Conservation Reserve Program payments in Kentucky totaled $31.4 million in 2021
Counties in Kentucky Receiving Conservation Reserve Program payments, 2021
| Rank |
County |
Conservation Reserve Program
2021 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Christian County, Kentucky | $3,601,910 | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| 2 | Logan County, Kentucky | $3,084,391 | 9.8% | 21.3% |
| 3 | Warren County, Kentucky | $2,532,777 | 8.1% | 29.3% |
| 4 | Hart County, Kentucky | $2,099,531 | 6.7% | 36.0% |
| 5 | Webster County, Kentucky | $1,968,045 | 6.3% | 42.3% |
| 6 | Green County, Kentucky | $1,356,884 | 4.3% | 46.6% |
| 7 | Graves County, Kentucky | $1,172,798 | 3.7% | 50.3% |
| 8 | Todd County, Kentucky | $956,299 | 3.0% | 53.4% |
| 9 | Adair County, Kentucky | $862,758 | 2.7% | 56.1% |
| 10 | Crittenden County, Kentucky | $834,446 | 2.7% | 58.8% |
| 11 | Caldwell County, Kentucky | $776,760 | 2.5% | 61.3% |
| 12 | Allen County, Kentucky | $756,209 | 2.4% | 63.7% |
| 13 | Hickman County, Kentucky | $744,634 | 2.4% | 66.0% |
| 14 | Union County, Kentucky | $709,919 | 2.3% | 68.3% |
| 15 | Grayson County, Kentucky | $669,598 | 2.1% | 70.4% |
| 16 | Trigg County, Kentucky | $668,959 | 2.1% | 72.5% |
| 17 | Butler County, Kentucky | $650,013 | 2.1% | 74.6% |
| 18 | Barren County, Kentucky | $611,398 | 1.9% | 76.6% |
| 19 | Hopkins County, Kentucky | $575,657 | 1.8% | 78.4% |
| 20 | Taylor County, Kentucky | $565,549 | 1.8% | 80.2% |
| 21 | Edmonson County, Kentucky | $554,396 | 1.8% | 82.0% |
| 22 | Metcalfe County, Kentucky | $529,325 | 1.7% | 83.6% |
| 23 | Calloway County, Kentucky | $518,863 | 1.7% | 85.3% |
| 24 | Muhlenberg County, Kentucky | $457,077 | 1.5% | 86.8% |
| 25 | Simpson County, Kentucky | $415,996 | 1.3% | 88.1% |
| 26 | Livingston County, Kentucky | $411,781 | 1.3% | 89.4% |
| 27 | Marshall County, Kentucky | $377,118 | 1.2% | 90.6% |
| 28 | Henderson County, Kentucky | $345,070 | 1.1% | 91.7% |
| 29 | Breckinridge County, Kentucky | $334,740 | 1.1% | 92.7% |
| 30 | Fulton County, Kentucky | $258,042 | 0.8% | 93.6% |
| 31 | Daviess County, Kentucky | $257,745 | 0.8% | 94.4% |
| 32 | McLean County, Kentucky | $206,988 | 0.7% | 95.0% |
| 33 | Carlisle County, Kentucky | $191,795 | 0.6% | 95.7% |
| 34 | Hardin County, Kentucky | $190,580 | 0.6% | 96.3% |
| 35 | Larue County, Kentucky | $186,327 | 0.6% | 96.9% |
| 36 | Hancock County, Kentucky | $167,235 | 0.5% | 97.4% |
| 37 | Ballard County, Kentucky | $110,522 | 0.4% | 97.7% |
| 38 | Russell County, Kentucky | $100,689 | 0.3% | 98.1% |
| 39 | Ohio County, Kentucky | $76,087 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 40 | Shelby County, Kentucky | $69,762 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 41 | Marion County, Kentucky | $66,973 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 42 | Meade County, Kentucky | $52,372 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 43 | McCracken County, Kentucky | $50,057 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 44 | Bourbon County, Kentucky | $33,274 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 45 | Lyon County, Kentucky | $30,675 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 46 | Casey County, Kentucky | $27,581 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 47 | Nelson County, Kentucky | $23,588 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 48 | Monroe County, Kentucky | $22,385 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 49 | Washington County, Kentucky | $17,593 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 50 | Fleming County, Kentucky | $14,548 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 51 | Pulaski County, Kentucky | $14,522 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 52 | Wayne County, Kentucky | $13,134 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 53 | Boyle County, Kentucky | $11,882 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 54 | Fayette County, Kentucky | $9,167 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 55 | Henry County, Kentucky | $7,265 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 56 | Bath County, Kentucky | $6,916 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 57 | Clark County, Kentucky | $6,815 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 58 | Woodford County, Kentucky | $6,166 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 59 | Montgomery County, Kentucky | $5,978 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 60 | Harrison County, Kentucky | $5,931 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 61 | Clinton County, Kentucky | $5,830 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 62 | Lincoln County, Kentucky | $5,412 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 63 | Pendleton County, Kentucky | $4,996 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 64 | Mercer County, Kentucky | $4,625 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 65 | Garrard County, Kentucky | $3,352 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 66 | Bullitt County, Kentucky | $3,328 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 67 | Nicholas County, Kentucky | $2,744 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 68 | Jessamine County, Kentucky | $1,590 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 69 | Bracken County, Kentucky | $930 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 70 | Boyd County, Kentucky | $752 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 71 | Kenton County, Kentucky | $552 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 72 | Jefferson County, Kentucky | $492 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 73 | Carter County, Kentucky | $439 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 74 | Mason County, Kentucky | $286 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 75 | Boone County, Kentucky | $149 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 76 | Magoffin County, Kentucky | $133 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 77 | Floyd County, Kentucky | $54 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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