Wetlands Reserve Program payments in Massachusetts totaled $1.1 million from 1995-2020‡.
States Receiving Wetlands Reserve Program payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank | State | Wetlands Reserve Program 1995-2020‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | $46,909,919 | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| 2 | Nebraska | $38,534,806 | 7.2% | 16.0% |
| 3 | Wisconsin | $33,458,516 | 6.3% | 22.3% |
| 4 | Kentucky | $31,857,019 | 6.0% | 28.3% |
| 5 | Illinois | $31,809,810 | 6.0% | 34.3% |
| 6 | California | $30,348,091 | 5.7% | 39.9% |
| 7 | Minnesota | $30,260,579 | 5.7% | 45.6% |
| 8 | Missouri | $29,909,382 | 5.6% | 51.2% |
| 9 | Michigan | $26,435,392 | 5.0% | 56.2% |
| 10 | Mississippi | $21,591,960 | 4.1% | 60.3% |
| 11 | Louisiana | $18,242,492 | 3.4% | 63.7% |
| 12 | Oklahoma | $15,834,988 | 3.0% | 66.6% |
| 13 | Arkansas | $15,678,241 | 2.9% | 69.6% |
| 14 | Tennessee | $15,361,466 | 2.9% | 72.5% |
| 15 | Florida | $12,862,215 | 2.4% | 74.9% |
| 16 | New Hampshire | $12,861,825 | 2.4% | 77.3% |
| 17 | Indiana | $11,087,882 | 2.1% | 79.4% |
| 18 | New York | $10,954,464 | 2.1% | 81.4% |
| 19 | Texas | $10,711,388 | 2.0% | 83.4% |
| 20 | South Dakota | $10,540,984 | 2.0% | 85.4% |
| 21 | Washington | $8,714,543 | 1.6% | 87.1% |
| 22 | Kansas | $8,617,144 | 1.6% | 88.7% |
| 23 | North Dakota | $8,004,115 | 1.5% | 90.2% |
| 24 | North Carolina | $7,105,957 | 1.3% | 91.5% |
| 25 | Oregon | $6,779,884 | 1.3% | 92.8% |
| 26 | South Carolina | $6,609,451 | 1.2% | 94.0% |
| 27 | Montana | $4,099,040 | 0.8% | 94.8% |
| 28 | Colorado | $4,091,018 | 0.8% | 95.6% |
| 29 | Idaho | $3,564,747 | 0.7% | 96.2% |
| 30 | Ohio | $3,016,688 | 0.6% | 96.8% |
| 31 | Wyoming | $2,906,115 | 0.5% | 97.3% |
| 32 | New Jersey | $2,496,460 | 0.5% | 97.8% |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | $1,927,743 | 0.4% | 98.2% |
| 34 | Georgia | $1,565,957 | 0.3% | 98.5% |
| 35 | Alabama | $1,545,512 | 0.3% | 98.7% |
| 36 | Hawaii | $1,298,362 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 37 | Massachusetts | $1,141,854 | 0.2% | 99.2% |
| 38 | Virginia | $947,330 | 0.2% | 99.4% |
| 39 | Maryland | $727,936 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 40 | Vermont | $640,769 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 41 | Utah | $603,932 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 42 | Delaware | $234,098 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 43 | Maine | $216,956 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 44 | Nevada | $193,139 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 45 | Rhode Island | $180,858 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 46 | West Virginia | $149,030 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 47 | New Mexico | $142,279 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 48 | Connecticut | $82,078 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 49 | Arizona | $78,245 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 50 | Alaska | $31,387 | 0.0% | 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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