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 |