Conservation payments in Kansas totaled $3.0 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 59 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 17% | 877 | $502,766,351 | $573,280 |
| Top 2% | 26% | 1,754 | $781,644,762 | $445,636 |
| Top 3% | 33% | 2,632 | $989,801,672 | $376,064 |
| Top 4% | 38% | 3,509 | $1,158,225,141 | $330,073 |
| Top 5% | 43% | 4,387 | $1,300,981,801 | $296,554 |
| Top 6% | 47% | 5,264 | $1,424,819,242 | $270,672 |
| Top 7% | 51% | 6,142 | $1,534,228,429 | $249,793 |
| Top 8% | 54% | 7,019 | $1,631,565,601 | $232,450 |
| Top 9% | 57% | 7,897 | $1,719,306,950 | $217,716 |
| Top 10% | 59% | 8,774 | $1,799,237,225 | $205,065 |
| Top 11% | 62% | 9,652 | $1,872,542,974 | $194,006 |
| Top 12% | 64% | 10,529 | $1,939,797,684 | $184,234 |
| Top 13% | 66% | 11,407 | $2,002,013,517 | $175,507 |
| Top 14% | 68% | 12,284 | $2,059,603,074 | $167,666 |
| Top 15% | 70% | 13,162 | $2,113,277,559 | $160,559 |
| Top 16% | 72% | 14,039 | $2,163,347,182 | $154,096 |
| Top 17% | 73% | 14,917 | $2,210,228,148 | $148,168 |
| Top 18% | 75% | 15,794 | $2,254,136,728 | $142,721 |
| Top 19% | 76% | 16,672 | $2,295,489,547 | $137,685 |
| Top 20% | 77% | 17,549 | $2,334,429,481 | $133,024 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 23% | 70,200 | $690,399,859 | $9,835 |
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