Wetlands Reserve Program payments in Missouri totaled $29.9 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Missouri Receiving Wetlands Reserve Program payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Wetlands Reserve Program
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Missouri NRCS | $22,963,746 | 76.8% | 76.8% |
| 2 | Chariton County, Missouri | $2,002,227 | 6.7% | 83.5% |
| 3 | New Madrid County, Missouri | $735,556 | 2.5% | 85.9% |
| 4 | Dunklin County, Missouri | $457,283 | 1.5% | 87.5% |
| 5 | Vernon County, Missouri | $449,556 | 1.5% | 89.0% |
| 6 | Pemiscot County, Missouri | $387,712 | 1.3% | 90.3% |
| 7 | Carroll County, Missouri | $271,826 | 0.9% | 91.2% |
| 8 | Johnson County, Missouri | $229,121 | 0.8% | 91.9% |
| 9 | Linn County, Missouri | $225,597 | 0.8% | 92.7% |
| 10 | Saline County, Missouri | $169,921 | 0.6% | 93.3% |
| 11 | Scott County, Missouri | $156,455 | 0.5% | 93.8% |
| 12 | Mississippi County, Missouri | $152,909 | 0.5% | 94.3% |
| 13 | Macon County, Missouri | $151,231 | 0.5% | 94.8% |
| 14 | Livingston County, Missouri | $144,943 | 0.5% | 95.3% |
| 15 | Henry County, Missouri | $114,958 | 0.4% | 95.7% |
| 16 | Monroe County, Missouri | $109,084 | 0.4% | 96.0% |
| 17 | Pike County, Missouri | $105,012 | 0.4% | 96.4% |
| 18 | Howard County, Missouri | $97,915 | 0.3% | 96.7% |
| 19 | Saint Charles County, Missouri | $96,775 | 0.3% | 97.0% |
| 20 | Shelby County, Missouri | $96,769 | 0.3% | 97.4% |
| 21 | Boone County, Missouri | $96,546 | 0.3% | 97.7% |
| 22 | Clark County, Missouri | $73,377 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 23 | Saint Louis County, Missouri | $62,763 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 24 | Knox County, Missouri | $58,537 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 25 | Caldwell County, Missouri | $54,829 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 26 | Stoddard County, Missouri | $51,806 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 27 | Lewis County, Missouri | $37,891 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 28 | Buchanan County, Missouri | $37,077 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 29 | Putnam County, Missouri | $28,826 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 30 | Moniteau County, Missouri | $28,758 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 31 | Butler County, Missouri | $28,749 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 32 | Bollinger County, Missouri | $27,050 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 33 | Scotland County, Missouri | $24,460 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 34 | Daviess County, Missouri | $23,663 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 35 | Marion County, Missouri | $19,744 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 36 | Miller County, Missouri | $18,854 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 37 | Lincoln County, Missouri | $18,514 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 38 | Warren County, Missouri | $17,845 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 39 | Holt County, Missouri | $15,150 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 40 | Sullivan County, Missouri | $14,275 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 41 | Lafayette County, Missouri | $12,427 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 42 | Randolph County, Missouri | $11,886 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 43 | Gentry County, Missouri | $10,462 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 44 | Ray County, Missouri | $7,200 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 45 | Platte County, Missouri | $5,374 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 46 | Callaway County, Missouri | $3,913 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 47 | Phelps County, Missouri | $810 | 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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