Emergency Conservation payments in Iowa totaled $39.0 million from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of Emergency Conservation payment recipients were paid 50 percent of Emergency Conservation recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 19% | 90 | $7,331,990 | $81,467 |
| Top 2% | 26% | 181 | $10,054,067 | $55,547 |
| Top 3% | 31% | 272 | $11,941,970 | $43,904 |
| Top 4% | 34% | 362 | $13,435,080 | $37,113 |
| Top 5% | 38% | 453 | $14,723,269 | $32,502 |
| Top 6% | 41% | 544 | $15,855,193 | $29,146 |
| Top 7% | 43% | 634 | $16,858,627 | $26,591 |
| Top 8% | 46% | 725 | $17,775,982 | $24,519 |
| Top 9% | 48% | 816 | $18,618,587 | $22,817 |
| Top 10% | 50% | 906 | $19,393,181 | $21,405 |
| Top 11% | 52% | 997 | $20,122,947 | $20,184 |
| Top 12% | 53% | 1,088 | $20,804,106 | $19,121 |
| Top 13% | 55% | 1,178 | $21,439,535 | $18,200 |
| Top 14% | 57% | 1,269 | $22,045,562 | $17,372 |
| Top 15% | 58% | 1,360 | $22,616,256 | $16,630 |
| Top 16% | 59% | 1,450 | $23,154,942 | $15,969 |
| Top 17% | 61% | 1,541 | $23,675,159 | $15,364 |
| Top 18% | 62% | 1,632 | $24,171,717 | $14,811 |
| Top 19% | 63% | 1,722 | $24,641,592 | $14,310 |
| Top 20% | 64% | 1,813 | $25,098,171 | $13,843 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 36% | 7,254 | $13,856,837 | $1,910 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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