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States Receiving Total Conservation Programs payments, 1995-2023
| Rank | State | Total Conservation Programs 1995-2023 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | $7,457,946,340 | 14.0% | 14.0% |
| 2 | Texas | $3,788,856,154 | 7.1% | 21.2% |
| 3 | Illinois | $3,634,637,515 | 6.8% | 28.0% |
| 4 | Minnesota | $3,365,376,746 | 6.3% | 34.4% |
| 5 | Kansas | $3,177,098,052 | 6.0% | 40.3% |
| 6 | Missouri | $3,088,831,919 | 5.8% | 46.2% |
| 7 | North Dakota | $2,750,751,905 | 5.2% | 51.3% |
| 8 | Montana | $2,378,034,255 | 4.5% | 55.8% |
| 9 | South Dakota | $2,343,821,028 | 4.4% | 60.2% |
| 10 | Washington | $2,149,540,223 | 4.0% | 64.3% |
| 11 | Colorado | $2,076,992,497 | 3.9% | 68.2% |
| 12 | Nebraska | $2,076,872,569 | 3.9% | 72.1% |
| 13 | Mississippi | $1,286,188,485 | 2.4% | 74.5% |
| 14 | Ohio | $1,245,551,424 | 2.3% | 76.9% |
| 15 | Indiana | $1,167,868,921 | 2.2% | 79.1% |
| 16 | Wisconsin | $1,126,537,543 | 2.1% | 81.2% |
| 17 | Kentucky | $1,009,926,901 | 1.9% | 83.1% |
| 18 | Idaho | $954,078,028 | 1.8% | 84.9% |
| 19 | Oklahoma | $927,209,588 | 1.7% | 86.6% |
| 20 | Oregon | $866,357,433 | 1.6% | 88.3% |
| 21 | Michigan | $594,581,342 | 1.1% | 89.4% |
| 22 | Louisiana | $553,124,521 | 1.0% | 90.4% |
| 23 | Alabama | $545,445,082 | 1.0% | 91.5% |
| 24 | New Mexico | $534,519,069 | 1.0% | 92.5% |
| 25 | Georgia | $532,135,521 | 1.0% | 93.5% |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | $504,573,348 | 1.0% | 94.4% |
| 27 | Arkansas | $465,108,820 | 0.9% | 95.3% |
| 28 | Tennessee | $460,541,984 | 0.9% | 96.2% |
| 29 | Maryland | $292,189,147 | 0.6% | 96.7% |
| 30 | Wyoming | $239,212,094 | 0.5% | 97.2% |
| 31 | North Carolina | $222,358,353 | 0.4% | 97.6% |
| 32 | Utah | $218,402,828 | 0.4% | 98.0% |
| 33 | South Carolina | $204,848,680 | 0.4% | 98.4% |
| 34 | California | $184,643,767 | 0.3% | 98.7% |
| 35 | Virginia | $179,818,578 | 0.3% | 99.1% |
| 36 | New York | $135,692,497 | 0.3% | 99.3% |
| 37 | Florida | $112,127,245 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 38 | Maine | $46,301,257 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 39 | West Virginia | $36,145,583 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 40 | Arizona | $30,108,352 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 41 | Alaska | $25,242,377 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 42 | Delaware | $24,131,227 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 43 | Vermont | $22,764,941 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 44 | Nevada | $16,486,437 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 45 | New Jersey | $13,433,476 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 46 | Hawaii | $11,467,510 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 47 | Massachusetts | $5,583,768 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 48 | Connecticut | $5,164,800 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 49 | New Hampshire | $4,490,748 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 50 | Rhode Island | $2,134,074 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $1,273,125 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 52 | US Virgin Islands | $18,883 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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