Conservation payments in Arkansas totaled $430 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 69 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%24%200$104,020,586$520,103
Top 2%35%401$148,995,897$371,561
Top 3%42%602$181,631,547$301,714
Top 4%48%802$206,987,771$258,089
Top 5%53%1,003$227,811,081$227,130
Top 6%57%1,204$245,486,990$203,893
Top 7%61%1,404$260,575,783$185,595
Top 8%64%1,605$273,706,339$170,534
Top 9%66%1,806$285,239,862$157,940
Top 10%69%2,007$295,497,050$147,233
Top 11%71%2,207$304,599,450$138,015
Top 12%73%2,408$312,787,416$129,895
Top 13%74%2,609$320,154,947$122,712
Top 14%76%2,809$326,763,564$116,327
Top 15%77%3,010$332,820,110$110,571
Top 16%79%3,211$338,403,783$105,389
Top 17%80%3,412$343,553,606$100,690
Top 18%81%3,612$348,274,137$96,421
Top 19%82%3,813$352,679,245$92,494
Top 20%83%4,014$356,792,507$88,887
Remaining 80% of recips.17%16,057$73,484,878$4,577
 

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