Conservation payments in Texas totaled $3.6 billion from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 62 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%17%720$625,015,341$868,077
Top 2%27%1,440$981,936,761$681,901
Top 3%34%2,161$1,250,153,743$578,507
Top 4%40%2,881$1,467,661,982$509,428
Top 5%45%3,602$1,649,943,246$458,063
Top 6%50%4,322$1,805,697,509$417,792
Top 7%53%5,043$1,942,976,731$385,282
Top 8%57%5,763$2,064,545,652$358,241
Top 9%60%6,483$2,173,150,591$335,208
Top 10%62%7,204$2,272,077,881$315,391
Top 11%65%7,924$2,361,619,329$298,034
Top 12%67%8,645$2,443,412,399$282,639
Top 13%69%9,365$2,518,484,071$268,925
Top 14%71%10,086$2,587,964,565$256,590
Top 15%73%10,806$2,651,913,086$245,411
Top 16%75%11,526$2,711,427,394$235,244
Top 17%76%12,247$2,766,733,892$225,911
Top 18%78%12,967$2,818,312,724$217,345
Top 19%79%13,688$2,866,458,100$209,414
Top 20%80%14,408$2,911,222,638$202,056
Remaining 80% of recips.20%57,635$725,456,009$12,587
 

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