Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in Iowa
CRP rental payments by fiscal year in Iowa
CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022
Conservation practices installed on CRP acres, cumulative, as of January 2020, Iowa
| Rank | Practice | Acres | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State acres for wildlife enhancement | 285,921 | 16.8% |
| 2 | Grass plantings - introduced | 228,003 | 13.4% |
| 3 | Pollinator habitat | 218,484 | 12.8% |
| 4 | Filter strips | 179,546 | 10.5% |
| 5 | Rare and declining habitat | 139,408 | 8.2% |
| 6 | Grass plantings - native | 124,632 | 7.3% |
| 7 | Wetland restoration - floodplain | 118,872 | 7.0% |
| 8 | Wildlife habitat | 92,516 | 5.4% |
| 9 | Farmable wetland program - buffer | 65,946 | 3.9% |
| 10 | Existing grass | 47,905 | 2.8% |
| 11 | Riparian buffers | 39,592 | 2.3% |
| 12 | Grass waterways | 34,340 | 2.0% |
| 13 | Farmable wetland program - wetland | 27,315 | 1.6% |
| 14 | Upland bird habitat buffers | 23,590 | 1.4% |
| 15 | Tree plantings - hardwoods | 15,993 | 0.9% |
| 16 | Wetland restoration - non-floodplain | 10,886 | 0.6% |
| 17 | Shallow water for wildlife | 9,969 | 0.6% |
| 18 | Contour grass strips | 9,488 | 0.6% |
| 19 | Field windbreaks | 5,290 | 0.3% |
| 20 | Marginal pasture buffers - wildlife | 4,364 | 0.3% |
| 21 | Wildlife food plots | 3,735 | 0.2% |
| 22 | Bottomland hardwood trees | 3,466 | 0.2% |
| 23 | Duck nesting habitat | 2,442 | 0.1% |
| 24 | Wetland restoration | 2,264 | 0.1% |
| 25 | CRP grasslands - introduced grasses | 2,257 | 0.1% |
| 26 | Shelterbelts | 1,658 | 0.1% |
| 27 | Existing trees | 1,239 | < 0.1% |
| 28 | Marginal pasture buffers - wetland | 1,146 | < 0.1% |
| 29 | CRP grasslands - native grasses | 794 | < 0.1% |
| 30 | Tree plantings - softwoods | 555 | < 0.1% |
| 31 | Living snow fences | 537 | < 0.1% |
| 32 | Farmable wetland program - constructed wetlands | 292 | < 0.1% |
| 33 | Wildlife corridors | 235 | < 0.1% |
| 34 | Farmable wetland program - flooded prairie wetlands | 126 | < 0.1% |
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| Total Acres | 1,702,794 | ||
CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022
| Rank | State | CRP Rental Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ringgold County, Iowa | $52,894,724 |
| 2 | Woodbury County, Iowa | $51,916,267 |
| 3 | Taylor County, Iowa | $48,830,234 |
| 4 | Clayton County, Iowa | $47,807,340 |
| 5 | Kossuth County, Iowa | $47,019,824 |
| 6 | Washington County, Iowa | $42,099,279 |
| 7 | Keokuk County, Iowa | $41,887,705 |
| 8 | Fayette County, Iowa | $39,850,660 |
| 9 | Audubon County, Iowa | $39,405,089 |
| 10 | Palo Alto County, Iowa | $38,873,090 |
| 11 | Guthrie County, Iowa | $38,862,481 |
| 12 | Butler County, Iowa | $37,185,878 |
| 13 | Monona County, Iowa | $35,807,442 |
| 14 | Clay County, Iowa | $34,589,959 |
| 15 | Howard County, Iowa | $34,208,945 |
| 16 | Clarke County, Iowa | $33,816,703 |
| 17 | Wayne County, Iowa | $32,819,295 |
| 18 | Crawford County, Iowa | $31,821,991 |
| 19 | Decatur County, Iowa | $31,805,174 |
| 20 | Winneshiek County, Iowa | $31,527,106 |
| 21 | Monroe County, Iowa | $30,766,327 |
| 22 | Jefferson County, Iowa | $30,334,316 |
| 23 | Henry County, Iowa | $29,211,808 |
| 24 | Union County, Iowa | $29,178,122 |
| 25 | Webster County, Iowa | $28,555,869 |
| 26 | Harrison County, Iowa | $27,979,396 |
| 27 | Mahaska County, Iowa | $27,923,747 |
| 28 | Iowa County, Iowa | $27,642,181 |
| 29 | Adams County, Iowa | $27,050,143 |
| 30 | Marion County, Iowa | $26,894,869 |
| 31 | Floyd County, Iowa | $26,710,483 |
| 32 | Warren County, Iowa | $26,621,542 |
| 33 | Adair County, Iowa | $26,364,637 |
| 34 | Allamakee County, Iowa | $26,324,048 |
| 35 | Calhoun County, Iowa | $26,242,510 |
| 36 | Delaware County, Iowa | $24,436,246 |
| 37 | Madison County, Iowa | $23,131,129 |
| 38 | Van Buren County, Iowa | $22,283,886 |
| 39 | Tama County, Iowa | $22,084,310 |
| 40 | Bremer County, Iowa | $21,927,124 |
| 41 | Black Hawk County, Iowa | $21,544,330 |
| 42 | Benton County, Iowa | $21,441,094 |
| 43 | Shelby County, Iowa | $21,101,656 |
| 44 | Chickasaw County, Iowa | $20,967,537 |
| 45 | Hamilton County, Iowa | $20,878,097 |
| 46 | Winnebago County, Iowa | $20,540,304 |
| 47 | Cass County, Iowa | $20,318,217 |
| 48 | Appanoose County, Iowa | $20,035,878 |
| 49 | Franklin County, Iowa | $20,029,692 |
| 50 | Wright County, Iowa | $19,824,888 |
| 51 | Jackson County, Iowa | $19,748,319 |
| 52 | Hancock County, Iowa | $19,112,271 |
| 53 | Wapello County, Iowa | $19,102,253 |
| 54 | Carroll County, Iowa | $18,849,833 |
| 55 | Boone County, Iowa | $18,730,793 |
| 56 | Cherokee County, Iowa | $18,557,571 |
| 57 | Poweshiek County, Iowa | $18,345,031 |
| 58 | Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | $17,913,896 |
| 59 | Jones County, Iowa | $17,542,720 |
| 60 | Lucas County, Iowa | $17,155,949 |
| 61 | Greene County, Iowa | $17,036,926 |
| 62 | Page County, Iowa | $16,995,930 |
| 63 | Sac County, Iowa | $16,698,573 |
| 64 | Montgomery County, Iowa | $16,450,950 |
| 65 | Davis County, Iowa | $16,412,318 |
| 66 | Buchanan County, Iowa | $16,063,781 |
| 67 | Lee County, Iowa | $15,744,317 |
| 68 | Marshall County, Iowa | $15,593,788 |
| 69 | Louisa County, Iowa | $15,444,229 |
| 70 | Humboldt County, Iowa | $15,378,034 |
| 71 | Worth County, Iowa | $15,033,252 |
| 72 | Muscatine County, Iowa | $14,991,343 |
| 73 | Hardin County, Iowa | $14,986,840 |
| 74 | Sioux County, Iowa | $14,827,126 |
| 75 | Jasper County, Iowa | $14,657,171 |
| 76 | Pocahontas County, Iowa | $14,623,442 |
| 77 | Story County, Iowa | $14,417,302 |
| 78 | Ida County, Iowa | $13,962,229 |
| 79 | Dallas County, Iowa | $13,812,621 |
| 80 | Johnson County, Iowa | $13,759,172 |
| 81 | Buena Vista County, Iowa | $13,667,050 |
| 82 | East Pottawattamie County, Iowa | $13,638,225 |
| 83 | Clinton County, Iowa | $13,209,759 |
| 84 | Dubuque County, Iowa | $13,182,559 |
| 85 | Linn County, Iowa | $13,137,068 |
| 86 | Plymouth County, Iowa | $12,780,447 |
| 87 | Cedar County, Iowa | $12,376,348 |
| 88 | Osceola County, Iowa | $11,530,296 |
| 89 | Mitchell County, Iowa | $10,964,079 |
| 90 | Dickinson County, Iowa | $10,802,190 |
| 91 | Grundy County, Iowa | $10,680,353 |
| 92 | Fremont County, Iowa | $10,447,316 |
| 93 | O'Brien County, Iowa | $10,170,205 |
| 94 | Emmet County, Iowa | $10,146,809 |
| 95 | Des Moines County, Iowa | $9,281,809 |
| 96 | Mills County, Iowa | $8,436,177 |
| 97 | Scott County, Iowa | $6,553,830 |
| 98 | Polk County, Iowa | $5,759,565 |
| 99 | Lyon County, Iowa | $3,600,732 |
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Iowa, 2022
Land in Iowa, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 86,911 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 29,978,165 |
| Cropland Acres: | 25,881,597 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 1,687,658 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,224,543 |
Livestock in Iowa, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 43,137,355 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 23,808,603 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 16,718,903 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 3,517,805 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 156,013 |
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