Misc. Conservation Payments in Kansas totaled $597,766 from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Kansas Receiving Misc. Conservation Payments payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Misc. Conservation Payments
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Barton County, Kansas | $51,690 | 8.6% | 8.6% |
| 2 | Stevens County, Kansas | $43,567 | 7.3% | 15.9% |
| 3 | Miami County, Kansas | $38,654 | 6.5% | 22.4% |
| 4 | Atchison County, Kansas | $35,463 | 5.9% | 28.3% |
| 5 | Linn County, Kansas | $27,407 | 4.6% | 32.9% |
| 6 | Dickinson County, Kansas | $24,042 | 4.0% | 36.9% |
| 7 | Ellis County, Kansas | $23,683 | 4.0% | 40.9% |
| 8 | Cowley County, Kansas | $23,632 | 4.0% | 44.9% |
| 9 | Comanche County, Kansas | $23,469 | 3.9% | 48.8% |
| 10 | Wallace County, Kansas | $18,794 | 3.1% | 51.9% |
| 11 | Graham County, Kansas | $18,407 | 3.1% | 55.0% |
| 12 | Cloud County, Kansas | $17,674 | 3.0% | 58.0% |
| 13 | Meade County, Kansas | $16,558 | 2.8% | 60.7% |
| 14 | Marshall County, Kansas | $16,229 | 2.7% | 63.4% |
| 15 | Saline County, Kansas | $14,582 | 2.4% | 65.9% |
| 16 | Decatur County, Kansas | $13,922 | 2.3% | 68.2% |
| 17 | Ellsworth County, Kansas | $13,249 | 2.2% | 70.4% |
| 18 | Harper County, Kansas | $12,572 | 2.1% | 72.5% |
| 19 | Chautauqua County, Kansas | $12,516 | 2.1% | 74.6% |
| 20 | Pottawatomie County, Kansas | $12,153 | 2.0% | 76.7% |
| 21 | Seward County, Kansas | $9,527 | 1.6% | 78.3% |
| 22 | Cheyenne County, Kansas | $9,433 | 1.6% | 79.8% |
| 23 | Rooks County, Kansas | $9,251 | 1.5% | 81.4% |
| 24 | Ford County, Kansas | $9,147 | 1.5% | 82.9% |
| 25 | Crawford County, Kansas | $8,311 | 1.4% | 84.3% |
| 26 | Lincoln County, Kansas | $7,589 | 1.3% | 85.6% |
| 27 | Allen County, Kansas | $7,487 | 1.3% | 86.8% |
| 28 | Washington County, Kansas | $6,591 | 1.1% | 87.9% |
| 29 | Riley County, Kansas | $6,000 | 1.0% | 88.9% |
| 30 | Coffey County, Kansas | $5,912 | 1.0% | 89.9% |
| 31 | Logan County, Kansas | $5,628 | 0.9% | 90.9% |
| 32 | Rawlins County, Kansas | $5,215 | 0.9% | 91.7% |
| 33 | Thomas County, Kansas | $4,759 | 0.8% | 92.5% |
| 34 | Doniphan County, Kansas | $4,317 | 0.7% | 93.3% |
| 35 | Pawnee County, Kansas | $4,204 | 0.7% | 94.0% |
| 36 | Wilson County, Kansas | $4,050 | 0.7% | 94.6% |
| 37 | Montgomery County, Kansas | $3,950 | 0.7% | 95.3% |
| 38 | Finney County, Kansas | $3,776 | 0.6% | 95.9% |
| 39 | Johnson County, Kansas | $3,375 | 0.6% | 96.5% |
| 40 | Lane County, Kansas | $3,314 | 0.6% | 97.0% |
| 41 | Jefferson County, Kansas | $3,290 | 0.6% | 97.6% |
| 42 | Smith County, Kansas | $3,232 | 0.5% | 98.1% |
| 43 | Nemaha County, Kansas | $3,151 | 0.5% | 98.7% |
| 44 | Scott County, Kansas | $2,417 | 0.4% | 99.1% |
| 45 | Greenwood County, Kansas | $1,954 | 0.3% | 99.4% |
| 46 | Clay County, Kansas | $1,500 | 0.3% | 99.6% |
| 47 | Kingman County, Kansas | $891 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 48 | Osage County, Kansas | $624 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 49 | Osborne County, Kansas | $606 | 0.1% | 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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