Wetlands Reserve Program payments in New York totaled $11.0 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in New York Receiving Wetlands Reserve Program payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Wetlands Reserve Program
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | New York NRCS | $6,717,785 | 61.3% | 61.3% |
| 2 | Madison County, New York | $990,519 | 9.0% | 70.4% |
| 3 | Saint Lawrence County, New York | $720,039 | 6.6% | 76.9% |
| 4 | Livingston County, New York | $293,381 | 2.7% | 79.6% |
| 5 | Lewis County, New York | $233,424 | 2.1% | 81.7% |
| 6 | Cattaraugus County, New York | $190,787 | 1.7% | 83.5% |
| 7 | Jefferson County, New York | $179,934 | 1.6% | 85.1% |
| 8 | Oneida County, New York | $176,118 | 1.6% | 86.7% |
| 9 | Otsego County, New York | $140,830 | 1.3% | 88.0% |
| 10 | Genesee County, New York | $107,075 | 1.0% | 89.0% |
| 11 | Sullivan County, New York | $95,726 | 0.9% | 89.9% |
| 12 | Wayne County, New York | $93,597 | 0.9% | 90.7% |
| 13 | Chautauqua County, New York | $89,816 | 0.8% | 91.6% |
| 14 | Steuben County, New York | $89,530 | 0.8% | 92.4% |
| 15 | Broome County, New York | $84,804 | 0.8% | 93.1% |
| 16 | Allegany County, New York | $75,855 | 0.7% | 93.8% |
| 17 | Onondaga County, New York | $72,530 | 0.7% | 94.5% |
| 18 | Cayuga County, New York | $55,880 | 0.5% | 95.0% |
| 19 | Montgomery County, New York | $53,906 | 0.5% | 95.5% |
| 20 | Rensselaer County, New York | $51,775 | 0.5% | 96.0% |
| 21 | Monroe County, New York | $50,625 | 0.5% | 96.4% |
| 22 | Oswego County, New York | $43,802 | 0.4% | 96.8% |
| 23 | Chemung County, New York | $39,204 | 0.4% | 97.2% |
| 24 | Orleans County, New York | $36,785 | 0.3% | 97.5% |
| 25 | Fulton County, New York | $34,232 | 0.3% | 97.8% |
| 26 | Herkimer County, New York | $33,783 | 0.3% | 98.1% |
| 27 | Franklin County, New York | $32,263 | 0.3% | 98.4% |
| 28 | Columbia County, New York | $22,264 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 29 | Wyoming County, New York | $20,927 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 30 | Schoharie County, New York | $18,215 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 31 | Tompkins County, New York | $14,247 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 32 | Tioga County, New York | $12,650 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 33 | Dutchess County, New York | $11,034 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 34 | Putnam County, New York | $6,994 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 35 | Delaware County, New York | $6,671 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 36 | Seneca County, New York | $6,669 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 37 | Cortland County, New York | $6,605 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 38 | Albany County, New York | $6,502 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 39 | Ulster County, New York | $5,902 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 40 | Erie County, New York | $5,750 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 41 | Washington County, New York | $5,665 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 42 | Niagara County, New York | $5,500 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 43 | Schuyler County, New York | $4,606 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 44 | Yates County, New York | $3,782 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 45 | Chenango County, New York | $1,065 | 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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