Conservation Reserve Program payments in Massachusetts totaled $135,021 from 1995-2019‡.
States Receiving Conservation Reserve Program payments, 1995-2019‡
| Rank | State | Conservation Reserve Program 1995-2019‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | $5,452,973,367 | 12.8% | 12.8% |
| 2 | Texas | $3,223,930,071 | 7.6% | 20.4% |
| 3 | Illinois | $2,752,089,441 | 6.5% | 26.9% |
| 4 | Kansas | $2,738,445,133 | 6.4% | 33.3% |
| 5 | Minnesota | $2,607,141,919 | 6.1% | 39.5% |
| 6 | Missouri | $2,533,773,893 | 6.0% | 45.4% |
| 7 | North Dakota | $2,380,746,495 | 5.6% | 51.0% |
| 8 | Montana | $2,191,950,583 | 5.2% | 56.2% |
| 9 | Washington | $1,789,545,204 | 4.2% | 60.4% |
| 10 | South Dakota | $1,747,257,544 | 4.1% | 64.5% |
| 11 | Colorado | $1,725,959,344 | 4.1% | 68.6% |
| 12 | Nebraska | $1,658,785,351 | 3.9% | 72.5% |
| 13 | Mississippi | $1,026,057,793 | 2.4% | 74.9% |
| 14 | Ohio | $967,972,220 | 2.3% | 77.1% |
| 15 | Indiana | $944,261,946 | 2.2% | 79.4% |
| 16 | Wisconsin | $931,573,720 | 2.2% | 81.6% |
| 17 | Kentucky | $818,736,415 | 1.9% | 83.5% |
| 18 | Oklahoma | $794,822,047 | 1.9% | 85.4% |
| 19 | Idaho | $790,702,135 | 1.9% | 87.2% |
| 20 | Oregon | $684,562,213 | 1.6% | 88.8% |
| 21 | Michigan | $487,777,639 | 1.1% | 90.0% |
| 22 | Alabama | $472,111,060 | 1.1% | 91.1% |
| 23 | Georgia | $431,531,658 | 1.0% | 92.1% |
| 24 | New Mexico | $430,197,431 | 1.0% | 93.1% |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | $407,118,279 | 1.0% | 94.1% |
| 26 | Louisiana | $389,170,369 | 0.9% | 95.0% |
| 27 | Tennessee | $373,212,381 | 0.9% | 95.9% |
| 28 | Arkansas | $327,795,881 | 0.8% | 96.6% |
| 29 | Maryland | $227,369,635 | 0.5% | 97.2% |
| 30 | Wyoming | $177,816,944 | 0.4% | 97.6% |
| 31 | North Carolina | $174,675,855 | 0.4% | 98.0% |
| 32 | South Carolina | $173,336,939 | 0.4% | 98.4% |
| 33 | Utah | $150,602,312 | 0.4% | 98.8% |
| 34 | Virginia | $146,306,368 | 0.3% | 99.1% |
| 35 | California | $113,326,899 | 0.3% | 99.4% |
| 36 | New York | $98,046,070 | 0.2% | 99.6% |
| 37 | Florida | $70,692,078 | 0.2% | 99.8% |
| 38 | Maine | $26,451,278 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 39 | Alaska | $20,581,984 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 40 | West Virginia | $15,055,585 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 41 | Delaware | $14,421,893 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 42 | Vermont | $9,648,899 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 43 | New Jersey | $7,869,835 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 44 | Hawaii | $4,204,749 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 45 | Nevada | $414,459 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 46 | Connecticut | $299,715 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 47 | New Hampshire | $138,898 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 48 | Massachusetts | $135,021 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 49 | Rhode Island | $96,553 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 50 | Arizona | $5,804 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
‡ Data for 2019 is incomplete and only includes Market Facilitation Program payments made between January 1, 2019 and October 31, 2019.
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