Conservation payments in Virginia totaled $175 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 56 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%16%148$28,561,508$192,983
Top 2%25%297$42,958,020$144,640
Top 3%31%446$53,586,445$120,149
Top 4%36%595$62,335,268$104,765
Top 5%40%744$69,932,550$93,995
Top 6%44%893$76,625,635$85,807
Top 7%47%1,042$82,584,586$79,256
Top 8%50%1,191$88,026,680$73,910
Top 9%53%1,340$93,026,751$69,423
Top 10%56%1,489$97,646,962$65,579
Top 11%58%1,638$101,939,684$62,234
Top 12%61%1,787$105,926,254$59,276
Top 13%63%1,935$109,612,693$56,647
Top 14%65%2,084$113,088,276$54,265
Top 15%67%2,233$116,331,006$52,096
Top 16%68%2,382$119,381,635$50,118
Top 17%70%2,531$122,264,889$48,307
Top 18%72%2,680$124,986,781$46,637
Top 19%73%2,829$127,555,919$45,089
Top 20%74%2,978$129,981,637$43,647
Remaining 80% of recips.26%11,914$44,690,856$3,751
 

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