Commodity subsidies in Wright County, Iowa totaled $309 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Wright County, Iowa Receiving Commodity Payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank | County | Subtotal, Farming Subsidies 1995-2020‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kossuth County, Iowa | $538,614,445 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2 | Sioux County, Iowa | $464,381,134 | 2.1% | 4.6% |
| 3 | Plymouth County, Iowa | $387,054,548 | 1.8% | 6.3% |
| 4 | Pottawattamie County, Iowa | $369,576,175 | 1.7% | 8.0% |
| 5 | Fayette County, Iowa | $350,106,287 | 1.6% | 9.6% |
| 6 | Clinton County, Iowa | $347,204,076 | 1.6% | 11.2% |
| 7 | Benton County, Iowa | $339,752,115 | 1.5% | 12.7% |
| 8 | Webster County, Iowa | $334,243,174 | 1.5% | 14.3% |
| 9 | Delaware County, Iowa | $322,967,699 | 1.5% | 15.7% |
| 10 | Woodbury County, Iowa | $321,098,639 | 1.5% | 17.2% |
| 11 | Franklin County, Iowa | $318,185,893 | 1.4% | 18.6% |
| 12 | O'Brien County, Iowa | $315,588,453 | 1.4% | 20.1% |
| 13 | Wright County, Iowa | $309,141,477 | 1.4% | 21.5% |
| 14 | Tama County, Iowa | $308,755,318 | 1.4% | 22.9% |
| 15 | Pocahontas County, Iowa | $305,888,690 | 1.4% | 24.3% |
| 16 | Cedar County, Iowa | $305,446,764 | 1.4% | 25.7% |
| 17 | Grundy County, Iowa | $303,420,766 | 1.4% | 27.1% |
| 18 | Hancock County, Iowa | $301,624,363 | 1.4% | 28.4% |
| 19 | Buchanan County, Iowa | $300,709,597 | 1.4% | 29.8% |
| 20 | Lyon County, Iowa | $300,577,931 | 1.4% | 31.2% |
| 21 | Crawford County, Iowa | $294,783,394 | 1.3% | 32.5% |
| 22 | Hardin County, Iowa | $293,287,654 | 1.3% | 33.8% |
| 23 | Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | $292,973,026 | 1.3% | 35.2% |
| 24 | Palo Alto County, Iowa | $289,681,683 | 1.3% | 36.5% |
| 25 | Buena Vista County, Iowa | $287,180,906 | 1.3% | 37.8% |
| 26 | Shelby County, Iowa | $284,525,280 | 1.3% | 39.1% |
| 27 | Hamilton County, Iowa | $280,980,147 | 1.3% | 40.4% |
| 28 | Carroll County, Iowa | $279,317,283 | 1.3% | 41.7% |
| 29 | Clay County, Iowa | $277,097,479 | 1.3% | 42.9% |
| 30 | Marshall County, Iowa | $274,627,278 | 1.3% | 44.2% |
| 31 | Story County, Iowa | $273,481,880 | 1.2% | 45.4% |
| 32 | Calhoun County, Iowa | $271,487,484 | 1.2% | 46.6% |
| 33 | Butler County, Iowa | $271,440,828 | 1.2% | 47.9% |
| 34 | Cherokee County, Iowa | $270,735,173 | 1.2% | 49.1% |
| 35 | Sac County, Iowa | $268,108,980 | 1.2% | 50.3% |
| 36 | Jasper County, Iowa | $267,653,007 | 1.2% | 51.6% |
| 37 | Greene County, Iowa | $264,662,529 | 1.2% | 52.8% |
| 38 | Monona County, Iowa | $263,515,753 | 1.2% | 54.0% |
| 39 | Jones County, Iowa | $261,748,714 | 1.2% | 55.2% |
| 40 | Linn County, Iowa | $258,251,364 | 1.2% | 56.3% |
| 41 | Black Hawk County, Iowa | $253,758,444 | 1.2% | 57.5% |
| 42 | Winneshiek County, Iowa | $252,463,772 | 1.1% | 58.6% |
| 43 | Harrison County, Iowa | $249,293,412 | 1.1% | 59.8% |
| 44 | Clayton County, Iowa | $246,333,780 | 1.1% | 60.9% |
| 45 | Boone County, Iowa | $246,242,918 | 1.1% | 62.0% |
| 46 | Floyd County, Iowa | $245,653,380 | 1.1% | 63.1% |
| 47 | Dubuque County, Iowa | $231,307,676 | 1.1% | 64.2% |
| 48 | Chickasaw County, Iowa | $230,085,642 | 1.0% | 65.2% |
| 49 | Mitchell County, Iowa | $229,919,897 | 1.0% | 66.3% |
| 50 | Humboldt County, Iowa | $229,542,904 | 1.0% | 67.3% |
| 51 | Washington County, Iowa | $224,000,344 | 1.0% | 68.3% |
| 52 | Winnebago County, Iowa | $220,727,086 | 1.0% | 69.3% |
| 53 | Bremer County, Iowa | $215,647,438 | 1.0% | 70.3% |
| 54 | Poweshiek County, Iowa | $215,349,782 | 1.0% | 71.3% |
| 55 | Osceola County, Iowa | $214,690,338 | 1.0% | 72.3% |
| 56 | Ida County, Iowa | $212,150,087 | 1.0% | 73.3% |
| 57 | Emmet County, Iowa | $210,366,319 | 1.0% | 74.2% |
| 58 | Cass County, Iowa | $209,862,084 | 1.0% | 75.2% |
| 59 | Iowa County, Iowa | $205,648,514 | 0.9% | 76.1% |
| 60 | Mahaska County, Iowa | $205,018,307 | 0.9% | 77.0% |
| 61 | Scott County, Iowa | $203,257,827 | 0.9% | 78.0% |
| 62 | Dallas County, Iowa | $201,198,700 | 0.9% | 78.9% |
| 63 | Johnson County, Iowa | $201,152,113 | 0.9% | 79.8% |
| 64 | Audubon County, Iowa | $195,501,657 | 0.9% | 80.7% |
| 65 | Worth County, Iowa | $191,697,542 | 0.9% | 81.6% |
| 66 | Howard County, Iowa | $190,403,007 | 0.9% | 82.4% |
| 67 | Keokuk County, Iowa | $188,360,249 | 0.9% | 83.3% |
| 68 | Fremont County, Iowa | $174,237,404 | 0.8% | 84.1% |
| 69 | Guthrie County, Iowa | $171,354,920 | 0.8% | 84.9% |
| 70 | Adair County, Iowa | $165,440,361 | 0.8% | 85.6% |
| 71 | Jackson County, Iowa | $164,712,906 | 0.8% | 86.4% |
| 72 | Muscatine County, Iowa | $160,244,115 | 0.7% | 87.1% |
| 73 | Mills County, Iowa | $157,648,977 | 0.7% | 87.8% |
| 74 | Page County, Iowa | $155,786,656 | 0.7% | 88.5% |
| 75 | Dickinson County, Iowa | $152,277,953 | 0.7% | 89.2% |
| 76 | Montgomery County, Iowa | $150,813,309 | 0.7% | 89.9% |
| 77 | Henry County, Iowa | $146,648,069 | 0.7% | 90.6% |
| 78 | Polk County, Iowa | $143,707,200 | 0.7% | 91.2% |
| 79 | Louisa County, Iowa | $140,104,754 | 0.6% | 91.9% |
| 80 | Allamakee County, Iowa | $139,858,655 | 0.6% | 92.5% |
| 81 | Des Moines County, Iowa | $131,637,606 | 0.6% | 93.1% |
| 82 | Lee County, Iowa | $124,151,786 | 0.6% | 93.7% |
| 83 | Marion County, Iowa | $118,714,346 | 0.5% | 94.2% |
| 84 | Jefferson County, Iowa | $113,522,319 | 0.5% | 94.7% |
| 85 | Adams County, Iowa | $107,220,689 | 0.5% | 95.2% |
| 86 | Taylor County, Iowa | $106,636,829 | 0.5% | 95.7% |
| 87 | Warren County, Iowa | $105,266,502 | 0.5% | 96.2% |
| 88 | Madison County, Iowa | $103,299,445 | 0.5% | 96.6% |
| 89 | Wapello County, Iowa | $96,014,796 | 0.4% | 97.1% |
| 90 | Wayne County, Iowa | $88,037,102 | 0.4% | 97.5% |
| 91 | Ringgold County, Iowa | $77,774,438 | 0.4% | 97.8% |
| 92 | Davis County, Iowa | $73,569,374 | 0.3% | 98.2% |
| 93 | Van Buren County, Iowa | $72,968,493 | 0.3% | 98.5% |
| 94 | Union County, Iowa | $71,512,922 | 0.3% | 98.8% |
| 95 | Clarke County, Iowa | $61,762,808 | 0.3% | 99.1% |
| 96 | Decatur County, Iowa | $54,302,596 | 0.2% | 99.4% |
| 97 | Monroe County, Iowa | $49,733,305 | 0.2% | 99.6% |
| 98 | Appanoose County, Iowa | $47,217,927 | 0.2% | 99.8% |
| 99 | Lucas County, Iowa | $45,536,802 | 0.2% | 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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