Conservation payments in Watauga County, North Carolina totaled $348,015 from 1995-2020‡.

Counties in Watauga County, North Carolina Receiving Subtotal, Conservation Programs payments, 1995-2020‡

Rank	County	Subtotal, Conservation Programs 1995-2020‡	Pct of Total	Running Percentage
1	North Carolina NRCS	$67,635,328	19.7%	19.7%
2	Halifax County, North Carolina	$15,887,040	4.6%	24.3%
3	Hyde County, North Carolina	$15,660,415	4.6%	28.9%
4	Anson County, North Carolina	$9,327,608	2.7%	31.6%
5	Martin County, North Carolina	$9,276,506	2.7%	34.3%
6	Cleveland County, North Carolina	$8,710,401	2.5%	36.9%
7	Edgecombe County, North Carolina	$8,428,839	2.5%	39.3%
8	Johnston County, North Carolina	$8,055,436	2.3%	41.7%
9	Sampson County, North Carolina	$7,631,254	2.2%	43.9%
10	Northampton County, North Carolina	$6,915,238	2.0%	45.9%
11	Duplin County, North Carolina	$6,369,238	1.9%	47.8%
12	Beaufort County, North Carolina	$6,350,409	1.9%	49.6%
13	Franklin County, North Carolina	$6,049,207	1.8%	51.4%
14	Wayne County, North Carolina	$5,751,946	1.7%	53.1%
15	Warren County, North Carolina	$5,708,752	1.7%	54.7%
16	Union County, North Carolina	$5,513,219	1.6%	56.3%
17	Robeson County, North Carolina	$5,333,234	1.6%	57.9%
18	Lenoir County, North Carolina	$5,108,356	1.5%	59.4%
19	Nash County, North Carolina	$5,080,471	1.5%	60.8%
20	Stanly County, North Carolina	$4,750,536	1.4%	62.2%
21	Harnett County, North Carolina	$4,681,360	1.4%	63.6%
22	Columbus County, North Carolina	$4,633,215	1.4%	64.9%
23	Bertie County, North Carolina	$4,274,425	1.2%	66.2%
24	Granville County, North Carolina	$4,250,810	1.2%	67.4%
25	Hertford County, North Carolina	$4,021,382	1.2%	68.6%
26	Washington County, North Carolina	$3,920,074	1.1%	69.7%
27	Craven County, North Carolina	$3,867,547	1.1%	70.9%
28	Bladen County, North Carolina	$3,849,362	1.1%	72.0%
29	Randolph County, North Carolina	$3,757,090	1.1%	73.1%
30	Greene County, North Carolina	$3,554,809	1.0%	74.1%
31	Gates County, North Carolina	$3,522,515	1.0%	75.2%
32	Rutherford County, North Carolina	$3,238,726	0.9%	76.1%
33	Dare County, North Carolina	$3,137,818	0.9%	77.0%
34	Jones County, North Carolina	$3,036,979	0.9%	77.9%
35	Wilson County, North Carolina	$2,806,776	0.8%	78.7%
36	Cumberland County, North Carolina	$2,712,042	0.8%	79.5%
37	Iredell County, North Carolina	$2,516,750	0.7%	80.2%
38	Richmond County, North Carolina	$2,507,202	0.7%	81.0%
39	Lincoln County, North Carolina	$2,376,491	0.7%	81.7%
40	Pender County, North Carolina	$2,352,972	0.7%	82.3%
41	Moore County, North Carolina	$2,249,960	0.7%	83.0%
42	Henderson County, North Carolina	$2,241,356	0.7%	83.7%
43	Chatham County, North Carolina	$2,190,527	0.6%	84.3%
44	Hoke County, North Carolina	$2,173,228	0.6%	84.9%
45	Vance County, North Carolina	$2,168,292	0.6%	85.6%
46	Wilkes County, North Carolina	$1,973,305	0.6%	86.1%
47	Tyrrell County, North Carolina	$1,963,012	0.6%	86.7%
48	Pitt County, North Carolina	$1,950,695	0.6%	87.3%
49	Catawba County, North Carolina	$1,776,927	0.5%	87.8%
50	Scotland County, North Carolina	$1,690,826	0.5%	88.3%
51	Rowan County, North Carolina	$1,621,528	0.5%	88.8%
52	Caswell County, North Carolina	$1,418,402	0.4%	89.2%
53	Montgomery County, North Carolina	$1,363,579	0.4%	89.6%
54	Onslow County, North Carolina	$1,358,756	0.4%	90.0%
55	Pamlico County, North Carolina	$1,316,360	0.4%	90.3%
56	Wake County, North Carolina	$1,248,292	0.4%	90.7%
57	Orange County, North Carolina	$1,220,740	0.4%	91.1%
58	Cabarrus County, North Carolina	$1,181,811	0.3%	91.4%
59	Gaston County, North Carolina	$1,172,928	0.3%	91.8%
60	Durham County, North Carolina	$1,168,699	0.3%	92.1%
61	Rockingham County, North Carolina	$1,147,440	0.3%	92.4%
62	Yadkin County, North Carolina	$1,137,974	0.3%	92.8%
63	Chowan County, North Carolina	$1,106,218	0.3%	93.1%
64	Lee County, North Carolina	$1,079,948	0.3%	93.4%
65	Person County, North Carolina	$1,076,972	0.3%	93.7%
66	Buncombe County, North Carolina	$1,064,470	0.3%	94.0%
67	Davidson County, North Carolina	$1,050,148	0.3%	94.3%
68	Surry County, North Carolina	$1,042,618	0.3%	94.6%
69	Transylvania County, North Carolina	$983,117	0.3%	94.9%
70	Haywood County, North Carolina	$971,308	0.3%	95.2%
71	Madison County, North Carolina	$916,794	0.3%	95.5%
72	Burke County, North Carolina	$863,655	0.3%	95.7%
73	Alamance County, North Carolina	$846,401	0.2%	96.0%
74	Alleghany County, North Carolina	$725,484	0.2%	96.2%
75	Cherokee County, North Carolina	$644,917	0.2%	96.4%
76	Alexander County, North Carolina	$601,410	0.2%	96.5%
77	Perquimans County, North Carolina	$589,338	0.2%	96.7%
78	Ashe County, North Carolina	$567,605	0.2%	96.9%
79	Avery County, North Carolina	$562,130	0.2%	97.0%
80	Polk County, North Carolina	$527,091	0.2%	97.2%
81	Caldwell County, North Carolina	$525,612	0.2%	97.3%
82	Jackson County, North Carolina	$480,736	0.1%	97.5%
83	Clay County, North Carolina	$428,287	0.1%	97.6%
84	Guilford County, North Carolina	$396,529	0.1%	97.7%
85	Brunswick County, North Carolina	$384,540	0.1%	97.8%
86	Davie County, North Carolina	$382,733	0.1%	98.0%
87	McDowell County, North Carolina	$370,513	0.1%	98.1%
88	Macon County, North Carolina	$362,114	0.1%	98.2%
89	Watauga County, North Carolina	$348,015	0.1%	98.3%
90	Yancey County, North Carolina	$341,569	0.1%	98.4%
91	Pasquotank County, North Carolina	$337,677	0.1%	98.5%
92	Mitchell County, North Carolina	$300,691	0.1%	98.6%
93	Swain County, North Carolina	$258,428	0.1%	98.6%
94	Stokes County, North Carolina	$229,230	0.1%	98.7%
95	Camden County, North Carolina	$186,807	0.1%	98.8%
96	Forsyth County, North Carolina	$139,903	0.0%	98.8%
97	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	$137,893	0.0%	98.8%
98	Carteret County, North Carolina	$122,090	0.0%	98.9%
99	Currituck County, North Carolina	$99,266	0.0%	98.9%
100	Graham County, North Carolina	$85,517	0.0%	98.9%
101	New Hanover County, North Carolina	$12,204	0.0%	98.9%