Conservation payments in Defiance County, Ohio totaled $48.3 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 55 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 20 | $5,826,528 | $291,326 |
| Top 2% | 21% | 41 | $9,920,696 | $241,968 |
| Top 3% | 27% | 62 | $13,135,156 | $211,857 |
| Top 4% | 33% | 83 | $15,840,276 | $190,847 |
| Top 5% | 38% | 104 | $18,142,535 | $174,447 |
| Top 6% | 42% | 125 | $20,183,828 | $161,471 |
| Top 7% | 46% | 146 | $22,007,435 | $150,736 |
| Top 8% | 49% | 167 | $23,669,585 | $141,734 |
| Top 9% | 52% | 188 | $25,181,748 | $133,945 |
| Top 10% | 55% | 209 | $26,587,466 | $127,213 |
| Top 11% | 58% | 230 | $27,878,973 | $121,213 |
| Top 12% | 60% | 251 | $29,068,897 | $115,812 |
| Top 13% | 62% | 272 | $30,168,456 | $110,913 |
| Top 14% | 65% | 293 | $31,182,166 | $106,424 |
| Top 15% | 66% | 314 | $32,104,506 | $102,244 |
| Top 16% | 68% | 335 | $32,951,831 | $98,364 |
| Top 17% | 70% | 356 | $33,740,897 | $94,778 |
| Top 18% | 71% | 377 | $34,482,053 | $91,464 |
| Top 19% | 73% | 398 | $35,172,886 | $88,374 |
| Top 20% | 74% | 419 | $35,832,890 | $85,520 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 26% | 1,679 | $12,453,205 | $7,417 |
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
