Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in Missouri

CRP rental payments by fiscal year in Missouri

CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022

Conservation practices installed on CRP acres, cumulative, as of January 2020, Missouri

Rank	Practice	Acres	Percent
1	Grass plantings - introduced	426,417	51.5%
2	Grass plantings - native	123,732	15.0%
3	State acres for wildlife enhancement	56,310	6.8%
4	Pollinator habitat	44,445	5.4%
5	Existing grass	41,817	5.1%
6	Upland bird habitat buffers	23,876	2.9%
7	Rare and declining habitat	21,886	2.6%
8	Filter strips	20,626	2.5%
9	Wetland restoration - floodplain	18,884	2.3%
10	Riparian buffers	18,739	2.3%
11	Tree plantings - hardwoods	12,786	1.5%
12	Wildlife food plots	2,726	0.3%
13	Wildlife habitat	2,011	0.2%
14	Bottomland hardwood trees	1,922	0.2%
15	Grass waterways	1,704	0.2%
16	Shallow water for wildlife	1,626	0.2%
17	Wetland restoration - non-floodplain	1,545	0.2%
18	Marginal pasture buffers - wetland	1,448	0.2%
19	CRP grasslands - introduced grasses	1,171	0.1%
20	Existing trees	1,040	0.1%
21	Marginal pasture buffers - wildlife	794	0.1%
22	CRP grasslands - native grasses	782	0.1%
23	Contour grass strips	534	< 0.1%
24	Tree plantings - softwoods	351	< 0.1%
25	Farmable wetland program - aquaculture wetlands	222	< 0.1%
26	Wetland restoration	83	< 0.1%
27	Shelterbelts	49	< 0.1%
28	Field windbreaks	25	< 0.1%
29	Diversions and erosion control structures	2	< 0.1%
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	Total Acres	827,561

CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022

Rank	State	CRP Rental Payments, 2017-2022
1	Harrison County, Missouri	$51,289,110
2	Carroll County, Missouri	$41,433,155
3	Daviess County, Missouri	$29,624,869
4	Gentry County, Missouri	$28,157,907
5	Nodaway County, Missouri	$23,697,127
6	Linn County, Missouri	$23,628,445
7	Grundy County, Missouri	$20,799,355
8	Sullivan County, Missouri	$19,175,577
9	Livingston County, Missouri	$18,631,680
10	Macon County, Missouri	$18,315,570
11	Worth County, Missouri	$18,107,036
12	Caldwell County, Missouri	$17,246,234
13	Monroe County, Missouri	$15,439,585
14	Knox County, Missouri	$15,382,807
15	Scotland County, Missouri	$14,522,147
16	Mercer County, Missouri	$14,300,735
17	DeKalb County, Missouri	$14,228,812
18	Chariton County, Missouri	$12,959,078
19	Randolph County, Missouri	$11,155,007
20	Ray County, Missouri	$10,645,427
21	Shelby County, Missouri	$10,296,877
22	Putnam County, Missouri	$10,120,917
23	Clark County, Missouri	$9,823,834
24	Adair County, Missouri	$8,517,592
25	Ralls County, Missouri	$8,434,588
26	Lewis County, Missouri	$7,802,620
27	Scott County, Missouri	$6,851,566
28	Schuyler County, Missouri	$6,535,482
29	Marion County, Missouri	$6,412,110
30	Stoddard County, Missouri	$6,394,965
31	Andrew County, Missouri	$6,034,586
32	Howard County, Missouri	$5,858,157
33	Saline County, Missouri	$5,418,047
34	Callaway County, Missouri	$5,058,660
35	Atchison County, Missouri	$4,752,922
36	Vernon County, Missouri	$4,748,159
37	Holt County, Missouri	$4,659,921
38	Pike County, Missouri	$4,597,807
39	Cooper County, Missouri	$4,349,117
40	Audrain County, Missouri	$3,944,556
41	Cass County, Missouri	$3,842,019
42	Clinton County, Missouri	$3,813,342
43	Pettis County, Missouri	$3,745,837
44	Cape Girardeau County, Missouri	$3,726,438
45	Barton County, Missouri	$3,410,172
46	Buchanan County, Missouri	$3,038,903
47	Bates County, Missouri	$2,901,331
48	Lincoln County, Missouri	$2,565,748
49	Johnson County, Missouri	$2,430,573
50	Henry County, Missouri	$2,326,363
51	Perry County, Missouri	$2,054,017
52	Lafayette County, Missouri	$1,922,978
53	Mississippi County, Missouri	$1,809,892
54	Boone County, Missouri	$1,750,709
55	New Madrid County, Missouri	$1,746,643
56	Moniteau County, Missouri	$1,660,816
57	Montgomery County, Missouri	$1,649,420
58	Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri	$1,594,374
59	Saint Clair County, Missouri	$1,086,326
60	Jasper County, Missouri	$1,011,100
61	Franklin County, Missouri	$846,275
62	Platte County, Missouri	$771,000
63	Bollinger County, Missouri	$729,632
64	Clay County, Missouri	$721,504
65	Dade County, Missouri	$598,103
66	Pemiscot County, Missouri	$547,380
67	Warren County, Missouri	$534,497
68	Dunklin County, Missouri	$525,008
69	Butler County, Missouri	$497,055
70	Lawrence County, Missouri	$471,834
71	Gasconade County, Missouri	$467,081
72	Ripley County, Missouri	$454,324
73	Osage County, Missouri	$444,793
74	Cole County, Missouri	$444,420
75	Morgan County, Missouri	$377,405
76	Saint Charles County, Missouri	$331,998
77	Cedar County, Missouri	$289,197
78	Benton County, Missouri	$286,917
79	Maries County, Missouri	$200,188
80	Wayne County, Missouri	$186,805
81	Polk County, Missouri	$185,756
82	Saint Francois County, Missouri	$180,684
83	Texas County, Missouri	$133,693
84	Douglas County, Missouri	$123,991
85	Hickory County, Missouri	$117,898
86	Crawford County, Missouri	$112,589
87	Newton County, Missouri	$98,460
88	Jackson County, Missouri	$64,486
89	Jefferson County, Missouri	$57,183
90	Phelps County, Missouri	$50,514
91	Taney County, Missouri	$42,322
92	Howell County, Missouri	$38,335
93	Reynolds County, Missouri	$33,683
94	Dallas County, Missouri	$29,845
95	Oregon County, Missouri	$26,958
96	Stone County, Missouri	$26,340
97	Dent County, Missouri	$23,988
98	Miller County, Missouri	$16,595
99	McDonald County, Missouri	$16,510
100	Carter County, Missouri	$15,619
101	Laclede County, Missouri	$15,214
102	Madison County, Missouri	$14,869
103	Barry County, Missouri	$13,148
104	Pulaski County, Missouri	$8,129
105	Shannon County, Missouri	$7,923
106	Camden County, Missouri	$5,280
107	Webster County, Missouri	$4,871
108	Wright County, Missouri	$4,113
109	Christian County, Missouri	$3,889
110	Iron County, Missouri	$3,349
111	Greene County, Missouri	$2,585
112	Ozark County, Missouri	$1,728
113	Washington County, Missouri	$538
114	Saint Louis County, Missouri	$0
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Missouri, 2022

Land in Missouri, 2022

Land type	Acres
Number of Farms:	87,887
Total Acres in Farms:	27,026,243
Cropland Acres:	14,764,750
Permanent pasture and rangeland:	6,610,302
Woodland Acres:	4,190,748

Livestock in Missouri, 2022

Livestock	Number of Animals
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold	316,092,128
Layers inventory	11,474,121
Cattle and calves inventory	4,004,872
Hogs and pigs inventory	3,290,751
Sheep and lambs inventory	120,895

Crops in Missouri, 2022

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