Conservation payments in Nelson County, North Dakota totaled $92.1 million from 1995-2019‡.
States Receiving Subtotal, Conservation Programs payments, 1995-2019‡
| Rank | State | Subtotal, Conservation Programs 1995-2019‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | $5,776,886,737 | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| 2 | Texas | $3,742,684,141 | 7.5% | 19.0% |
| 3 | Kansas | $2,950,286,451 | 5.9% | 24.9% |
| 4 | Illinois | $2,918,644,426 | 5.8% | 30.7% |
| 5 | Missouri | $2,863,359,664 | 5.7% | 36.5% |
| 6 | Minnesota | $2,832,324,013 | 5.7% | 42.1% |
| 7 | North Dakota | $2,540,062,720 | 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 8 | Montana | $2,428,075,012 | 4.9% | 52.1% |
| 9 | Colorado | $1,954,147,434 | 3.9% | 56.0% |
| 10 | Nebraska | $1,952,478,022 | 3.9% | 59.9% |
| 11 | Washington | $1,935,502,999 | 3.9% | 63.7% |
| 12 | South Dakota | $1,920,330,940 | 3.8% | 67.6% |
| 13 | Mississippi | $1,223,804,280 | 2.4% | 70.0% |
| 14 | Ohio | $1,139,207,864 | 2.3% | 72.3% |
| 15 | Wisconsin | $1,111,667,681 | 2.2% | 74.5% |
| 16 | Indiana | $1,068,385,507 | 2.1% | 76.6% |
| 17 | Kentucky | $986,922,747 | 2.0% | 78.6% |
| 18 | Oklahoma | $981,303,872 | 2.0% | 80.6% |
| 19 | Idaho | $958,337,828 | 1.9% | 82.5% |
| 20 | Oregon | $925,188,668 | 1.8% | 84.3% |
| 21 | Michigan | $649,323,074 | 1.3% | 85.6% |
| 22 | Alabama | $622,076,678 | 1.2% | 86.9% |
| 23 | Georgia | $595,082,758 | 1.2% | 88.1% |
| 24 | New Mexico | $561,220,537 | 1.1% | 89.2% |
| 25 | Arkansas | $548,385,182 | 1.1% | 90.3% |
| 26 | Louisiana | $534,036,711 | 1.1% | 91.4% |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | $509,221,598 | 1.0% | 92.4% |
| 28 | Tennessee | $503,764,447 | 1.0% | 93.4% |
| 29 | California | $493,117,756 | 1.0% | 94.4% |
| 30 | North Carolina | $339,188,429 | 0.7% | 95.0% |
| 31 | Maryland | $302,146,789 | 0.6% | 95.6% |
| 32 | Utah | $299,309,042 | 0.6% | 96.2% |
| 33 | Wyoming | $298,044,919 | 0.6% | 96.8% |
| 34 | South Carolina | $260,713,651 | 0.5% | 97.4% |
| 35 | Virginia | $243,368,659 | 0.5% | 97.8% |
| 36 | Florida | $223,271,444 | 0.4% | 98.3% |
| 37 | New York | $209,200,728 | 0.4% | 98.7% |
| 38 | Arizona | $104,543,778 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 39 | Maine | $88,835,268 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 40 | West Virginia | $79,290,663 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| 41 | Delaware | $54,856,003 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 42 | Vermont | $52,175,094 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 43 | Nevada | $51,083,174 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 44 | Hawaii | $39,093,707 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 45 | Alaska | $38,876,011 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 46 | New Jersey | $37,355,444 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 47 | New Hampshire | $33,560,421 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 48 | Massachusetts | $28,911,481 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 49 | Connecticut | $26,430,035 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 50 | Rhode Island | $11,909,290 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
‡ Data for 2019 is incomplete and only includes Market Facilitation Program payments made between January 1, 2019 and October 31, 2019.
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