Conservation payments in Erie County, Pennsylvania totaled $8.7 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 50 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%10%2$832,501$416,251
Top 2%18%5$1,535,860$307,172
Top 3%24%8$2,057,533$257,192
Top 4%29%11$2,531,698$230,154
Top 5%34%14$2,941,345$210,096
Top 6%37%16$3,180,816$198,801
Top 7%40%19$3,499,306$184,174
Top 8%44%22$3,788,495$172,204
Top 9%47%25$4,060,922$162,437
Top 10%50%28$4,309,054$153,895
Top 11%52%30$4,468,596$148,953
Top 12%54%33$4,699,712$142,416
Top 13%57%36$4,925,331$136,815
Top 14%59%39$5,135,175$131,671
Top 15%61%42$5,329,831$126,901
Top 16%63%44$5,449,180$123,845
Top 17%65%47$5,623,052$119,639
Top 18%67%50$5,790,490$115,810
Top 19%69%53$5,950,721$112,278
Top 20%70%56$6,098,486$108,902
Remaining 80% of recips.30%225$2,578,218$11,459
 

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