Conservation payments in Mason County, West Virginia totaled $1.9 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 64 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%20%2$380,480$190,240
Top 2%29%4$538,389$134,597
Top 3%36%6$673,685$112,281
Top 4%42%8$786,689$98,336
Top 5%47%10$893,515$89,352
Top 6%51%12$966,503$80,542
Top 7%56%15$1,058,947$70,596
Top 8%59%17$1,110,188$65,305
Top 9%61%19$1,156,636$60,876
Top 10%64%21$1,200,129$57,149
Top 11%66%23$1,240,363$53,929
Top 12%68%25$1,277,313$51,093
Top 13%70%27$1,311,212$48,563
Top 14%72%30$1,358,464$45,282
Top 15%74%32$1,387,353$43,355
Top 16%75%34$1,409,810$41,465
Top 17%76%36$1,430,070$39,724
Top 18%77%38$1,449,114$38,135
Top 19%78%40$1,466,926$36,673
Top 20%79%43$1,491,485$34,686
Remaining 80% of recips.21%172$393,850$2,290
 

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