Conservation Reserve Program payments in Maryland totaled $259 million from 1995-2021.
Counties in Maryland Receiving Conservation Reserve Program payments, 1995-2021
Rank |
County |
Conservation Reserve Program 1995-2021 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
1 | Queen Anne's County, Maryland | $39,154,788 | 15.1% | 15.1% |
2 | Dorchester County, Maryland | $30,802,804 | 11.9% | 27.0% |
3 | Carroll County, Maryland | $26,507,147 | 10.2% | 37.3% |
4 | Talbot County, Maryland | $21,458,496 | 8.3% | 45.6% |
5 | Worcester County, Maryland | $21,166,478 | 8.2% | 53.8% |
6 | Kent County, Maryland | $20,371,906 | 7.9% | 61.6% |
7 | Wicomico County, Maryland | $16,579,452 | 6.4% | 68.1% |
8 | Frederick County, Maryland | $15,682,080 | 6.1% | 74.1% |
9 | Caroline County, Maryland | $13,488,940 | 5.2% | 79.3% |
10 | Somerset County, Maryland | $12,093,192 | 4.7% | 84.0% |
11 | Cecil County, Maryland | $8,894,984 | 3.4% | 87.4% |
12 | Washington County, Maryland | $7,387,505 | 2.9% | 90.3% |
13 | Harford County, Maryland | $4,385,184 | 1.7% | 92.0% |
14 | Charles County, Maryland | $3,903,964 | 1.5% | 93.5% |
15 | Montgomery County, Maryland | $3,712,622 | 1.4% | 94.9% |
16 | Saint Mary's County, Maryland | $3,449,668 | 1.3% | 96.3% |
17 | Garrett County, Maryland | $2,246,725 | 0.9% | 97.1% |
18 | Allegany County, Maryland | $2,195,579 | 0.8% | 98.0% |
19 | Baltimore County, Maryland | $1,921,530 | 0.7% | 98.7% |
20 | Howard County, Maryland | $1,764,877 | 0.7% | 99.4% |
21 | Prince George's County, Maryland | $915,185 | 0.4% | 99.8% |
22 | Calvert County, Maryland | $427,340 | 0.2% | 99.9% |
23 | Anne Arundel County, Maryland | $179,591 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.