Conservation Reserve Program payments in 1st District of Iowa (Rep. Abby Finkenauer) totaled $496 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of CRP recipients were paid 53 percent of CRP payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 96 | $59,996,027 | $624,959 |
| Top 2% | 20% | 193 | $97,579,400 | $505,593 |
| Top 3% | 26% | 289 | $127,777,049 | $442,135 |
| Top 4% | 31% | 386 | $153,754,353 | $398,327 |
| Top 5% | 36% | 483 | $176,773,213 | $365,990 |
| Top 6% | 40% | 579 | $197,313,877 | $340,784 |
| Top 7% | 44% | 676 | $216,052,358 | $319,604 |
| Top 8% | 47% | 773 | $233,086,632 | $301,535 |
| Top 9% | 50% | 869 | $248,232,356 | $285,653 |
| Top 10% | 53% | 966 | $262,307,146 | $271,539 |
| Top 11% | 55% | 1,062 | $275,021,140 | $258,965 |
| Top 12% | 58% | 1,159 | $286,870,333 | $247,515 |
| Top 13% | 60% | 1,256 | $297,912,870 | $237,192 |
| Top 14% | 62% | 1,352 | $308,194,728 | $227,955 |
| Top 15% | 64% | 1,449 | $317,881,722 | $219,380 |
| Top 16% | 66% | 1,546 | $327,067,984 | $211,558 |
| Top 17% | 68% | 1,642 | $335,627,507 | $204,402 |
| Top 18% | 69% | 1,739 | $343,766,671 | $197,681 |
| Top 19% | 71% | 1,835 | $351,312,487 | $191,451 |
| Top 20% | 72% | 1,932 | $358,559,548 | $185,590 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 28% | 7,731 | $137,558,887 | $17,793 |
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