Conservation Reserve Program payments in Iowa totaled $5.5 billion from 1995-2019‡.

From 1995 to 2019, the top 10 percent of CRP recipients were paid 52 percent of CRP payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2019‡ Payment per Recipient
Top 1%13%1,240$698,952,514$563,671
Top 1%13%1,240$698,952,514$563,671
Top 2%21%2,480$1,120,792,783$451,933
Top 2%21%2,480$1,120,792,783$451,933
Top 3%27%3,720$1,451,209,489$390,110
Top 3%27%3,720$1,451,209,489$390,110
Top 4%32%4,960$1,728,169,843$348,421
Top 4%32%4,960$1,728,169,843$348,421
Top 5%36%6,200$1,968,585,121$317,514
Top 5%36%6,200$1,968,585,121$317,514
Top 6%40%7,440$2,181,716,691$293,241
Top 6%40%7,440$2,181,716,691$293,241
Top 7%44%8,680$2,375,013,232$273,619
Top 7%44%8,680$2,375,013,232$273,619
Top 8%47%9,920$2,551,368,528$257,194
Top 8%47%9,920$2,551,368,528$257,194
Top 9%50%11,160$2,712,904,948$243,092
Top 9%50%11,160$2,712,904,948$243,092
Top 10%52%12,401$2,862,033,100$230,791
Top 10%52%12,401$2,862,033,100$230,791
Top 11%55%13,641$3,000,344,977$219,951
Top 11%55%13,641$3,000,344,977$219,951
Top 12%57%14,881$3,129,011,537$210,269
Top 12%57%14,881$3,129,011,537$210,269
Top 13%60%16,121$3,249,096,883$201,544
Top 13%60%16,121$3,249,096,883$201,544
Top 14%62%17,361$3,361,531,907$193,625
Top 14%62%17,361$3,361,531,907$193,625
Top 15%64%18,601$3,467,043,387$186,390
Top 15%64%18,601$3,467,043,387$186,390
Top 16%65%19,841$3,566,200,709$179,739
Top 16%65%19,841$3,566,200,709$179,739
Top 17%67%21,081$3,659,125,524$173,575
Top 17%67%21,081$3,659,125,524$173,575
Top 18%69%22,321$3,746,728,176$167,857
Top 18%69%22,321$3,746,728,176$167,857
Top 19%70%23,561$3,829,405,570$162,532
Top 19%70%23,561$3,829,405,570$162,532
Top 20%72%24,802$3,907,861,465$157,562
Top 20%72%24,802$3,907,861,465$157,562
Remaining 80% of recips.28%99,208$1,545,111,902$15,574
Remaining 80% of recips.28%99,208$1,545,111,902$15,574

‡ Data for 2019 is incomplete and only includes Market Facilitation Program payments made between January 1, 2019 and October 31, 2019.

 

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