Conservation payments in West Virginia totaled $926,922 in 2016

Counties in West Virginia Receiving Total Conservation Programs payments, 2016

Rank County Total Conservation Programs
2016
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Hampshire County, West Virginia$203,63922.0%22.0%
2Grant County, West Virginia$154,55616.7%38.6%
3Hardy County, West Virginia$97,88710.6%49.2%
4Greenbrier County, West Virginia$93,94810.1%59.3%
5Berkeley County, West Virginia$86,2429.3%68.6%
6Mason County, West Virginia$82,6018.9%77.6%
7Jefferson County, West Virginia$51,4875.6%83.1%
8Morgan County, West Virginia$35,1153.8%86.9%
9Pendleton County, West Virginia$22,6652.4%89.3%
10Pocahontas County, West Virginia$17,6281.9%91.2%
11Putnam County, West Virginia$11,3351.2%92.5%
12Randolph County, West Virginia$10,0381.1%93.6%
13Monroe County, West Virginia$8,1830.9%94.4%
14Preston County, West Virginia$7,4180.8%95.2%
15Nicholas County, West Virginia$6,6620.7%96.0%
16Barbour County, West Virginia$4,7040.5%96.5%
17Gilmer County, West Virginia$4,4710.5%96.9%
18Braxton County, West Virginia$3,8700.4%97.4%
19Clay County, West Virginia$3,1910.3%97.7%
20Lincoln County, West Virginia$2,6570.3%98.0%
21Tyler County, West Virginia$2,2580.2%98.2%
22Summers County, West Virginia$2,2420.2%98.5%
23Upshur County, West Virginia$1,9520.2%98.7%
24Fayette County, West Virginia$1,6770.2%98.9%
25Kanawha County, West Virginia$1,6190.2%99.0%
26Harrison County, West Virginia$1,6170.2%99.2%
27Mercer County, West Virginia$1,2600.1%99.4%
28Lewis County, West Virginia$1,0790.1%99.5%
29Boone County, West Virginia$8780.1%99.6%
30Mineral County, West Virginia$8430.1%99.7%
31Webster County, West Virginia$8080.1%99.7%
32Calhoun County, West Virginia$6990.1%99.8%
33Doddridge County, West Virginia$5280.1%99.9%
34Cabell County, West Virginia$4220.0%99.9%
35Wood County, West Virginia$3910.0%100.0%
36Jackson County, West Virginia$3520.0%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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