Conservation payments in North Carolina totaled $5.7 million in 2016

Counties in North Carolina Receiving Total Conservation Programs payments, 2016

Rank County Total Conservation Programs
2016
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Halifax County, North Carolina$450,9187.8%7.8%
2Martin County, North Carolina$366,0866.4%14.2%
3Hyde County, North Carolina$336,2565.9%20.1%
4Edgecombe County, North Carolina$313,2245.4%25.5%
5Anson County, North Carolina$255,5354.4%30.0%
6Beaufort County, North Carolina$192,1733.3%33.3%
7Gates County, North Carolina$188,1523.3%36.6%
8Robeson County, North Carolina$184,3533.2%39.8%
9Northampton County, North Carolina$184,2123.2%43.0%
10Hertford County, North Carolina$178,4353.1%46.1%
11Johnston County, North Carolina$159,8412.8%48.9%
12Dare County, North Carolina$155,9122.7%51.6%
13Craven County, North Carolina$148,7622.6%54.2%
14Washington County, North Carolina$137,8942.4%56.6%
15Lenoir County, North Carolina$126,3642.2%58.8%
16Stanly County, North Carolina$121,5542.1%60.9%
17Columbus County, North Carolina$121,2102.1%63.0%
18Bladen County, North Carolina$107,4331.9%64.9%
19Franklin County, North Carolina$106,4431.9%66.7%
20Sampson County, North Carolina$102,7711.8%68.5%
21Bertie County, North Carolina$99,4171.7%70.2%
22Hoke County, North Carolina$95,7441.7%71.9%
23Cleveland County, North Carolina$94,6891.6%73.5%
24Granville County, North Carolina$93,4851.6%75.2%
25Greene County, North Carolina$80,1611.4%76.6%
26Harnett County, North Carolina$79,2091.4%77.9%
27Wilson County, North Carolina$67,1171.2%79.1%
28Cumberland County, North Carolina$62,9651.1%80.2%
29Pitt County, North Carolina$62,3201.1%81.3%
30Duplin County, North Carolina$61,9491.1%82.4%
31Nash County, North Carolina$61,2191.1%83.4%
32Tyrrell County, North Carolina$58,9371.0%84.5%
33Wayne County, North Carolina$57,1091.0%85.5%
34Scotland County, North Carolina$53,6590.9%86.4%
35Vance County, North Carolina$47,4260.8%87.2%
36Chowan County, North Carolina$39,2720.7%87.9%
37Pamlico County, North Carolina$37,9750.7%88.6%
38Union County, North Carolina$36,7130.6%89.2%
39Rutherford County, North Carolina$35,2760.6%89.8%
40Iredell County, North Carolina$34,3210.6%90.4%
41Surry County, North Carolina$34,2960.6%91.0%
42Pender County, North Carolina$34,1520.6%91.6%
43Wake County, North Carolina$30,9730.5%92.1%
44Lincoln County, North Carolina$30,7770.5%92.7%
45Moore County, North Carolina$29,7240.5%93.2%
46Richmond County, North Carolina$29,0810.5%93.7%
47Caswell County, North Carolina$28,3470.5%94.2%
48Warren County, North Carolina$28,0380.5%94.7%
49Jones County, North Carolina$25,4720.4%95.1%
50Chatham County, North Carolina$20,8230.4%95.5%
51Yadkin County, North Carolina$20,4000.4%95.8%
52Rowan County, North Carolina$19,4210.3%96.2%
53Randolph County, North Carolina$19,3950.3%96.5%
54Davidson County, North Carolina$17,8040.3%96.8%
55Onslow County, North Carolina$17,7220.3%97.1%
56Rockingham County, North Carolina$13,8170.2%97.4%
57Cabarrus County, North Carolina$13,0330.2%97.6%
58Gaston County, North Carolina$12,1070.2%97.8%
59Catawba County, North Carolina$12,0950.2%98.0%
60Perquimans County, North Carolina$10,9340.2%98.2%
61Durham County, North Carolina$9,0570.2%98.4%
62Burke County, North Carolina$8,5940.1%98.5%
63Davie County, North Carolina$8,5280.1%98.7%
64Orange County, North Carolina$8,0320.1%98.8%
65Carteret County, North Carolina$7,7910.1%98.9%
66Henderson County, North Carolina$6,4140.1%99.1%
67Polk County, North Carolina$5,9820.1%99.2%
68Person County, North Carolina$5,1810.1%99.2%
69Lee County, North Carolina$4,8400.1%99.3%
70Buncombe County, North Carolina$4,6260.1%99.4%
71Wilkes County, North Carolina$3,8190.1%99.5%
72Brunswick County, North Carolina$3,2720.1%99.5%
73Transylvania County, North Carolina$2,9770.1%99.6%
74Pasquotank County, North Carolina$2,8030.0%99.6%
75Montgomery County, North Carolina$2,7760.0%99.7%
76Alamance County, North Carolina$2,6590.0%99.7%
77Forsyth County, North Carolina$2,6130.0%99.8%
78Alexander County, North Carolina$2,5310.0%99.8%
79Madison County, North Carolina$2,4870.0%99.9%
80Stokes County, North Carolina$1,5500.0%99.9%
81Cherokee County, North Carolina$1,5480.0%99.9%
82McDowell County, North Carolina$1,4030.0%99.9%
83Macon County, North Carolina$1,1310.0%100.0%
84Currituck County, North Carolina$1,0520.0%100.0%
85Haywood County, North Carolina$4560.0%100.0%
86Camden County, North Carolina$4220.0%100.0%
87Watauga County, North Carolina$2420.0%100.0%
88Clay County, North Carolina$960.0%100.0%
89Alleghany County, North Carolina$720.0%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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