Conservation payments in Copiah County, Mississippi totaled $9.4 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 56 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 9% | 4 | $884,776 | $221,194 |
| Top 2% | 17% | 8 | $1,564,489 | $195,561 |
| Top 3% | 24% | 13 | $2,299,320 | $176,871 |
| Top 4% | 30% | 17 | $2,827,105 | $166,300 |
| Top 5% | 36% | 22 | $3,409,469 | $154,976 |
| Top 6% | 40% | 26 | $3,811,194 | $146,584 |
| Top 7% | 44% | 30 | $4,189,698 | $139,657 |
| Top 8% | 49% | 35 | $4,635,913 | $132,455 |
| Top 9% | 52% | 39 | $4,930,371 | $126,420 |
| Top 10% | 56% | 44 | $5,258,106 | $119,502 |
| Top 11% | 58% | 48 | $5,488,155 | $114,337 |
| Top 12% | 60% | 52 | $5,705,186 | $109,715 |
| Top 13% | 63% | 57 | $5,956,382 | $104,498 |
| Top 14% | 65% | 61 | $6,146,677 | $100,765 |
| Top 15% | 67% | 66 | $6,373,288 | $96,565 |
| Top 16% | 69% | 70 | $6,538,402 | $93,406 |
| Top 17% | 71% | 74 | $6,689,597 | $90,400 |
| Top 18% | 73% | 79 | $6,859,112 | $86,824 |
| Top 19% | 74% | 83 | $6,988,961 | $84,204 |
| Top 20% | 76% | 88 | $7,146,853 | $81,214 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 24% | 352 | $2,300,935 | $6,537 |
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