Conservation payments in Washington totaled $2.0 billion from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, 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 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%18%195$360,784,339$1,850,176
Top 2%27%391$549,339,671$1,404,961
Top 3%35%587$702,468,873$1,196,710
Top 4%41%783$831,765,650$1,062,281
Top 5%47%979$941,963,838$962,169
Top 6%51%1,175$1,037,527,009$883,002
Top 7%55%1,371$1,120,970,066$817,630
Top 8%59%1,567$1,196,249,496$763,401
Top 9%62%1,763$1,263,945,540$716,929
Top 10%65%1,959$1,323,883,316$675,795
Top 11%68%2,155$1,377,499,853$639,211
Top 12%70%2,351$1,425,778,196$606,456
Top 13%73%2,547$1,469,265,668$576,861
Top 14%74%2,743$1,508,662,528$550,005
Top 15%76%2,939$1,544,773,389$525,612
Top 16%78%3,135$1,577,905,692$503,319
Top 17%79%3,330$1,608,184,957$482,938
Top 18%81%3,526$1,636,379,350$464,089
Top 19%82%3,722$1,662,453,054$446,656
Top 20%83%3,918$1,686,318,444$430,403
Remaining 80% of recips.17%15,676$339,240,259$21,641
 

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