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
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
 

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