Conservation payments in Saluda County, South Carolina totaled $3.2 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 65 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%22%3$714,426$238,142
Top 2%35%7$1,124,873$160,696
Top 3%40%10$1,268,021$126,802
Top 4%45%14$1,439,677$102,834
Top 5%49%17$1,556,590$91,564
Top 6%53%21$1,688,515$80,406
Top 7%57%25$1,808,420$72,337
Top 8%59%28$1,891,297$67,546
Top 9%63%32$1,993,140$62,286
Top 10%65%35$2,058,713$58,820
Top 11%67%39$2,128,353$54,573
Top 12%68%42$2,176,654$51,825
Top 13%70%46$2,233,269$48,549
Top 14%72%50$2,285,588$45,712
Top 15%73%53$2,321,246$43,797
Top 16%74%57$2,364,995$41,491
Top 17%75%60$2,395,864$39,931
Top 18%77%64$2,433,952$38,030
Top 19%78%68$2,469,630$36,318
Top 20%78%71$2,494,725$35,137
Remaining 80% of recips.22%287$685,044$2,387
 

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