Conservation Reserve Program payments in 8th District of Tennessee (Rep. David Kusthoff) totaled $178 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of CRP recipients were paid 55 percent of CRP payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 17% | 70 | $30,567,565 | $436,680 |
| Top 2% | 25% | 141 | $44,774,109 | $317,547 |
| Top 3% | 31% | 212 | $55,332,115 | $261,001 |
| Top 4% | 36% | 283 | $63,975,476 | $226,062 |
| Top 5% | 40% | 354 | $71,454,513 | $201,849 |
| Top 6% | 44% | 425 | $78,031,587 | $183,604 |
| Top 7% | 47% | 495 | $83,816,706 | $169,327 |
| Top 8% | 50% | 566 | $89,127,855 | $157,470 |
| Top 9% | 53% | 637 | $93,940,750 | $147,474 |
| Top 10% | 55% | 708 | $98,385,311 | $138,962 |
| Top 11% | 58% | 779 | $102,506,521 | $131,587 |
| Top 12% | 60% | 850 | $106,360,307 | $125,130 |
| Top 13% | 62% | 921 | $109,946,599 | $119,377 |
| Top 14% | 64% | 991 | $113,239,020 | $114,267 |
| Top 15% | 65% | 1,062 | $116,376,908 | $109,583 |
| Top 16% | 67% | 1,133 | $119,350,240 | $105,340 |
| Top 17% | 69% | 1,204 | $122,141,241 | $101,446 |
| Top 18% | 70% | 1,275 | $124,781,685 | $97,868 |
| Top 19% | 72% | 1,346 | $127,294,372 | $94,572 |
| Top 20% | 73% | 1,417 | $129,670,198 | $91,510 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 27% | 5,668 | $48,070,660 | $8,481 |
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