Misc. Conservation Payments in South Dakota totaled $424,812 from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in South Dakota Receiving Misc. Conservation Payments payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank | County | Misc. Conservation Payments 1995-2020‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perkins County, South Dakota | $115,444 | 27.2% | 27.2% |
| 2 | Meade County, South Dakota | $65,433 | 15.4% | 42.6% |
| 3 | Pennington County, South Dakota | $63,357 | 14.9% | 57.5% |
| 4 | Dewey County, South Dakota | $46,351 | 10.9% | 68.4% |
| 5 | Tripp County, South Dakota | $43,083 | 10.1% | 78.5% |
| 6 | Haakon County, South Dakota | $28,129 | 6.6% | 85.2% |
| 7 | Lyman County, South Dakota | $13,639 | 3.2% | 88.4% |
| 8 | Lawrence County, South Dakota | $11,648 | 2.7% | 91.1% |
| 9 | Shannon County, South Dakota | $7,234 | 1.7% | 92.8% |
| 10 | Custer County, South Dakota | $5,217 | 1.2% | 94.0% |
| 11 | Butte County, South Dakota | $3,972 | 0.9% | 95.0% |
| 12 | Harding County, South Dakota | $3,703 | 0.9% | 95.9% |
| 13 | Gregory County, South Dakota | $3,569 | 0.8% | 96.7% |
| 14 | Todd County, South Dakota | $3,087 | 0.7% | 97.4% |
| 15 | Brule County, South Dakota | $2,978 | 0.7% | 98.1% |
| 16 | Fall River County, South Dakota | $2,149 | 0.5% | 98.6% |
| 17 | Hand County, South Dakota | $1,987 | 0.5% | 99.1% |
| 18 | Bennett County, South Dakota | $1,735 | 0.4% | 99.5% |
| 19 | Corson County, South Dakota | $1,646 | 0.4% | 99.9% |
| 20 | Mellette County, South Dakota | $451 | 0.1% | 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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