Environmental Quality Incentives Program payments in the United States totaled $944 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of EQIP recipients were paid 47 percent of EQIP payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 1,154 | $116,755,526 | $101,175 |
| Top 2% | 19% | 2,309 | $176,096,735 | $76,265 |
| Top 3% | 24% | 3,464 | $226,389,248 | $65,355 |
| Top 4% | 29% | 4,619 | $269,179,529 | $58,277 |
| Top 5% | 32% | 5,774 | $306,686,335 | $53,115 |
| Top 6% | 36% | 6,929 | $340,198,826 | $49,098 |
| Top 7% | 39% | 8,084 | $370,451,428 | $45,825 |
| Top 8% | 42% | 9,239 | $398,253,997 | $43,106 |
| Top 9% | 45% | 10,394 | $423,755,416 | $40,769 |
| Top 10% | 47% | 11,549 | $447,381,812 | $38,738 |
| Top 11% | 50% | 12,704 | $469,423,725 | $36,951 |
| Top 12% | 52% | 13,859 | $490,011,967 | $35,357 |
| Top 13% | 54% | 15,014 | $509,411,619 | $33,929 |
| Top 14% | 56% | 16,169 | $527,676,740 | $32,635 |
| Top 15% | 58% | 17,324 | $544,990,498 | $31,459 |
| Top 16% | 59% | 18,479 | $561,443,852 | $30,383 |
| Top 17% | 61% | 19,634 | $577,072,853 | $29,392 |
| Top 18% | 63% | 20,789 | $591,910,654 | $28,472 |
| Top 19% | 64% | 21,944 | $606,062,452 | $27,619 |
| Top 20% | 66% | 23,099 | $619,546,430 | $26,821 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 34% | 92,399 | $324,459,360 | $3,512 |
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