Emergency Conservation Program payments in California totaled $75.2 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of Emergency Conservation Program payment recipients were paid 55 percent of Emergency Conservation Program recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 16% | 35 | $12,346,366 | $352,753 |
| Top 2% | 25% | 71 | $18,825,108 | $265,142 |
| Top 3% | 31% | 107 | $23,574,927 | $220,326 |
| Top 4% | 36% | 143 | $27,324,300 | $191,079 |
| Top 5% | 41% | 179 | $30,454,473 | $170,137 |
| Top 6% | 44% | 215 | $33,149,967 | $154,186 |
| Top 7% | 47% | 251 | $35,577,733 | $141,744 |
| Top 8% | 50% | 287 | $37,765,292 | $131,586 |
| Top 9% | 53% | 323 | $39,729,729 | $123,002 |
| Top 10% | 55% | 359 | $41,533,704 | $115,693 |
| Top 11% | 57% | 394 | $43,167,084 | $109,561 |
| Top 12% | 59% | 430 | $44,729,536 | $104,022 |
| Top 13% | 61% | 466 | $46,152,777 | $99,040 |
| Top 14% | 63% | 502 | $47,470,815 | $94,563 |
| Top 15% | 65% | 538 | $48,709,340 | $90,538 |
| Top 16% | 66% | 574 | $49,878,530 | $86,896 |
| Top 17% | 68% | 610 | $50,982,915 | $83,579 |
| Top 18% | 69% | 646 | $52,030,205 | $80,542 |
| Top 19% | 71% | 682 | $53,018,087 | $77,739 |
| Top 20% | 72% | 718 | $53,948,530 | $75,137 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 28% | 2,872 | $21,246,905 | $7,398 |
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
