Water Bank Program payments in Minnesota totaled $2.0 million from 1995-2021.

Counties in Minnesota Receiving Water Bank Program payments, 1995-2021

Rank County Water Bank Program
1995-2021		Pct of
Total		Running
Percentage
1Big Stone County, Minnesota$227,23611.3%11.3%
2Pope County, Minnesota$187,5619.3%20.6%
327112$154,7317.7%28.3%
4Douglas County, Minnesota$151,0647.5%35.8%
5Stearns County, Minnesota$118,6815.9%41.6%
6Kandiyohi County, Minnesota$115,4395.7%47.4%
7Meeker County, Minnesota$110,0565.5%52.8%
8Swift County, Minnesota$108,8295.4%58.2%
9Polk County, Minnesota$82,9474.1%62.4%
10Mahnomen County, Minnesota$76,9903.8%66.2%
11Wright County, Minnesota$71,2303.5%69.7%
12Stevens County, Minnesota$63,2983.1%72.8%
13Grant County, Minnesota$59,2812.9%75.8%
14Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota$54,1272.7%78.5%
15Becker County, Minnesota$40,7642.0%80.5%
16McLeod County, Minnesota$38,1391.9%82.4%
17Blue Earth County, Minnesota$35,0571.7%84.1%
18Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota$31,5731.6%85.7%
19Todd County, Minnesota$26,6691.3%87.0%
20Clay County, Minnesota$22,2581.1%88.1%
21Chippewa County, Minnesota$20,9111.0%89.2%
22Clearwater County, Minnesota$20,3231.0%90.2%
23Traverse County, Minnesota$18,7040.9%91.1%
24Lincoln County, Minnesota$18,5590.9%92.0%
25Rice County, Minnesota$16,9380.8%92.9%
26Lyon County, Minnesota$14,0580.7%93.6%
27Le Sueur County, Minnesota$13,1600.7%94.2%
28Freeborn County, Minnesota$13,1300.7%94.9%
29Waseca County, Minnesota$11,6550.6%95.4%
30Brown County, Minnesota$11,4520.6%96.0%
31Scott County, Minnesota$9,8310.5%96.5%
32Norman County, Minnesota$9,1490.5%97.0%
33Steele County, Minnesota$8,2770.4%97.4%
34Cottonwood County, Minnesota$8,0430.4%97.8%
35Nobles County, Minnesota$6,8200.3%98.1%
36Otter Tail County, Minnesota$6,7460.3%98.4%
37Sibley County, Minnesota$6,1120.3%98.7%
38Renville County, Minnesota$5,4160.3%99.0%
3927120$4,8170.2%99.2%
40Murray County, Minnesota$4,6320.2%99.5%
41Jackson County, Minnesota$3,7560.2%99.7%
42Carver County, Minnesota$3,5010.2%99.8%
43Redwood County, Minnesota$3,1040.2%100.0%
44Faribault County, Minnesota$2380.0%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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