Conservation payments in New York totaled $213 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in New York Receiving Subtotal, Conservation Programs payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Subtotal, Conservation Programs
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | New York NRCS | $53,685,589 | 25.2% | 25.2% |
| 2 | Delaware County, New York | $14,672,809 | 6.9% | 32.1% |
| 3 | Orange County, New York | $12,037,155 | 5.7% | 37.8% |
| 4 | Chenango County, New York | $11,223,093 | 5.3% | 43.1% |
| 5 | Livingston County, New York | $7,722,020 | 3.6% | 46.7% |
| 6 | Steuben County, New York | $6,884,615 | 3.2% | 49.9% |
| 7 | Cortland County, New York | $6,281,540 | 3.0% | 52.9% |
| 8 | Cayuga County, New York | $5,518,157 | 2.6% | 55.5% |
| 9 | Broome County, New York | $5,490,175 | 2.6% | 58.1% |
| 10 | Saint Lawrence County, New York | $5,317,275 | 2.5% | 60.6% |
| 11 | Jefferson County, New York | $4,920,534 | 2.3% | 62.9% |
| 12 | Cattaraugus County, New York | $4,632,655 | 2.2% | 65.1% |
| 13 | Tioga County, New York | $3,674,919 | 1.7% | 66.8% |
| 14 | Oneida County, New York | $3,604,619 | 1.7% | 68.5% |
| 15 | Onondaga County, New York | $3,598,188 | 1.7% | 70.2% |
| 16 | Allegany County, New York | $3,373,288 | 1.6% | 71.8% |
| 17 | Clinton County, New York | $3,347,767 | 1.6% | 73.3% |
| 18 | Ontario County, New York | $3,244,901 | 1.5% | 74.9% |
| 19 | Madison County, New York | $2,943,278 | 1.4% | 76.2% |
| 20 | Wyoming County, New York | $2,768,730 | 1.3% | 77.5% |
| 21 | Herkimer County, New York | $2,632,580 | 1.2% | 78.8% |
| 22 | Wayne County, New York | $2,631,103 | 1.2% | 80.0% |
| 23 | Franklin County, New York | $2,627,092 | 1.2% | 81.2% |
| 24 | Erie County, New York | $2,622,506 | 1.2% | 82.5% |
| 25 | Otsego County, New York | $2,585,368 | 1.2% | 83.7% |
| 26 | Chautauqua County, New York | $2,500,251 | 1.2% | 84.9% |
| 27 | Schoharie County, New York | $2,339,579 | 1.1% | 86.0% |
| 28 | Yates County, New York | $2,308,200 | 1.1% | 87.1% |
| 29 | Genesee County, New York | $2,194,715 | 1.0% | 88.1% |
| 30 | Orleans County, New York | $2,191,998 | 1.0% | 89.1% |
| 31 | Tompkins County, New York | $2,094,045 | 1.0% | 90.1% |
| 32 | Montgomery County, New York | $1,858,824 | 0.9% | 91.0% |
| 33 | Chemung County, New York | $1,770,903 | 0.8% | 91.8% |
| 34 | Rensselaer County, New York | $1,529,678 | 0.7% | 92.5% |
| 35 | Columbia County, New York | $1,466,226 | 0.7% | 93.2% |
| 36 | Lewis County, New York | $1,444,584 | 0.7% | 93.9% |
| 37 | Greene County, New York | $1,364,178 | 0.6% | 94.5% |
| 38 | Albany County, New York | $1,226,967 | 0.6% | 95.1% |
| 39 | Monroe County, New York | $1,117,561 | 0.5% | 95.6% |
| 40 | Sullivan County, New York | $1,056,238 | 0.5% | 96.1% |
| 41 | Washington County, New York | $1,046,141 | 0.5% | 96.6% |
| 42 | Schuyler County, New York | $983,299 | 0.5% | 97.1% |
| 43 | Niagara County, New York | $919,683 | 0.4% | 97.5% |
| 44 | Oswego County, New York | $886,220 | 0.4% | 97.9% |
| 45 | Ulster County, New York | $858,946 | 0.4% | 98.3% |
| 46 | Essex County, New York | $792,126 | 0.4% | 98.7% |
| 47 | Saratoga County, New York | $697,240 | 0.3% | 99.0% |
| 48 | Seneca County, New York | $564,667 | 0.3% | 99.3% |
| 49 | Suffolk County, New York | $538,896 | 0.3% | 99.6% |
| 50 | Dutchess County, New York | $522,993 | 0.2% | 99.8% |
| 51 | Fulton County, New York | $201,571 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 52 | Schenectady County, New York | $143,340 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 53 | Warren County, New York | $27,095 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 54 | Westchester County, New York | $11,706 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 55 | Putnam County, New York | $7,519 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 56 | Rockland County, New York | $5,625 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 57 | Hamilton County, New York | $2,940 | 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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