Total Organic Cost Share payments in Wisconsin totaled $163,784 from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Wisconsin Receiving Total Organic Cost Share payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Total Organic Cost Share
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Marathon County, Wisconsin | $15,528 | 9.5% | 9.5% |
| 2 | Lafayette County, Wisconsin | $14,484 | 8.8% | 18.3% |
| 3 | Jackson County, Wisconsin | $12,449 | 7.6% | 25.9% |
| 4 | Columbia County, Wisconsin | $8,606 | 5.3% | 31.2% |
| 5 | Iowa County, Wisconsin | $8,606 | 5.3% | 36.4% |
| 6 | Trempealeau County, Wisconsin | $8,097 | 4.9% | 41.4% |
| 7 | Vernon County, Wisconsin | $7,988 | 4.9% | 46.3% |
| 8 | Jefferson County, Wisconsin | $7,053 | 4.3% | 50.6% |
| 9 | Dunn County, Wisconsin | $6,290 | 3.8% | 54.4% |
| 10 | Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin | $6,213 | 3.8% | 58.2% |
| 11 | Barron County, Wisconsin | $5,677 | 3.5% | 61.7% |
| 12 | Sheboygan County, Wisconsin | $5,034 | 3.1% | 64.7% |
| 13 | Manitowoc County, Wisconsin | $4,319 | 2.6% | 67.4% |
| 14 | Washington County, Wisconsin | $4,039 | 2.5% | 69.8% |
| 15 | Taylor County, Wisconsin | $3,696 | 2.3% | 72.1% |
| 16 | Pepin County, Wisconsin | $3,557 | 2.2% | 74.3% |
| 17 | Bayfield County, Wisconsin | $3,252 | 2.0% | 76.3% |
| 18 | Grant County, Wisconsin | $3,104 | 1.9% | 78.1% |
| 19 | Buffalo County, Wisconsin | $2,637 | 1.6% | 79.8% |
| 20 | Waupaca County, Wisconsin | $2,253 | 1.4% | 81.1% |
| 21 | Sauk County, Wisconsin | $2,123 | 1.3% | 82.4% |
| 22 | Walworth County, Wisconsin | $2,102 | 1.3% | 83.7% |
| 23 | Ozaukee County, Wisconsin | $1,969 | 1.2% | 84.9% |
| 24 | Price County, Wisconsin | $1,900 | 1.2% | 86.1% |
| 25 | Burnett County, Wisconsin | $1,875 | 1.1% | 87.2% |
| 26 | Dane County, Wisconsin | $1,798 | 1.1% | 88.3% |
| 27 | Monroe County, Wisconsin | $1,681 | 1.0% | 89.3% |
| 28 | Kenosha County, Wisconsin | $1,500 | 0.9% | 90.3% |
| 29 | Pierce County, Wisconsin | $1,500 | 0.9% | 91.2% |
| 30 | Rock County, Wisconsin | $1,370 | 0.8% | 92.0% |
| 31 | Dodge County, Wisconsin | $1,343 | 0.8% | 92.8% |
| 32 | Brown County, Wisconsin | $1,302 | 0.8% | 93.6% |
| 33 | Rusk County, Wisconsin | $1,099 | 0.7% | 94.3% |
| 34 | Green County, Wisconsin | $753 | 0.5% | 94.8% |
| 35 | Oconto County, Wisconsin | $752 | 0.5% | 95.2% |
| 36 | Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | $752 | 0.5% | 95.7% |
| 37 | Lincoln County, Wisconsin | $750 | 0.5% | 96.1% |
| 38 | Marquette County, Wisconsin | $750 | 0.5% | 96.6% |
| 39 | Langlade County, Wisconsin | $750 | 0.5% | 97.0% |
| 40 | Iron County, Wisconsin | $750 | 0.5% | 97.5% |
| 41 | Green Lake County, Wisconsin | $750 | 0.5% | 98.0% |
| 42 | Eau Claire County, Wisconsin | $750 | 0.5% | 98.4% |
| 43 | Clark County, Wisconsin | $750 | 0.5% | 98.9% |
| 44 | Wood County, Wisconsin | $690 | 0.4% | 99.3% |
| 45 | La Crosse County, Wisconsin | $656 | 0.4% | 99.7% |
| 46 | Waukesha County, Wisconsin | $488 | 0.3% | 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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