Conservation Reserve Program payments in California totaled $120 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of CRP recipients were paid 57 percent of CRP payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%15%13$17,997,843$1,384,449
Top 2%24%26$28,239,071$1,086,118
Top 3%30%39$35,928,894$921,254
Top 4%35%52$42,122,644$810,051
Top 5%40%65$47,692,974$733,738
Top 6%44%78$52,686,870$675,473
Top 7%48%91$57,319,493$629,885
Top 8%52%105$61,780,665$588,387
Top 9%55%118$65,497,075$555,060
Top 10%57%131$68,714,187$524,536
Top 11%60%144$71,682,940$497,798
Top 12%62%157$74,417,181$473,995
Top 13%64%170$76,897,915$452,341
Top 14%66%183$79,199,058$432,782
Top 15%68%196$81,343,360$415,017
Top 16%70%210$83,511,413$397,673
Top 17%71%223$85,440,159$383,140
Top 18%73%236$87,302,376$369,925
Top 19%74%249$89,054,171$357,647
Top 20%76%262$90,651,414$345,998
Remaining 80% of recips.24%1,051$29,004,595$27,597
 

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