Conservation payments in Cayuga County, New York totaled $5.2 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 46 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%12%2$599,774$299,887
Top 2%20%5$1,013,732$202,746
Top 3%25%8$1,287,213$160,902
Top 4%29%11$1,506,020$136,911
Top 5%33%14$1,698,461$121,319
Top 6%36%17$1,863,772$109,634
Top 7%39%20$2,009,284$100,464
Top 8%41%22$2,103,999$95,636
Top 9%43%25$2,239,415$89,577
Top 10%46%28$2,371,500$84,696
Top 11%48%31$2,495,214$80,491
Top 12%50%34$2,607,774$76,699
Top 13%52%37$2,716,857$73,429
Top 14%54%40$2,823,233$70,581
Top 15%56%43$2,925,993$68,046
Top 16%58%45$2,991,711$66,482
Top 17%60%48$3,086,591$64,304
Top 18%61%51$3,178,315$62,320
Top 19%63%54$3,267,699$60,513
Top 20%65%57$3,353,980$58,842
Remaining 80% of recips.35%230$1,831,920$7,965
 

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