Conservation payments in 1st District of Minnesota (Rep. Jim Hagedorn) totaled $356 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 55 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 14% | 138 | $50,201,045 | $363,776 |
| Top 2% | 22% | 276 | $79,239,792 | $287,101 |
| Top 3% | 29% | 415 | $102,499,430 | $246,987 |
| Top 4% | 34% | 553 | $121,685,013 | $220,045 |
| Top 5% | 39% | 691 | $137,885,407 | $199,545 |
| Top 6% | 43% | 830 | $152,030,758 | $183,170 |
| Top 7% | 46% | 968 | $164,641,218 | $170,084 |
| Top 8% | 49% | 1,106 | $176,098,365 | $159,221 |
| Top 9% | 52% | 1,245 | $186,687,799 | $149,950 |
| Top 10% | 55% | 1,383 | $196,334,154 | $141,963 |
| Top 11% | 58% | 1,521 | $205,177,719 | $134,897 |
| Top 12% | 60% | 1,660 | $213,402,239 | $128,556 |
| Top 13% | 62% | 1,798 | $220,979,982 | $122,903 |
| Top 14% | 64% | 1,936 | $228,055,065 | $117,797 |
| Top 15% | 66% | 2,075 | $234,671,358 | $113,095 |
| Top 16% | 68% | 2,213 | $240,782,351 | $108,804 |
| Top 17% | 69% | 2,351 | $246,526,132 | $104,860 |
| Top 18% | 71% | 2,490 | $251,980,775 | $101,197 |
| Top 19% | 72% | 2,628 | $257,105,749 | $97,833 |
| Top 20% | 74% | 2,767 | $261,992,874 | $94,685 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 26% | 11,068 | $94,023,998 | $8,495 |
Increasing crop reference prices would hurt young farmers
Do billionaires get farm subsidies?
Crop insurance pays billions in weather-related losses linked to the climate crisis
Crop insurance costs soar over time, reaching a record high in 2022
As the climate emergency heats up the Southwest, crop insurance payouts for heat surge
In the intensifying climate crisis, a hotter Southwest spurs rising heat-related crop insurance costs
