Conservation payments in Washington totaled $77.6 million in 2019
Counties in Washington Receiving Subtotal, Conservation Programs payments, 2019
| Rank |
County |
Subtotal, Conservation Programs
2019 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Douglas County, Washington | $10,284,558 | 13.3% | 13.3% |
| 2 | Whitman County, Washington | $9,882,173 | 12.7% | 26.0% |
| 3 | Adams County, Washington | $9,383,716 | 12.1% | 38.1% |
| 4 | Walla Walla County, Washington | $8,998,554 | 11.6% | 49.7% |
| 5 | Lincoln County, Washington | $7,996,458 | 10.3% | 60.0% |
| 6 | Franklin County, Washington | $7,323,146 | 9.4% | 69.4% |
| 7 | Grant County, Washington | $4,626,737 | 6.0% | 75.4% |
| 8 | Benton County, Washington | $3,442,303 | 4.4% | 79.8% |
| 9 | Columbia County, Washington | $2,788,310 | 3.6% | 83.4% |
| 10 | Klickitat County, Washington | $2,401,876 | 3.1% | 86.5% |
| 11 | Garfield County, Washington | $2,308,501 | 3.0% | 89.5% |
| 12 | Whatcom County, Washington | $1,952,107 | 2.5% | 92.0% |
| 13 | Asotin County, Washington | $1,646,721 | 2.1% | 94.2% |
| 14 | Yakima County, Washington | $1,491,105 | 1.9% | 96.1% |
| 15 | Spokane County, Washington | $1,391,987 | 1.8% | 97.9% |
| 16 | Lewis County, Washington | $374,881 | 0.5% | 98.4% |
| 17 | Skagit County, Washington | $333,823 | 0.4% | 98.8% |
| 18 | Okanogan County, Washington | $222,516 | 0.3% | 99.1% |
| 19 | Snohomish County, Washington | $173,145 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| 20 | Jefferson County, Washington | $95,304 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 21 | Mason County, Washington | $65,366 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 22 | Pacific County, Washington | $61,693 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 23 | Stevens County, Washington | $59,579 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 24 | Wahkiakum County, Washington | $51,333 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 25 | Thurston County, Washington | $45,420 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 26 | Kittitas County, Washington | $42,419 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 27 | Clallam County, Washington | $34,901 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 28 | Cowlitz County, Washington | $24,020 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 29 | Grays Harbor County, Washington | $22,389 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 30 | Chelan County, Washington | $20,894 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 31 | Clark County, Washington | $16,560 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 32 | King County, Washington | $3,798 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 33 | Ferry County, Washington | $3,064 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 34 | Kitsap County, Washington | $1,052 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 35 | Island County, Washington | $600 | 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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