Conservation payments in Texas totaled $3.8 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 63 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 17% | 743 | $661,774,488 | $890,679 |
| Top 2% | 27% | 1,486 | $1,036,631,942 | $697,599 |
| Top 3% | 35% | 2,230 | $1,317,272,288 | $590,705 |
| Top 4% | 41% | 2,973 | $1,543,991,731 | $519,338 |
| Top 5% | 46% | 3,717 | $1,733,644,396 | $466,410 |
| Top 6% | 50% | 4,460 | $1,895,529,350 | $425,007 |
| Top 7% | 54% | 5,203 | $2,038,121,674 | $391,720 |
| Top 8% | 57% | 5,947 | $2,164,210,616 | $363,916 |
| Top 9% | 60% | 6,690 | $2,276,732,123 | $340,319 |
| Top 10% | 63% | 7,434 | $2,379,327,603 | $320,060 |
| Top 11% | 65% | 8,177 | $2,471,981,178 | $302,309 |
| Top 12% | 67% | 8,920 | $2,556,556,831 | $286,610 |
| Top 13% | 70% | 9,664 | $2,634,408,138 | $272,600 |
| Top 14% | 71% | 10,407 | $2,706,017,567 | $260,019 |
| Top 15% | 73% | 11,151 | $2,772,219,997 | $248,607 |
| Top 16% | 75% | 11,894 | $2,833,747,445 | $238,250 |
| Top 17% | 76% | 12,637 | $2,890,707,703 | $228,750 |
| Top 18% | 78% | 13,381 | $2,943,932,125 | $220,008 |
| Top 19% | 79% | 14,124 | $2,993,465,145 | $211,942 |
| Top 20% | 80% | 14,868 | $3,039,588,135 | $204,438 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 20% | 59,473 | $749,268,019 | $12,598 |
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