Commodity subsidies in Sioux County, Iowa totaled $402 million from 1995-2019‡.
Counties in Sioux County, Iowa Receiving Commodity Payments, 1995-2019‡
| Rank | County | Subtotal, Farming Subsidies 1995-2019‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kossuth County, Iowa | $512,632,740 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2 | Sioux County, Iowa | $401,865,188 | 2.0% | 4.5% |
| 3 | Plymouth County, Iowa | $351,254,086 | 1.7% | 6.2% |
| 4 | Pottawattamie County, Iowa | $346,154,627 | 1.7% | 7.9% |
| 5 | Fayette County, Iowa | $329,111,657 | 1.6% | 9.5% |
| 6 | Clinton County, Iowa | $327,144,317 | 1.6% | 11.1% |
| 7 | Benton County, Iowa | $319,093,722 | 1.6% | 12.6% |
| 8 | Webster County, Iowa | $315,680,712 | 1.5% | 14.2% |
| 9 | Franklin County, Iowa | $302,423,229 | 1.5% | 15.7% |
| 10 | Delaware County, Iowa | $300,734,036 | 1.5% | 17.1% |
| 11 | Woodbury County, Iowa | $296,483,210 | 1.4% | 18.6% |
| 12 | Wright County, Iowa | $293,825,231 | 1.4% | 20.0% |
| 13 | O'Brien County, Iowa | $293,283,349 | 1.4% | 21.4% |
| 14 | Tama County, Iowa | $292,038,405 | 1.4% | 22.9% |
| 15 | Cedar County, Iowa | $289,671,098 | 1.4% | 24.3% |
| 16 | Grundy County, Iowa | $288,051,973 | 1.4% | 25.7% |
| 17 | Hancock County, Iowa | $285,106,694 | 1.4% | 27.1% |
| 18 | Pocahontas County, Iowa | $284,874,093 | 1.4% | 28.5% |
| 19 | Hardin County, Iowa | $280,342,091 | 1.4% | 29.8% |
| 20 | Buchanan County, Iowa | $280,193,502 | 1.4% | 31.2% |
| 21 | Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | $277,716,663 | 1.4% | 32.6% |
| 22 | Crawford County, Iowa | $272,266,263 | 1.3% | 33.9% |
| 23 | Buena Vista County, Iowa | $268,642,808 | 1.3% | 35.2% |
| 24 | Palo Alto County, Iowa | $267,962,585 | 1.3% | 36.5% |
| 25 | Lyon County, Iowa | $267,681,898 | 1.3% | 37.8% |
| 26 | Shelby County, Iowa | $266,169,485 | 1.3% | 39.1% |
| 27 | Hamilton County, Iowa | $264,823,666 | 1.3% | 40.4% |
| 28 | Story County, Iowa | $259,173,141 | 1.3% | 41.7% |
| 29 | Marshall County, Iowa | $257,610,067 | 1.3% | 42.9% |
| 30 | Butler County, Iowa | $256,762,202 | 1.3% | 44.2% |
| 31 | Clay County, Iowa | $256,219,857 | 1.3% | 45.5% |
| 32 | Calhoun County, Iowa | $255,198,954 | 1.2% | 46.7% |
| 33 | Carroll County, Iowa | $252,367,044 | 1.2% | 47.9% |
| 34 | Greene County, Iowa | $251,115,188 | 1.2% | 49.2% |
| 35 | Jasper County, Iowa | $250,954,650 | 1.2% | 50.4% |
| 36 | Cherokee County, Iowa | $249,338,714 | 1.2% | 51.6% |
| 37 | Monona County, Iowa | $247,930,899 | 1.2% | 52.8% |
| 38 | Sac County, Iowa | $245,893,494 | 1.2% | 54.0% |
| 39 | Linn County, Iowa | $244,998,566 | 1.2% | 55.2% |
| 40 | Jones County, Iowa | $241,934,775 | 1.2% | 56.4% |
| 41 | Black Hawk County, Iowa | $238,208,473 | 1.2% | 57.6% |
| 42 | Harrison County, Iowa | $234,855,677 | 1.1% | 58.7% |
| 43 | Clayton County, Iowa | $232,833,217 | 1.1% | 59.8% |
| 44 | Boone County, Iowa | $232,386,446 | 1.1% | 61.0% |
| 45 | Winneshiek County, Iowa | $231,353,349 | 1.1% | 62.1% |
| 46 | Floyd County, Iowa | $229,840,524 | 1.1% | 63.2% |
| 47 | Humboldt County, Iowa | $214,874,422 | 1.0% | 64.3% |
| 48 | Mitchell County, Iowa | $214,023,317 | 1.0% | 65.3% |
| 49 | Chickasaw County, Iowa | $212,520,254 | 1.0% | 66.4% |
| 50 | Winnebago County, Iowa | $208,100,943 | 1.0% | 67.4% |
| 51 | Dubuque County, Iowa | $207,306,218 | 1.0% | 68.4% |
| 52 | Bremer County, Iowa | $203,471,758 | 1.0% | 69.4% |
| 53 | Poweshiek County, Iowa | $202,898,453 | 1.0% | 70.4% |
| 54 | Washington County, Iowa | $202,652,123 | 1.0% | 71.4% |
| 55 | Osceola County, Iowa | $198,178,872 | 1.0% | 72.3% |
| 56 | Ida County, Iowa | $196,037,095 | 1.0% | 73.3% |
| 57 | Cass County, Iowa | $194,216,864 | 0.9% | 74.2% |
| 58 | Emmet County, Iowa | $192,383,842 | 0.9% | 75.2% |
| 59 | Scott County, Iowa | $191,901,737 | 0.9% | 76.1% |
| 60 | Johnson County, Iowa | $190,648,703 | 0.9% | 77.0% |
| 61 | Dallas County, Iowa | $190,639,369 | 0.9% | 78.0% |
| 62 | Iowa County, Iowa | $189,787,056 | 0.9% | 78.9% |
| 63 | Mahaska County, Iowa | $189,153,678 | 0.9% | 79.8% |
| 64 | Worth County, Iowa | $182,416,293 | 0.9% | 80.7% |
| 65 | Howard County, Iowa | $176,750,720 | 0.9% | 81.6% |
| 66 | Audubon County, Iowa | $176,091,940 | 0.9% | 82.4% |
| 67 | Keokuk County, Iowa | $174,555,859 | 0.9% | 83.3% |
| 68 | Fremont County, Iowa | $164,372,487 | 0.8% | 84.1% |
| 69 | Guthrie County, Iowa | $158,643,041 | 0.8% | 84.9% |
| 70 | Adair County, Iowa | $152,710,090 | 0.7% | 85.6% |
| 71 | Jackson County, Iowa | $152,397,103 | 0.7% | 86.4% |
| 72 | Muscatine County, Iowa | $151,528,286 | 0.7% | 87.1% |
| 73 | Mills County, Iowa | $148,638,030 | 0.7% | 87.8% |
| 74 | Page County, Iowa | $144,761,031 | 0.7% | 88.5% |
| 75 | Dickinson County, Iowa | $142,186,182 | 0.7% | 89.2% |
| 76 | Montgomery County, Iowa | $140,745,112 | 0.7% | 89.9% |
| 77 | Henry County, Iowa | $137,842,788 | 0.7% | 90.6% |
| 78 | Polk County, Iowa | $135,254,504 | 0.7% | 91.3% |
| 79 | Louisa County, Iowa | $132,692,177 | 0.6% | 91.9% |
| 80 | Allamakee County, Iowa | $126,546,387 | 0.6% | 92.5% |
| 81 | Des Moines County, Iowa | $125,148,033 | 0.6% | 93.1% |
| 82 | Lee County, Iowa | $116,525,237 | 0.6% | 93.7% |
| 83 | Marion County, Iowa | $111,334,747 | 0.5% | 94.2% |
| 84 | Jefferson County, Iowa | $106,125,433 | 0.5% | 94.8% |
| 85 | Warren County, Iowa | $99,737,001 | 0.5% | 95.3% |
| 86 | Taylor County, Iowa | $98,665,925 | 0.5% | 95.7% |
| 87 | Adams County, Iowa | $97,960,490 | 0.5% | 96.2% |
| 88 | Madison County, Iowa | $95,884,753 | 0.5% | 96.7% |
| 89 | Wapello County, Iowa | $90,165,770 | 0.4% | 97.1% |
| 90 | Wayne County, Iowa | $81,044,202 | 0.4% | 97.5% |
| 91 | Ringgold County, Iowa | $68,499,117 | 0.3% | 97.9% |
| 92 | Van Buren County, Iowa | $68,321,560 | 0.3% | 98.2% |
| 93 | Union County, Iowa | $68,047,967 | 0.3% | 98.5% |
| 94 | Davis County, Iowa | $67,263,034 | 0.3% | 98.8% |
| 95 | Clarke County, Iowa | $56,311,734 | 0.3% | 99.1% |
| 96 | Decatur County, Iowa | $50,167,296 | 0.2% | 99.4% |
| 97 | Appanoose County, Iowa | $44,510,310 | 0.2% | 99.6% |
| 98 | Monroe County, Iowa | $43,969,624 | 0.2% | 99.8% |
| 99 | Lucas County, Iowa | $41,284,173 | 0.2% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
‡ Data for 2019 is incomplete and only includes Market Facilitation Program payments made between January 1, 2019 and October 31, 2019.
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