Conservation Reserve Program payments in Washington County, Maryland totaled $6.9 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Washington County, Maryland Receiving Conservation Reserve Program payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Conservation Reserve Program
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Queen Anne's County, Maryland | $35,863,684 | 15.0% | 15.0% |
| 2 | Dorchester County, Maryland | $28,214,995 | 11.8% | 26.8% |
| 3 | Carroll County, Maryland | $24,583,086 | 10.3% | 37.1% |
| 4 | Talbot County, Maryland | $19,843,261 | 8.3% | 45.4% |
| 5 | Worcester County, Maryland | $19,199,584 | 8.0% | 53.4% |
| 6 | Kent County, Maryland | $18,329,990 | 7.7% | 61.0% |
| 7 | Wicomico County, Maryland | $15,073,206 | 6.3% | 67.4% |
| 8 | Frederick County, Maryland | $14,773,316 | 6.2% | 73.5% |
| 9 | Caroline County, Maryland | $12,828,529 | 5.4% | 78.9% |
| 10 | Somerset County, Maryland | $11,357,288 | 4.7% | 83.6% |
| 11 | Cecil County, Maryland | $8,245,378 | 3.4% | 87.1% |
| 12 | Washington County, Maryland | $6,889,949 | 2.9% | 90.0% |
| 13 | Harford County, Maryland | $4,210,489 | 1.8% | 91.7% |
| 14 | Charles County, Maryland | $3,800,896 | 1.6% | 93.3% |
| 15 | Montgomery County, Maryland | $3,562,503 | 1.5% | 94.8% |
| 16 | Saint Mary's County, Maryland | $3,281,351 | 1.4% | 96.2% |
| 17 | Garrett County, Maryland | $2,153,595 | 0.9% | 97.1% |
| 18 | Allegany County, Maryland | $2,086,998 | 0.9% | 97.9% |
| 19 | Baltimore County, Maryland | $1,790,291 | 0.7% | 98.7% |
| 20 | Howard County, Maryland | $1,648,334 | 0.7% | 99.4% |
| 21 | Prince George's County, Maryland | $884,022 | 0.4% | 99.8% |
| 22 | Calvert County, Maryland | $407,690 | 0.2% | 99.9% |
| 23 | Anne Arundel County, Maryland | $178,638 | 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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