Conservation payments in Kern County, California totaled $3.4 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 62 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%17%1$560,759$560,759
Top 2%31%3$1,037,594$345,865
Top 3%35%4$1,187,594$296,898
Top 4%42%6$1,442,104$240,351
Top 5%45%7$1,543,080$220,440
Top 6%50%9$1,706,889$189,654
Top 7%52%10$1,782,715$178,271
Top 8%57%12$1,931,141$160,928
Top 9%59%13$1,997,968$153,690
Top 10%62%15$2,111,378$140,759
Top 11%65%17$2,199,590$129,388
Top 12%66%18$2,240,560$124,476
Top 13%68%20$2,300,167$115,008
Top 14%68%21$2,326,336$110,778
Top 15%70%23$2,377,493$103,369
Top 16%71%24$2,400,398$100,017
Top 17%72%26$2,444,685$94,026
Top 18%73%27$2,466,643$91,357
Top 19%74%29$2,510,322$86,563
Top 20%75%31$2,550,076$82,261
Remaining 80% of recips.25%124$846,505$6,827
 

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