Woodbury County, Iowa | $127,546,411 | 1.7% | 20.4% |
| 11 | Iowa County, Iowa | $119,283,474 | 1.6% | 22.0% |
| 12 | Allamakee County, Iowa | $115,443,012 | 1.6% | 23.6% |
| 13 | Audubon County, Iowa | $114,002,218 | 1.5% | 25.1% |
| 14 | Mahaska County, Iowa | $112,308,119 | 1.5% | 26.6% |
| 15 | Jefferson County, Iowa | $110,066,640 | 1.5% | 28.1% |
| 16 | Clarke County, Iowa | $109,812,913 | 1.5% | 29.6% |
| 17 | Jackson County, Iowa | $109,198,897 | 1.5% | 31.1% |
| 18 | Kossuth County, Iowa | $109,162,480 | 1.5% | 32.5% |
| 19 | Henry County, Iowa | $108,673,669 | 1.5% | 34.0% |
| 20 | Howard County, Iowa | $106,539,714 | 1.4% | 35.4% |
| 21 | Butler County, Iowa | $103,446,924 | 1.4% | 36.8% |
| 22 | Decatur County, Iowa | $101,954,252 | 1.4% | 38.2% |
| 23 | Tama County, Iowa | $98,702,374 | 1.3% | 39.5% |
| 24 | Davis County, Iowa | $96,810,010 | 1.3% | 40.8% |
| 25 | Marion County, Iowa | $95,035,400 | 1.3% | 42.1% |
| 26 | Adair County, Iowa | $94,853,029 | 1.3% | 43.4% |
| 27 | Palo Alto County, Iowa | $94,497,062 | 1.3% | 44.7% |
| 28 | Adams County, Iowa | $92,606,085 | 1.2% | 45.9% |
| 29 | Monroe County, Iowa | $91,077,953 | 1.2% | 47.1% |
| 30 | Warren County, Iowa | $90,184,684 | 1.2% | 48.4% |
| 31 | Floyd County, Iowa | $87,799,578 | 1.2% | 49.5% |
| 32 | Van Buren County, Iowa | $85,015,771 | 1.1% | 50.7% |
| 33 | Poweshiek County, Iowa | $84,285,360 | 1.1% | 51.8% |
| 34 | Madison County, Iowa | $82,609,650 | 1.1% | 52.9% |
| 35 | Lucas County, Iowa | $80,486,303 | 1.1% | 54.0% |
| 36 | Clay County, Iowa | $80,011,870 | 1.1% | 55.1% |
| 37 | Delaware County, Iowa | $79,883,561 | 1.1% | 56.2% |
| 38 | Webster County, Iowa | $77,495,861 | 1.0% | 57.2% |
| 39 | Monona County, Iowa | $77,399,932 | 1.0% | 58.3% |
| 40 | Calhoun County, Iowa | $75,357,984 | 1.0% | 59.3% |
| 41 | Dubuque County, Iowa | $74,533,084 | 1.0% | 60.3% |
| 42 | Crawford County, Iowa | $74,051,242 | 1.0% | 61.3% |
| 43 | Cass County, Iowa | $73,352,375 | 1.0% | 62.3% |
| 44 | Harrison County, Iowa | $72,415,738 | 1.0% | 63.3% |
| 45 | Benton County, Iowa | $72,321,596 | 1.0% | 64.2% |
| 46 | Johnson County, Iowa | $72,121,328 | 1.0% | 65.2% |
| 47 | Wright County, Iowa | $70,376,819 | 0.9% | 66.2% |
| 48 | Jones County, Iowa | $68,917,288 | 0.9% | 67.1% |
| 49 | Wapello County, Iowa | $68,328,813 | 0.9% | 68.0% |
| 50 | Page County, Iowa | $67,168,452 | 0.9% | 68.9% |
| 51 | Appanoose County, Iowa | $66,244,600 | 0.9% | 69.8% |
| 52 | Louisa County, Iowa | $65,573,006 | 0.9% | 70.7% |
| 53 | Winnebago County, Iowa | $64,932,603 | 0.9% | 71.6% |
| 54 | Chickasaw County, Iowa | $64,646,304 | 0.9% | 72.4% |
| 55 | Jasper County, Iowa | $63,969,724 | 0.9% | 73.3% |
| 56 | Clinton County, Iowa | $62,585,873 | 0.8% | 74.2% |
| 57 | Lee County, Iowa | $61,497,490 | 0.8% | 75.0% |
| 58 | Hamilton County, Iowa | $61,285,822 | 0.8% | 75.8% |
| 59 | Franklin County, Iowa | $58,880,153 | 0.8% | 76.6% |
| 60 | Union County, Iowa | $58,451,802 | 0.8% | 77.4% |
| 61 | Carroll County, Iowa | $58,105,099 | 0.8% | 78.2% |
| 62 | Muscatine County, Iowa | $56,245,125 | 0.8% | 78.9% |
| 63 | Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | $56,059,752 | 0.8% | 79.7% |
| 64 | Montgomery County, Iowa | $55,930,146 | 0.8% | 80.4% |
| 65 | Marshall County, Iowa | $55,785,724 | 0.8% | 81.2% |
| 66 | Boone County, Iowa | $54,458,275 | 0.7% | 81.9% |
| 67 | Shelby County, Iowa | $53,924,982 | 0.7% | 82.7% |
| 68 | Cedar County, Iowa | $53,856,857 | 0.7% | 83.4% |
| 69 | Hancock County, Iowa | $53,328,691 | 0.7% | 84.1% |
| 70 | Bremer County, Iowa | $53,268,811 | 0.7% | 84.8% |
| 71 | Linn County, Iowa | $52,857,836 | 0.7% | 85.5% |
| 72 | Greene County, Iowa | $52,384,033 | 0.7% | 86.2% |
| 73 | Black Hawk County, Iowa | $50,329,604 | 0.7% | 86.9% |
| 74 | Plymouth County, Iowa | $48,726,252 | 0.7% | 87.6% |
| 75 | Worth County, Iowa | $47,950,429 | 0.6% | 88.2% |
| 76 | Hardin County, Iowa | $47,428,429 | 0.6% | 88.9% |
| 77 | Sac County, Iowa | $46,997,525 | 0.6% | 89.5% |
| 78 | Humboldt County, Iowa | $45,318,176 | 0.6% | 90.1% |
| 79 | Dallas County, Iowa | $44,812,617 | 0.6% | 90.7% |
| 80 | Story County, Iowa | $42,575,952 | 0.6% | 91.3% |
| 81 | Buchanan County, Iowa | $42,257,931 | 0.6% | 91.9% |
| 82 | Pocahontas County, Iowa | $41,092,721 | 0.6% | 92.4% |
| 83 | Sioux County, Iowa | $39,625,757 | 0.5% | 92.9% |
| 84 | Buena Vista County, Iowa | $39,377,008 | 0.5% | 93.5% |
| 85 | Ida County, Iowa | $38,482,180 | 0.5% | 94.0% |
| 86 | Cherokee County, Iowa | $37,219,653 | 0.5% | 94.5% |
| 87 | Emmet County, Iowa | $37,066,133 | 0.5% | 95.0% |
| 88 | Fremont County, Iowa | $36,279,308 | 0.5% | 95.5% |
| 89 | Osceola County, Iowa | $36,275,593 | 0.5% | 96.0% |
| 90 | Mitchell County, Iowa | $35,967,429 | 0.5% | 96.5% |
| 91 | Des Moines County, Iowa | $35,397,722 | 0.5% | 96.9% |
| 92 | Dickinson County, Iowa | $35,119,601 | 0.5% | 97.4% |
| 93 | Grundy County, Iowa | $32,119,077 | 0.4% | 97.8% |
| 94 | O'Brien County, Iowa | $28,015,936 | 0.4% | 98.2% |
| 95 | Pottawattamie County, Iowa | $27,411,129 | 0.4% | 98.6% |
| 96 | Mills County, Iowa | $26,198,454 | 0.4% | 99.0% |
| 97 | Scott County, Iowa | $23,065,714 | 0.3% | 99.3% |
| 98 | Polk County, Iowa | $22,639,555 | 0.3% | 99.6% |
| 99 | 19156 | $16,902,499 | 0.2% | 99.8% |
| 100 | Lyon County, Iowa | $15,218,003 | 0.2% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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