Conservation payments in Scott County, Iowa totaled $23.1 million from 1995-2023.
Counties in Scott County, Iowa Receiving Total Conservation Programs payments, 1995-2023
| Rank | County | Total Conservation Programs 1995-2023 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clayton County, Iowa | $184,727,794 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2 | Ringgold County, Iowa | $177,656,473 | 2.4% | 4.9% |
| 3 | Keokuk County, Iowa | $175,084,066 | 2.3% | 7.2% |
| 4 | Washington County, Iowa | $168,424,860 | 2.3% | 9.5% |
| 5 | Taylor County, Iowa | $159,661,181 | 2.1% | 11.6% |
| 6 | Wayne County, Iowa | $137,848,742 | 1.8% | 13.5% |
| 7 | Winneshiek County, Iowa | $130,610,140 | 1.8% | 15.2% |
| 8 | Guthrie County, Iowa | $128,766,299 | 1.7% | 16.9% |
| 9 | Woodbury County, Iowa | $128,645,001 | 1.7% | 18.7% |
| 10 | Fayette County, Iowa | $128,002,370 | 1.7% | 20.4% |
| 11 | Iowa County, Iowa | $120,111,848 | 1.6% | 22.0% |
| 12 | Allamakee County, Iowa | $116,337,512 | 1.6% | 23.5% |
| 13 | Audubon County, Iowa | $114,396,173 | 1.5% | 25.1% |
| 14 | Mahaska County, Iowa | $112,440,192 | 1.5% | 26.6% |
| 15 | Jefferson County, Iowa | $111,207,163 | 1.5% | 28.1% |
| 16 | Clarke County, Iowa | $110,401,359 | 1.5% | 29.6% |
| 17 | Jackson County, Iowa | $109,812,460 | 1.5% | 31.0% |
| 18 | Kossuth County, Iowa | $109,503,546 | 1.5% | 32.5% |
| 19 | Henry County, Iowa | $108,949,007 | 1.5% | 34.0% |
| 20 | Howard County, Iowa | $106,909,525 | 1.4% | 35.4% |
| 21 | Butler County, Iowa | $103,825,462 | 1.4% | 36.8% |
| 22 | Decatur County, Iowa | $102,783,621 | 1.4% | 38.2% |
| 23 | Tama County, Iowa | $99,143,088 | 1.3% | 39.5% |
| 24 | Davis County, Iowa | $97,886,832 | 1.3% | 40.8% |
| 25 | Adair County, Iowa | $95,557,691 | 1.3% | 42.1% |
| 26 | Marion County, Iowa | $95,390,864 | 1.3% | 43.4% |
| 27 | Palo Alto County, Iowa | $94,643,452 | 1.3% | 44.6% |
| 28 | Adams County, Iowa | $93,015,579 | 1.2% | 45.9% |
| 29 | Monroe County, Iowa | $91,386,950 | 1.2% | 47.1% |
| 30 | Warren County, Iowa | $90,842,367 | 1.2% | 48.3% |
| 31 | Floyd County, Iowa | $88,064,052 | 1.2% | 49.5% |
| 32 | Van Buren County, Iowa | $85,534,950 | 1.1% | 50.7% |
| 33 | Poweshiek County, Iowa | $84,487,440 | 1.1% | 51.8% |
| 34 | Madison County, Iowa | $83,196,870 | 1.1% | 52.9% |
| 35 | Lucas County, Iowa | $81,161,793 | 1.1% | 54.0% |
| 36 | Clay County, Iowa | $80,292,536 | 1.1% | 55.1% |
| 37 | Delaware County, Iowa | $80,167,103 | 1.1% | 56.1% |
| 38 | Webster County, Iowa | $77,647,336 | 1.0% | 57.2% |
| 39 | Monona County, Iowa | $77,618,567 | 1.0% | 58.2% |
| 40 | Calhoun County, Iowa | $75,546,574 | 1.0% | 59.2% |
| 41 | Dubuque County, Iowa | $74,758,605 | 1.0% | 60.2% |
| 42 | Crawford County, Iowa | $74,283,390 | 1.0% | 61.2% |
| 43 | Cass County, Iowa | $73,731,426 | 1.0% | 62.2% |
| 44 | Harrison County, Iowa | $73,586,217 | 1.0% | 63.2% |
| 45 | Benton County, Iowa | $72,659,176 | 1.0% | 64.2% |
| 46 | Johnson County, Iowa | $72,319,470 | 1.0% | 65.2% |
| 47 | Wright County, Iowa | $70,679,289 | 0.9% | 66.1% |
| 48 | Jones County, Iowa | $69,551,451 | 0.9% | 67.0% |
| 49 | Wapello County, Iowa | $68,873,718 | 0.9% | 68.0% |
| 50 | Page County, Iowa | $68,347,720 | 0.9% | 68.9% |
| 51 | Appanoose County, Iowa | $67,232,354 | 0.9% | 69.8% |
| 52 | Louisa County, Iowa | $65,845,348 | 0.9% | 70.7% |
| 53 | Winnebago County, Iowa | $65,834,288 | 0.9% | 71.5% |
| 54 | Chickasaw County, Iowa | $64,890,448 | 0.9% | 72.4% |
| 55 | Jasper County, Iowa | $64,363,013 | 0.9% | 73.3% |
| 56 | Clinton County, Iowa | $62,996,099 | 0.8% | 74.1% |
| 57 | Lee County, Iowa | $61,831,627 | 0.8% | 74.9% |
| 58 | Hamilton County, Iowa | $61,392,287 | 0.8% | 75.8% |
| 59 | Union County, Iowa | $59,819,087 | 0.8% | 76.6% |
| 60 | Franklin County, Iowa | $59,359,846 | 0.8% | 77.4% |
| 61 | Carroll County, Iowa | $58,447,064 | 0.8% | 78.2% |
| 62 | Muscatine County, Iowa | $56,505,772 | 0.8% | 78.9% |
| 63 | Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | $56,384,248 | 0.8% | 79.7% |
| 64 | Montgomery County, Iowa | $56,301,382 | 0.8% | 80.4% |
| 65 | Marshall County, Iowa | $55,945,255 | 0.8% | 81.2% |
| 66 | Boone County, Iowa | $54,770,621 | 0.7% | 81.9% |
| 67 | Cedar County, Iowa | $54,114,865 | 0.7% | 82.6% |
| 68 | Shelby County, Iowa | $54,101,905 | 0.7% | 83.4% |
| 69 | Hancock County, Iowa | $53,659,627 | 0.7% | 84.1% |
| 70 | Bremer County, Iowa | $53,444,944 | 0.7% | 84.8% |
| 71 | Linn County, Iowa | $53,124,571 | 0.7% | 85.5% |
| 72 | Greene County, Iowa | $52,610,839 | 0.7% | 86.2% |
| 73 | Black Hawk County, Iowa | $50,557,424 | 0.7% | 86.9% |
| 74 | Plymouth County, Iowa | $50,015,680 | 0.7% | 87.6% |
| 75 | Worth County, Iowa | $48,347,829 | 0.6% | 88.2% |
| 76 | Hardin County, Iowa | $47,810,544 | 0.6% | 88.8% |
| 77 | Sac County, Iowa | $47,176,644 | 0.6% | 89.5% |
| 78 | Humboldt County, Iowa | $45,739,887 | 0.6% | 90.1% |
| 79 | Dallas County, Iowa | $44,948,004 | 0.6% | 90.7% |
| 80 | Story County, Iowa | $42,782,646 | 0.6% | 91.3% |
| 81 | Buchanan County, Iowa | $42,522,846 | 0.6% | 91.8% |
| 82 | Pocahontas County, Iowa | $41,256,400 | 0.6% | 92.4% |
| 83 | Sioux County, Iowa | $39,985,761 | 0.5% | 92.9% |
| 84 | Buena Vista County, Iowa | $39,704,086 | 0.5% | 93.5% |
| 85 | Ida County, Iowa | $38,653,362 | 0.5% | 94.0% |
| 86 | Cherokee County, Iowa | $37,450,144 | 0.5% | 94.5% |
| 87 | Emmet County, Iowa | $37,219,787 | 0.5% | 95.0% |
| 88 | Fremont County, Iowa | $37,043,708 | 0.5% | 95.5% |
| 89 | Osceola County, Iowa | $36,422,876 | 0.5% | 96.0% |
| 90 | Mitchell County, Iowa | $36,282,471 | 0.5% | 96.5% |
| 91 | Des Moines County, Iowa | $35,695,993 | 0.5% | 96.9% |
| 92 | Dickinson County, Iowa | $35,359,162 | 0.5% | 97.4% |
| 93 | Grundy County, Iowa | $32,312,935 | 0.4% | 97.8% |
| 94 | O'Brien County, Iowa | $28,286,507 | 0.4% | 98.2% |
| 95 | Pottawattamie County, Iowa | $27,857,428 | 0.4% | 98.6% |
| 96 | Mills County, Iowa | $26,415,509 | 0.4% | 98.9% |
| 97 | Scott County, Iowa | $23,137,089 | 0.3% | 99.3% |
| 98 | Polk County, Iowa | $22,698,041 | 0.3% | 99.6% |
| 99 | 19156 | $17,091,964 | 0.2% | 99.8% |
| 100 | Lyon County, Iowa | $15,716,822 | 0.2% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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