Environmental Quality Incentives Program payments in Cullman County, Alabama totaled $1.2 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of EQIP recipients were paid 29 percent of EQIP payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 4% | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| Top 2% | 10% | 3 | $112,187 | $37,396 |
| Top 3% | 12% | 4 | $133,978 | $33,495 |
| Top 4% | 15% | 6 | $175,465 | $29,244 |
| Top 5% | 17% | 7 | $195,667 | $27,952 |
| Top 6% | 20% | 9 | $235,089 | $26,121 |
| Top 7% | 22% | 10 | $253,966 | $25,397 |
| Top 8% | 25% | 12 | $288,966 | $24,081 |
| Top 9% | 28% | 14 | $322,564 | $23,040 |
| Top 10% | 29% | 15 | $338,672 | $22,578 |
| Top 11% | 32% | 17 | $370,042 | $21,767 |
| Top 12% | 33% | 18 | $385,593 | $21,422 |
| Top 13% | 36% | 20 | $416,464 | $20,823 |
| Top 14% | 37% | 21 | $430,284 | $20,490 |
| Top 15% | 40% | 23 | $457,250 | $19,880 |
| Top 16% | 42% | 25 | $483,108 | $19,324 |
| Top 17% | 43% | 26 | $495,322 | $19,051 |
| Top 18% | 45% | 28 | $519,395 | $18,550 |
| Top 19% | 46% | 29 | $530,825 | $18,304 |
| Top 20% | 48% | 31 | $553,571 | $17,857 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 52% | 126 | $600,341 | $4,765 |
Increasing crop reference prices would hurt young farmers
Do billionaires get farm subsidies?
Crop insurance pays billions in weather-related losses linked to the climate crisis
Crop insurance costs soar over time, reaching a record high in 2022
As the climate emergency heats up the Southwest, crop insurance payouts for heat surge
In the intensifying climate crisis, a hotter Southwest spurs rising heat-related crop insurance costs
