Conservation payments in Columbus County, North Carolina totaled $3.6 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 52 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%17%3$634,871$211,624
Top 2%25%7$912,450$130,350
Top 3%30%10$1,072,509$107,251
Top 4%34%14$1,248,763$89,197
Top 5%38%18$1,397,694$77,650
Top 6%41%21$1,498,033$71,335
Top 7%45%25$1,619,846$64,794
Top 8%47%28$1,703,237$60,830
Top 9%50%32$1,807,765$56,493
Top 10%52%36$1,907,633$52,990
Top 11%54%39$1,976,184$50,671
Top 12%57%43$2,063,568$47,990
Top 13%58%46$2,125,668$46,210
Top 14%61%50$2,207,088$44,142
Top 15%63%54$2,284,525$42,306
Top 16%64%57$2,337,282$41,005
Top 17%66%61$2,403,324$39,399
Top 18%67%64$2,448,393$38,256
Top 19%69%68$2,505,936$36,852
Top 20%70%72$2,562,491$35,590
Remaining 80% of recips.30%289$1,073,164$3,713
 

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