Environmental Quality Incentives Program payments in Minnesota totaled $25.0 million from 1995-2021.

Counties in Minnesota Receiving Environmental Quality Incentives Program payments, 1995-2021

Rank County Environmental Quality Incentives Program
1995-2021
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Stearns County, Minnesota$2,291,3139.2%9.2%
2Winona County, Minnesota$1,223,4084.9%14.0%
3Rice County, Minnesota$1,188,2684.7%18.8%
4Olmsted County, Minnesota$872,7963.5%22.3%
5Lincoln County, Minnesota$751,8103.0%25.3%
6Fillmore County, Minnesota$734,5032.9%28.2%
7Goodhue County, Minnesota$733,7162.9%31.2%
8Pine County, Minnesota$639,3132.6%33.7%
9Mower County, Minnesota$629,9942.5%36.2%
10Wabasha County, Minnesota$600,7822.4%38.6%
11Freeborn County, Minnesota$582,7822.3%41.0%
12Murray County, Minnesota$576,6692.3%43.3%
13Kandiyohi County, Minnesota$530,5912.1%45.4%
14Lyon County, Minnesota$490,3872.0%47.3%
15Houston County, Minnesota$484,5051.9%49.3%
16Todd County, Minnesota$451,3651.8%51.1%
17Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota$425,5001.7%52.8%
18Sibley County, Minnesota$415,5541.7%54.4%
19Otter Tail County, Minnesota$408,9071.6%56.1%
20Nobles County, Minnesota$379,8391.5%57.6%
21Clay County, Minnesota$378,5401.5%59.1%
22Becker County, Minnesota$371,4811.5%60.6%
23Blue Earth County, Minnesota$366,6871.5%62.1%
24Beltrami County, Minnesota$344,0921.4%63.4%
25Rock County, Minnesota$339,7301.4%64.8%
26Stevens County, Minnesota$337,8451.4%66.1%
27Waseca County, Minnesota$317,4131.3%67.4%
28Carver County, Minnesota$310,9761.2%68.7%
29Carlton County, Minnesota$292,3291.2%69.8%
30Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota$291,7491.2%71.0%
31Nicollet County, Minnesota$282,8051.1%72.1%
32Pope County, Minnesota$267,6441.1%73.2%
33Cass County, Minnesota$250,9781.0%74.2%
34Renville County, Minnesota$234,1490.9%75.1%
35Morrison County, Minnesota$232,0320.9%76.1%
36Sherburne County, Minnesota$229,5650.9%77.0%
37Pipestone County, Minnesota$220,5660.9%77.9%
38Wright County, Minnesota$216,1070.9%78.7%
39Benton County, Minnesota$215,9620.9%79.6%
40Dodge County, Minnesota$215,6520.9%80.4%
4127120$214,9350.9%81.3%
42Mille Lacs County, Minnesota$212,3280.8%82.2%
43Swift County, Minnesota$208,9520.8%83.0%
44Le Sueur County, Minnesota$207,3140.8%83.8%
45Wadena County, Minnesota$203,1830.8%84.6%
46Marshall County, Minnesota$180,3260.7%85.3%
47Hennepin County, Minnesota$178,8430.7%86.1%
48Steele County, Minnesota$175,3320.7%86.8%
4927138$173,7080.7%87.5%
5027112$160,7410.6%88.1%
51Chippewa County, Minnesota$159,7350.6%88.7%
52Dakota County, Minnesota$152,7820.6%89.3%
53Traverse County, Minnesota$147,1210.6%89.9%
54Watonwan County, Minnesota$138,8450.6%90.5%
55Grant County, Minnesota$138,7990.6%91.0%
56Cottonwood County, Minnesota$137,9270.6%91.6%
57Scott County, Minnesota$137,2680.5%92.1%
58Brown County, Minnesota$132,4420.5%92.7%
59Wilkin County, Minnesota$107,3330.4%93.1%
60Isanti County, Minnesota$101,7440.4%93.5%
61Crow Wing County, Minnesota$101,7080.4%93.9%
62Faribault County, Minnesota$101,5230.4%94.3%
63Redwood County, Minnesota$98,7470.4%94.7%
64Norman County, Minnesota$95,9690.4%95.1%
65Kittson County, Minnesota$93,4930.4%95.5%
66Itasca County, Minnesota$93,0540.4%95.8%
67Meeker County, Minnesota$85,4000.3%96.2%
68Chisago County, Minnesota$82,7810.3%96.5%
69Douglas County, Minnesota$78,8220.3%96.8%
70Martin County, Minnesota$76,6560.3%97.1%
71Koochiching County, Minnesota$73,9350.3%97.4%
72Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota$71,4420.3%97.7%
73Cook County, Minnesota$66,7600.3%98.0%
74Pennington County, Minnesota$64,8660.3%98.2%
75McLeod County, Minnesota$62,2650.2%98.5%
76Polk County, Minnesota$53,4380.2%98.7%
77Red Lake County, Minnesota$53,0300.2%98.9%
78Roseau County, Minnesota$41,9940.2%99.1%
79Washington County, Minnesota$41,5730.2%99.3%
80Mahnomen County, Minnesota$38,4860.2%99.4%
81Clearwater County, Minnesota$37,8850.2%99.6%
82Kanabec County, Minnesota$24,7910.1%99.7%
83Lake County, Minnesota$22,8620.1%99.8%
84Hubbard County, Minnesota$18,0030.1%99.8%
85Saint Louis County, Minnesota$16,1760.1%99.9%
86Anoka County, Minnesota$11,3960.0%99.9%
87Jackson County, Minnesota$9,7960.0%100.0%
88Aitkin County, Minnesota$5,2060.0%100.0%
89Big Stone County, Minnesota$1,6980.0%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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