Conservation payments in the United States totaled $49.4 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 63 percent of conservation payments.
Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
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Top 1% | 19% | 13,395 | $9,546,845,387 | $712,717 |
Top 2% | 29% | 26,791 | $14,374,787,076 | $536,553 |
Top 3% | 36% | 40,187 | $17,918,037,972 | $445,867 |
Top 4% | 42% | 53,583 | $20,746,529,692 | $387,185 |
Top 5% | 47% | 66,979 | $23,107,810,227 | $345,001 |
Top 6% | 51% | 80,374 | $25,131,481,943 | $312,682 |
Top 7% | 54% | 93,770 | $26,903,002,298 | $286,904 |
Top 8% | 58% | 107,166 | $28,470,471,839 | $265,667 |
Top 9% | 60% | 120,562 | $29,871,924,968 | $247,772 |
Top 10% | 63% | 133,958 | $31,136,136,572 | $232,432 |
Top 11% | 65% | 147,353 | $32,285,055,166 | $219,100 |
Top 12% | 67% | 160,749 | $33,333,688,332 | $207,365 |
Top 13% | 69% | 174,145 | $34,296,271,111 | $196,941 |
Top 14% | 71% | 187,541 | $35,182,895,430 | $187,601 |
Top 15% | 73% | 200,937 | $36,002,076,416 | $179,171 |
Top 16% | 74% | 214,332 | $36,761,331,024 | $171,516 |
Top 17% | 76% | 227,728 | $37,467,219,955 | $164,526 |
Top 18% | 77% | 241,124 | $38,126,747,297 | $158,121 |
Top 19% | 78% | 254,520 | $38,744,059,983 | $152,224 |
Top 20% | 80% | 267,916 | $39,321,979,644 | $146,770 |
Remaining 80% of recips. | 20% | 1,071,665 | $10,098,800,963 | $9,423 |