Environmental Quality Incentives Program payments in Madera County, California totaled $1.1 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of EQIP recipients were paid 48 percent of EQIP payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 10% | 1 | $110,000 | $110,000 |
| Top 2% | 15% | 2 | $171,520 | $85,760 |
| Top 3% | 20% | 3 | $223,854 | $74,618 |
| Top 4% | 24% | 4 | $272,505 | $68,126 |
| Top 5% | 32% | 6 | $366,678 | $61,113 |
| Top 6% | 35% | 7 | $401,389 | $57,341 |
| Top 7% | 38% | 8 | $434,081 | $54,260 |
| Top 8% | 41% | 9 | $465,725 | $51,747 |
| Top 9% | 44% | 10 | $495,798 | $49,580 |
| Top 10% | 48% | 12 | $548,905 | $45,742 |
| Top 11% | 51% | 13 | $572,950 | $44,073 |
| Top 12% | 53% | 14 | $596,810 | $42,629 |
| Top 13% | 55% | 15 | $618,410 | $41,227 |
| Top 14% | 56% | 16 | $637,610 | $39,851 |
| Top 15% | 59% | 18 | $671,767 | $37,320 |
| Top 16% | 61% | 19 | $687,170 | $36,167 |
| Top 17% | 62% | 20 | $702,389 | $35,119 |
| Top 18% | 63% | 21 | $717,389 | $34,161 |
| Top 19% | 65% | 22 | $731,590 | $33,254 |
| Top 20% | 67% | 24 | $757,558 | $31,565 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 33% | 96 | $374,483 | $3,901 |
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