EQIP in West Virginia
West Virginia
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in West Virginia
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 West Virginia
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, West Virginia
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roofs and Covers  | $5,357,360 |
| 2 | Fence | $4,761,244 |
| 3 | Heavy Use Area Protection | $4,508,598 |
| 4 | High Tunnel System | $3,881,852 |
| 5 | Streambank and Shoreline Protection | $2,187,591 |
| 6 | Waste Storage Facility | $1,990,788 |
| 7 | Watering Facility | $1,771,720 |
| 8 | Livestock Pipeline | $1,719,370 |
| 9 | Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan | $1,300,479 |
| 10 | Forage and Biomass Planting  | $1,214,729 |
| 11 | Water Well | $921,765 |
| 12 | Access Road | $862,211 |
| 13 | Forest Stand Improvement | $844,027 |
| 14 | Brush Management | $688,774 |
| 15 | Cover Crop | $632,961 |
| 16 | Stream Crossing | $458,546 |
| 17 | Roof Runoff Structure | $417,137 |
| 18 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $367,751 |
| 19 | Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt | $367,573 |
| 20 | Pumping Plant | $351,715 |
| 21 | Prescribed Grazing | $351,239 |
| 22 | Underground Outlet | $258,962 |
| 23 | Forage Harvest Management | $257,276 |
| 24 | Spring Development | $241,185 |
| 25 | Energy Efficient Building Envelope | $235,422 |
| 26 | Critical Area Planting | $212,288 |
| 27 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $211,310 |
| 28 | Nutrient Management | $176,823 |
| 29 | Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops | $169,259 |
| 30 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $166,981 |
| 31 | Pond | $146,967 |
| 32 | Forest Management Plan | $143,398 |
| 33 | Irrigation Reservoir | $110,287 |
| 34 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $100,436 |
| 35 | Irrigation Pipeline | $99,482 |
| 36 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $76,531 |
| 37 | Conservation Cover | $70,298 |
| 38 | Mulching | $69,321 |
| 39 | Structure for Water Control | $62,624 |
| 40 | Structures for Wildlife | $58,305 |
| 41 | Agricultural Energy Management Plan - Written | $52,043 |
| 42 | Access Control | $36,278 |
| 43 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $35,711 |
| 44 | Subsurface Drain | $29,064 |
| 45 | Trails and Walkways | $28,364 |
| 46 | Water Harvesting Catchment | $13,281 |
| 47 | Wildlife Habitat Planting | $10,170 |
| 48 | Pest Management Conservation System | $10,029 |
| 49 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $9,907 |
| 50 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $3,370 |
| 51 | Irrigation Water Management | $239 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 38,071,195 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, West Virginia
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roofs and Covers | $5,357,360 |
| 2 | Waste Storage Facility | $1,990,788 |
| 3 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $1,214,729 |
| 4 | Forest Stand Improvement | $844,027 |
| 5 | Brush Management | $688,774 |
| 6 | Cover Crop | $632,961 |
| 7 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $367,751 |
| 8 | Pumping Plant | $351,715 |
| 9 | Prescribed Grazing | $351,239 |
| 10 | Energy Efficient Building Envelope | $235,422 |
| 11 | Critical Area Planting | $212,288 |
| 12 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $211,310 |
| 13 | Nutrient Management | $176,823 |
| 14 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $166,981 |
| 15 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $100,436 |
| 16 | Irrigation Pipeline | $99,482 |
| 17 | Conservation Cover | $70,298 |
| 18 | Mulching | $69,321 |
| 19 | Wildlife Habitat Planting | $10,170 |
| 20 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $9,907 |
| 21 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $3,370 |
| 22 | Irrigation Water Management | $239 |
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| Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $13,165,391 | |
| Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $3,108,687 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $10,056,704 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pendleton County, West Virginia | $2,036,975 |
| 2 | Mason County, West Virginia | $1,803,336 |
| 3 | Hampshire County, West Virginia | $1,698,787 |
| 4 | Hardy County, West Virginia | $1,407,552 |
| 5 | Grant County, West Virginia | $1,235,806 |
| 6 | Jackson County, West Virginia | $1,231,731 |
| 7 | Greenbrier County, West Virginia | $1,192,630 |
| 8 | Barbour County, West Virginia | $1,179,177 |
| 9 | Pocahontas County, West Virginia | $949,724 |
| 10 | Monroe County, West Virginia | $942,576 |
| 11 | Mineral County, West Virginia | $915,389 |
| 12 | Braxton County, West Virginia | $699,389 |
| 13 | Wood County, West Virginia | $621,692 |
| 14 | Wirt County, West Virginia | $578,328 |
| 15 | Randolph County, West Virginia | $549,187 |
| 16 | Harrison County, West Virginia | $536,976 |
| 17 | Roane County, West Virginia | $495,240 |
| 18 | Upshur County, West Virginia | $393,457 |
| 19 | Preston County, West Virginia | $363,523 |
| 20 | Jefferson County, West Virginia | $344,257 |
| 21 | Lewis County, West Virginia | $337,356 |
| 22 | Berkeley County, West Virginia | $250,215 |
| 23 | Putnam County, West Virginia | $206,630 |
| 24 | Morgan County, West Virginia | $202,024 |
| 25 | Nicholas County, West Virginia | $177,564 |
| 26 | Marshall County, West Virginia | $148,971 |
| 27 | Ritchie County, West Virginia | $140,964 |
| 28 | Taylor County, West Virginia | $126,229 |
| 29 | Gilmer County, West Virginia | $120,026 |
| 30 | Calhoun County, West Virginia | $110,920 |
| 31 | Cabell County, West Virginia | $100,482 |
| 32 | Kanawha County, West Virginia | $98,675 |
| 33 | Summers County, West Virginia | $95,621 |
| 34 | Lincoln County, West Virginia | $67,965 |
| 35 | Mercer County, West Virginia | $55,392 |
| 36 | Tyler County, West Virginia | $55,283 |
| 37 | Monongalia County, West Virginia | $34,764 |
| 38 | Raleigh County, West Virginia | $28,739 |
| 39 | Doddridge County, West Virginia | $23,199 |
| 40 | Clay County, West Virginia | $16,350 |
| 41 | Marion County, West Virginia | $14,456 |
| 42 | Pleasants County, West Virginia | $12,841 |
| 43 | Wayne County, West Virginia | $5,371 |
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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 West Virginia, 2022
Land in West Virginia, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 22,787 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 3,549,104 |
| Cropland Acres: | 877,701 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 940,744 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,492,323 |
Livestock in West Virginia, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 70,182,475 |
| Layers inventory | 1,394,182 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 367,634 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 32,754 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 5,204 |
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