Conservation payments in Gaston County, North Carolina totaled $1.0 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 49 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%9%2$93,388$46,694
Top 2%15%4$157,671$39,418
Top 3%23%7$240,754$34,393
Top 4%28%9$284,983$31,665
Top 5%31%11$324,599$29,509
Top 6%36%14$376,916$26,923
Top 7%40%16$409,642$25,603
Top 8%44%19$455,661$23,982
Top 9%47%21$483,204$23,010
Top 10%49%23$509,220$22,140
Top 11%53%26$547,075$21,041
Top 12%55%28$570,115$20,361
Top 13%58%31$603,537$19,469
Top 14%60%33$624,271$18,917
Top 15%62%35$643,460$18,385
Top 16%65%38$671,073$17,660
Top 17%67%40$688,572$17,214
Top 18%69%43$711,328$16,543
Top 19%70%45$725,616$16,125
Top 20%72%47$739,755$15,739
Remaining 80% of recips.28%192$294,696$1,535
 

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