Conservation payments in Chambers County, Alabama totaled $2.5 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 49 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 11% | 1 | $276,090 | $276,090 |
| Top 2% | 18% | 2 | $454,975 | $227,488 |
| Top 3% | 23% | 3 | $571,466 | $190,489 |
| Top 4% | 30% | 5 | $755,494 | $151,099 |
| Top 5% | 33% | 6 | $836,833 | $139,472 |
| Top 6% | 36% | 7 | $913,354 | $130,479 |
| Top 7% | 39% | 8 | $981,613 | $122,702 |
| Top 8% | 44% | 10 | $1,114,687 | $111,469 |
| Top 9% | 46% | 11 | $1,173,319 | $106,665 |
| Top 10% | 49% | 12 | $1,230,695 | $102,558 |
| Top 11% | 53% | 14 | $1,331,092 | $95,078 |
| Top 12% | 54% | 15 | $1,380,360 | $92,024 |
| Top 13% | 56% | 16 | $1,427,382 | $89,211 |
| Top 14% | 58% | 17 | $1,473,431 | $86,672 |
| Top 15% | 62% | 19 | $1,563,740 | $82,302 |
| Top 16% | 63% | 20 | $1,607,562 | $80,378 |
| Top 17% | 65% | 21 | $1,651,069 | $78,622 |
| Top 18% | 68% | 23 | $1,729,672 | $75,203 |
| Top 19% | 70% | 24 | $1,767,727 | $73,655 |
| Top 20% | 71% | 25 | $1,805,044 | $72,202 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 29% | 103 | $730,472 | $7,092 |
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