Conservation Reserve Program payments in Iowa totaled $7.4 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of CRP recipients were paid 55 percent of CRP payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13% | 1,483 | $987,270,405 | $665,725 |
| Top 2% | 21% | 2,967 | $1,591,032,190 | $536,243 |
| Top 3% | 28% | 4,451 | $2,071,668,996 | $465,439 |
| Top 4% | 33% | 5,935 | $2,475,931,828 | $417,175 |
| Top 5% | 38% | 7,419 | $2,827,079,715 | $381,059 |
| Top 6% | 42% | 8,903 | $3,137,897,182 | $352,454 |
| Top 7% | 46% | 10,387 | $3,415,358,891 | $328,811 |
| Top 8% | 49% | 11,871 | $3,665,762,436 | $308,800 |
| Top 9% | 53% | 13,355 | $3,893,453,025 | $291,535 |
| Top 10% | 55% | 14,839 | $4,101,708,816 | $276,414 |
| Top 11% | 58% | 16,323 | $4,292,628,369 | $262,980 |
| Top 12% | 60% | 17,807 | $4,469,060,657 | $250,972 |
| Top 13% | 62% | 19,291 | $4,633,016,336 | $240,165 |
| Top 14% | 65% | 20,775 | $4,785,574,878 | $230,353 |
| Top 15% | 66% | 22,259 | $4,927,972,885 | $221,392 |
| Top 16% | 68% | 23,743 | $5,060,669,030 | $213,144 |
| Top 17% | 70% | 25,226 | $5,184,634,964 | $205,527 |
| Top 18% | 72% | 26,710 | $5,300,948,183 | $198,463 |
| Top 19% | 73% | 28,194 | $5,410,078,384 | $191,888 |
| Top 20% | 74% | 29,678 | $5,512,615,080 | $185,748 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 26% | 118,716 | $1,901,135,224 | $16,014 |
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