Conservation payments in Slope County, North Dakota totaled $19.5 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 53 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 4 | $2,440,035 | $610,009 |
| Top 2% | 20% | 8 | $3,972,224 | $496,528 |
| Top 3% | 26% | 12 | $5,095,519 | $424,627 |
| Top 4% | 31% | 16 | $6,096,886 | $381,055 |
| Top 5% | 37% | 21 | $7,184,418 | $342,115 |
| Top 6% | 41% | 25 | $7,959,445 | $318,378 |
| Top 7% | 44% | 29 | $8,678,352 | $299,254 |
| Top 8% | 48% | 33 | $9,300,371 | $281,829 |
| Top 9% | 51% | 38 | $9,957,500 | $262,039 |
| Top 10% | 53% | 42 | $10,448,900 | $248,783 |
| Top 11% | 56% | 46 | $10,913,133 | $237,242 |
| Top 12% | 58% | 50 | $11,348,517 | $226,970 |
| Top 13% | 60% | 54 | $11,764,546 | $217,862 |
| Top 14% | 63% | 59 | $12,224,770 | $207,200 |
| Top 15% | 64% | 63 | $12,545,760 | $199,139 |
| Top 16% | 66% | 67 | $12,841,433 | $191,663 |
| Top 17% | 67% | 71 | $13,124,471 | $184,852 |
| Top 18% | 69% | 76 | $13,464,371 | $177,163 |
| Top 19% | 70% | 80 | $13,723,930 | $171,549 |
| Top 20% | 71% | 84 | $13,971,203 | $166,324 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 29% | 339 | $5,576,484 | $16,450 |
Increasing crop reference prices would hurt young farmers
Do billionaires get farm subsidies?
Crop insurance pays billions in weather-related losses linked to the climate crisis
Crop insurance costs soar over time, reaching a record high in 2022
As the climate emergency heats up the Southwest, crop insurance payouts for heat surge
In the intensifying climate crisis, a hotter Southwest spurs rising heat-related crop insurance costs
