EQIP in Arizona
Arizona
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Arizona
The state-level EQIP data only includes practices that had more than four contracts in a state for a particular year. Because of this, the data contained within the state pages will not sum up to the total payments by practice on the national page.
EQIP payments by fiscal year in Arizona
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Arizona
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush Management  | $14,196,862 |
| 2 | Sprinkler System | $6,167,185 |
| 3 | Irrigation Land Leveling | $4,185,034 |
| 4 | Fence | $4,081,958 |
| 5 | Watering Facility | $3,874,895 |
| 6 | Irrigation Ditch Lining | $3,860,107 |
| 7 | Livestock Pipeline | $3,705,664 |
| 8 | Forest Stand Improvement | $3,552,487 |
| 9 | Structure for Water Control | $3,391,523 |
| 10 | Irrigation Pipeline | $3,196,431 |
| 11 | Range Planting  | $2,221,416 |
| 12 | Pumping Plant | $1,513,062 |
| 13 | Water Well | $1,429,044 |
| 14 | Prescribed Grazing | $1,165,961 |
| 15 | Water Harvesting Catchment | $937,733 |
| 16 | Woody Residue Treatment | $662,464 |
| 17 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $519,251 |
| 18 | High Tunnel System | $399,216 |
| 19 | Fuel Break | $396,182 |
| 20 | Irrigation Water Management | $182,345 |
| 21 | IWC Ditch Lining- Plain Concrete | $161,326 |
| 22 | Pond | $153,478 |
| 23 | Pond Sealing or Lining- Flexible Membrane | $121,860 |
| 24 | Obstruction Removal | $93,776 |
| 25 | Prescribed Burning | $74,543 |
| 26 | Critical Area Planting | $35,140 |
| 27 | Cover Crop | $24,610 |
| 28 | Riparian Forest Buffer | $21,633 |
| 29 | Grade Stabilization Structure | $17,002 |
| 30 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $15,644 |
| 31 | Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities | $11,654 |
| 32 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $6,978 |
| 33 | Mulching | $1,078 |
| 34 | Nutrient Management | $939 |
| 35 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $822 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 60,379,303 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Arizona
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush Management | $14,196,862 |
| 2 | Sprinkler System | $6,167,185 |
| 3 | Forest Stand Improvement | $3,552,487 |
| 4 | Irrigation Pipeline | $3,196,431 |
| 5 | Range Planting | $2,221,416 |
| 6 | Pumping Plant | $1,513,062 |
| 7 | Prescribed Grazing | $1,165,961 |
| 8 | Woody Residue Treatment | $662,464 |
| 9 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $519,251 |
| 10 | Fuel Break | $396,182 |
| 11 | Irrigation Water Management | $182,345 |
| 12 | Prescribed Burning | $74,543 |
| 13 | Critical Area Planting | $35,140 |
| 14 | Cover Crop | $24,610 |
| 15 | Riparian Forest Buffer | $21,633 |
| 16 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $15,644 |
| 17 | Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities | $11,654 |
| 18 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $6,978 |
| 19 | Mulching | $1,078 |
| 20 | Nutrient Management | $939 |
| 21 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $822 |
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| Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $33,966,687 | |
| Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $3,487,243 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $30,479,444 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cochise County, Arizona | $12,068,839 |
| 2 | Pinal County, Arizona | $5,792,695 |
| 3 | Mohave County, Arizona | $5,217,861 |
| 4 | Coconino County, Arizona | $4,849,287 |
| 5 | Apache County, Arizona | $4,082,217 |
| 6 | Maricopa County, Arizona | $3,253,200 |
| 7 | Graham County, Arizona | $3,123,564 |
| 8 | Yavapai County, Arizona | $2,560,233 |
| 9 | Gila County, Arizona | $2,094,285 |
| 10 | Navajo County, Arizona | $1,886,853 |
| 11 | Pima County, Arizona | $1,245,168 |
| 12 | Yuma County, Arizona | $744,370 |
| 13 | La Paz County, Arizona | $220,302 |
| 14 | Santa Cruz County, Arizona | $85,892 |
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The state-level EQIP data only includes practices that had more than four contracts in a state for a particular year. Because of this, the data contained within the state pages will not sum up to the total payments by practice on the national page.
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Arizona, 2022
Land in Arizona, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 16,710 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 25,525,087 |
| Cropland Acres: | 1,221,799 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 21,945,765 |
| Woodland Acres: | 519,577 |
Livestock in Arizona, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 997,842 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 147,195 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 14,754 |
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