Conservation Reserve Program payments in North Dakota totaled $2.6 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of CRP recipients were paid 53 percent of CRP payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 484 | $315,599,604 | $652,065 |
| Top 2% | 20% | 969 | $515,547,849 | $532,041 |
| Top 3% | 26% | 1,454 | $674,179,776 | $463,672 |
| Top 4% | 31% | 1,939 | $808,553,462 | $416,995 |
| Top 5% | 36% | 2,424 | $926,283,725 | $382,130 |
| Top 6% | 40% | 2,909 | $1,031,454,092 | $354,573 |
| Top 7% | 44% | 3,394 | $1,125,980,147 | $331,756 |
| Top 8% | 47% | 3,879 | $1,211,894,953 | $312,425 |
| Top 9% | 50% | 4,364 | $1,290,934,859 | $295,815 |
| Top 10% | 53% | 4,849 | $1,363,557,344 | $281,204 |
| Top 11% | 56% | 5,333 | $1,430,442,289 | $268,225 |
| Top 12% | 58% | 5,818 | $1,492,451,999 | $256,523 |
| Top 13% | 60% | 6,303 | $1,550,186,974 | $245,944 |
| Top 14% | 62% | 6,788 | $1,604,080,015 | $236,311 |
| Top 15% | 64% | 7,273 | $1,654,480,070 | $227,482 |
| Top 16% | 66% | 7,758 | $1,701,831,478 | $219,365 |
| Top 17% | 68% | 8,243 | $1,746,335,265 | $211,857 |
| Top 18% | 69% | 8,728 | $1,788,455,498 | $204,910 |
| Top 19% | 71% | 9,213 | $1,828,193,682 | $198,436 |
| Top 20% | 72% | 9,698 | $1,865,742,683 | $192,384 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 28% | 38,792 | $710,553,384 | $18,317 |
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