Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in West Virginia

CRP rental payments by fiscal year in West Virginia


CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2021


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

RankPracticeAcresPercent
1Riparian buffers4,86862.6%
2CRP grasslands - introduced grasses2,14027.5%
3Filter strips5727.4%
4Grass plantings - introduced1862.4%
5Tree plantings - hardwoods70.1%
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 Total Acres7,772 

CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2021

RankStateCRP Rental Payments, 2017-2020
1Hampshire County, West Virginia$486,962
2Grant County, West Virginia$457,947
3Mason County, West Virginia$308,288
4Greenbrier County, West Virginia$219,484
5Hardy County, West Virginia$113,120
6Berkeley County, West Virginia$75,261
7Pocahontas County, West Virginia$55,232
8Pendleton County, West Virginia$43,880
9Jefferson County, West Virginia$43,745
10Putnam County, West Virginia$42,189
11Randolph County, West Virginia$40,332
12Monroe County, West Virginia$26,234
13Nicholas County, West Virginia$13,720
14Preston County, West Virginia$12,531
15Harrison County, West Virginia$11,154
16Morgan County, West Virginia$11,142
17Tyler County, West Virginia$8,252
18Gilmer County, West Virginia$7,476
19Fayette County, West Virginia$6,492
20Clay County, West Virginia$5,778
21Lincoln County, West Virginia$5,706
22Kanawha County, West Virginia$4,918
23Wood County, West Virginia$4,004
24Summers County, West Virginia$3,512
25Calhoun County, West Virginia$2,796
26Braxton County, West Virginia$2,791
27Mercer County, West Virginia$2,681
28Tucker County, West Virginia$2,264
29Doddridge County, West Virginia$2,112
30Mineral County, West Virginia$1,928
31Cabell County, West Virginia$1,688
32Upshur County, West Virginia$1,640
33Jackson County, West Virginia$1,408
34Webster County, West Virginia$1,036
35Raleigh County, West Virginia$964
36Pleasants County, West Virginia$874
37Wirt County, West Virginia$660
38Monongalia County, West Virginia$597
39Lewis County, West Virginia$436
40Marshall County, West Virginia$180
41McDowell County, West Virginia$163
42Wyoming County, West Virginia$0
43Brooke County, West Virginia$0
44Wetzel County, West Virginia$0
45Wayne County, West Virginia$0
46Hancock County, West Virginia$0
47Taylor County, West Virginia$0
48Roane County, West Virginia$0
49Ritchie County, West Virginia$0
50Marion County, West Virginia$0
51Barbour County, West Virginia$0
52Ohio County, West Virginia$0
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for West Virginia, 2017

Land in West Virginia, 2017

Land typeAcres
Number of Farms:23,622
Total Acres in Farms:3,662,178
Cropland Acres:947,710
Permanent pasture and rangeland:1,016,457
Woodland Acres:1,460,507

Livestock in West Virginia, 2017

LivestockNumber of Animals
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold84,728,299
Layers inventory 1,215,655
Cattle and calves inventory380,299
Sheep and lambs inventory34,865
Hogs and pigs inventory5,314

Crops in West Virginia, 2017

 

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