Wetlands Reserve Program payments in Minnesota totaled $30.3 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Minnesota Receiving Wetlands Reserve Program payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Wetlands Reserve Program
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Minnesota NRCS | $18,944,443 | 62.6% | 62.6% |
| 2 | Polk County, Minnesota | $5,709,621 | 18.9% | 81.5% |
| 3 | Freeborn County, Minnesota | $1,118,690 | 3.7% | 85.2% |
| 4 | Steele County, Minnesota | $671,337 | 2.2% | 87.4% |
| 5 | Stevens County, Minnesota | $500,534 | 1.7% | 89.0% |
| 6 | Norman County, Minnesota | $364,614 | 1.2% | 90.2% |
| 7 | Clay County, Minnesota | $313,804 | 1.0% | 91.3% |
| 8 | Pope County, Minnesota | $305,617 | 1.0% | 92.3% |
| 9 | Wilkin County, Minnesota | $301,082 | 1.0% | 93.3% |
| 10 | Grant County, Minnesota | $252,919 | 0.8% | 94.1% |
| 11 | Douglas County, Minnesota | $232,951 | 0.8% | 94.9% |
| 12 | Becker County, Minnesota | $222,871 | 0.7% | 95.6% |
| 13 | Renville County, Minnesota | $203,123 | 0.7% | 96.3% |
| 14 | Carver County, Minnesota | $186,714 | 0.6% | 96.9% |
| 15 | Waseca County, Minnesota | $159,713 | 0.5% | 97.4% |
| 16 | Otter Tail County, Minnesota | $121,490 | 0.4% | 97.8% |
| 17 | McLeod County, Minnesota | $102,048 | 0.3% | 98.2% |
| 18 | Big Stone County, Minnesota | $99,647 | 0.3% | 98.5% |
| 19 | Sibley County, Minnesota | $88,352 | 0.3% | 98.8% |
| 20 | Mahnomen County, Minnesota | $86,621 | 0.3% | 99.1% |
| 21 | Kandiyohi County, Minnesota | $69,044 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| 22 | Blue Earth County, Minnesota | $64,770 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 23 | Traverse County, Minnesota | $31,321 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 24 | Swift County, Minnesota | $30,116 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 25 | Olmsted County, Minnesota | $19,027 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 26 | Meeker County, Minnesota | $17,587 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 27 | Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota | $12,845 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 28 | Rice County, Minnesota | $10,668 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 29 | Jackson County, Minnesota | $4,202 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 30 | Martin County, Minnesota | $3,941 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 31 | Chippewa County, Minnesota | $3,724 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 32 | Clearwater County, Minnesota | $1,660 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 33 | Todd County, Minnesota | $1,320 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 34 | Nicollet County, Minnesota | $1,253 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 35 | Lincoln County, Minnesota | $1,079 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 36 | Watonwan County, Minnesota | $823 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 37 | Redwood County, Minnesota | $532 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 38 | Marshall County, Minnesota | $346 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 39 | Le Sueur County, Minnesota | $127 | 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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