Wetlands Reserve Program payments in Wisconsin totaled $33.5 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Wisconsin Receiving Wetlands Reserve Program payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Wetlands Reserve Program
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Wisconsin NRCS | $26,287,927 | 78.6% | 78.6% |
| 2 | Waushara County, Wisconsin | $2,013,520 | 6.0% | 84.6% |
| 3 | Marquette County, Wisconsin | $1,260,239 | 3.8% | 88.4% |
| 4 | Columbia County, Wisconsin | $993,844 | 3.0% | 91.3% |
| 5 | Dane County, Wisconsin | $416,546 | 1.2% | 92.6% |
| 6 | Dodge County, Wisconsin | $337,911 | 1.0% | 93.6% |
| 7 | Green Lake County, Wisconsin | $308,017 | 0.9% | 94.5% |
| 8 | Jefferson County, Wisconsin | $272,197 | 0.8% | 95.3% |
| 9 | Rusk County, Wisconsin | $259,345 | 0.8% | 96.1% |
| 10 | Ashland County, Wisconsin | $212,624 | 0.6% | 96.7% |
| 11 | Barron County, Wisconsin | $148,607 | 0.4% | 97.2% |
| 12 | Juneau County, Wisconsin | $132,535 | 0.4% | 97.6% |
| 13 | Pepin County, Wisconsin | $95,186 | 0.3% | 97.8% |
| 14 | Walworth County, Wisconsin | $95,018 | 0.3% | 98.1% |
| 15 | Bayfield County, Wisconsin | $79,090 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 16 | Marathon County, Wisconsin | $69,956 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 17 | Adams County, Wisconsin | $65,555 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 18 | Sheboygan County, Wisconsin | $52,043 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 19 | Sauk County, Wisconsin | $50,103 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 20 | Polk County, Wisconsin | $45,460 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 21 | La Crosse County, Wisconsin | $42,980 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 22 | Buffalo County, Wisconsin | $30,332 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 23 | Vernon County, Wisconsin | $27,729 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 24 | Marinette County, Wisconsin | $20,255 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 25 | Wood County, Wisconsin | $19,814 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 26 | Winnebago County, Wisconsin | $16,223 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 27 | Ozaukee County, Wisconsin | $14,534 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 28 | Chippewa County, Wisconsin | $14,266 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 29 | Washburn County, Wisconsin | $10,244 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 30 | Douglas County, Wisconsin | $9,000 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 31 | Outagamie County, Wisconsin | $8,457 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 32 | Dunn County, Wisconsin | $7,298 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 33 | Waupaca County, Wisconsin | $7,257 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 34 | Eau Claire County, Wisconsin | $7,026 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 35 | Rock County, Wisconsin | $6,875 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 36 | Taylor County, Wisconsin | $4,646 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 37 | Iowa County, Wisconsin | $4,519 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 38 | Manitowoc County, Wisconsin | $3,685 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 39 | Brown County, Wisconsin | $3,000 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 40 | Door County, Wisconsin | $2,347 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 41 | Clark County, Wisconsin | $1,807 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 42 | Trempealeau County, Wisconsin | $500 | 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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