Emergency Conservation payments in California totaled $51.7 million from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of Emergency Conservation payment recipients were paid 51 percent of Emergency Conservation recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 14% | 32 | $7,258,073 | $226,815 |
| Top 2% | 22% | 65 | $11,256,785 | $173,181 |
| Top 3% | 27% | 97 | $14,059,724 | $144,946 |
| Top 4% | 32% | 130 | $16,444,882 | $126,499 |
| Top 5% | 36% | 163 | $18,542,046 | $113,755 |
| Top 6% | 39% | 195 | $20,332,589 | $104,270 |
| Top 7% | 43% | 228 | $21,997,458 | $96,480 |
| Top 8% | 46% | 261 | $23,525,268 | $90,135 |
| Top 9% | 48% | 293 | $24,888,278 | $84,943 |
| Top 10% | 51% | 326 | $26,144,895 | $80,199 |
| Top 11% | 53% | 359 | $27,285,650 | $76,005 |
| Top 12% | 55% | 391 | $28,325,988 | $72,445 |
| Top 13% | 57% | 424 | $29,335,966 | $69,189 |
| Top 14% | 59% | 457 | $30,293,349 | $66,287 |
| Top 15% | 60% | 489 | $31,169,059 | $63,740 |
| Top 16% | 62% | 522 | $32,016,125 | $61,334 |
| Top 17% | 64% | 555 | $32,814,727 | $59,126 |
| Top 18% | 65% | 587 | $33,547,597 | $57,151 |
| Top 19% | 66% | 620 | $34,262,155 | $55,262 |
| Top 20% | 68% | 653 | $34,941,195 | $53,509 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 32% | 2,613 | $16,731,078 | $6,403 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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