Wetlands Reserve Program payments in New York totaled $3.2 million from 1995-2021.

Counties in New York Receiving Wetlands Reserve Program payments, 1995-2021

Rank County Wetlands Reserve Program
1995-2021		Pct of
Total		Running
Percentage
1Madison County, New York$974,64430.3%30.3%
2Saint Lawrence County, New York$607,85918.9%49.2%
3Livingston County, New York$160,3635.0%54.2%
4Oneida County, New York$129,0114.0%58.2%
5Lewis County, New York$110,6433.4%61.6%
6Cattaraugus County, New York$98,1893.1%64.7%
7Sullivan County, New York$95,7263.0%67.6%
8Genesee County, New York$88,1892.7%70.4%
9Broome County, New York$84,8042.6%73.0%
10Wayne County, New York$80,2472.5%75.5%
11Otsego County, New York$73,0372.3%77.8%
12Allegany County, New York$64,8142.0%79.8%
13Jefferson County, New York$59,6061.9%81.6%
14Cayuga County, New York$55,8801.7%83.4%
15Onondaga County, New York$52,8201.6%85.0%
16Monroe County, New York$50,6251.6%86.6%
17Oswego County, New York$42,5481.3%87.9%
18Chautauqua County, New York$41,5721.3%89.2%
19Chemung County, New York$39,2041.2%90.4%
20Montgomery County, New York$38,0431.2%91.6%
21Rensselaer County, New York$36,6751.1%92.7%
22Franklin County, New York$32,2631.0%93.7%
23Fulton County, New York$31,9741.0%94.7%
24Steuben County, New York$30,0790.9%95.7%
25Columbia County, New York$22,2640.7%96.4%
26Wyoming County, New York$20,9270.7%97.0%
27Schoharie County, New York$18,2150.6%97.6%
28Tioga County, New York$12,6500.4%98.0%
29Herkimer County, New York$7,7830.2%98.2%
30Orleans County, New York$7,2180.2%98.4%
31Putnam County, New York$6,9940.2%98.6%
32Albany County, New York$6,5020.2%98.9%
33Washington County, New York$5,6650.2%99.0%
34Niagara County, New York$5,5000.2%99.2%
35Seneca County, New York$5,3190.2%99.4%
36Schuyler County, New York$4,6060.1%99.5%
37Yates County, New York$3,7820.1%99.6%
38Dutchess County, New York$2,5650.1%99.7%
39Cortland County, New York$2,0550.1%99.8%
40Chenango County, New York$1,0650.0%99.8%
41Erie County, New York$1,0000.0%99.8%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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