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 2% | 21% | 2,480 | $1,120,792,783 | $451,933 |
| Top 3% | 27% | 3,720 | $1,451,209,489 | $390,110 |
| Top 4% | 32% | 4,960 | $1,728,169,843 | $348,421 |
| Top 5% | 36% | 6,200 | $1,968,585,121 | $317,514 |
| Top 6% | 40% | 7,440 | $2,181,716,691 | $293,241 |
| Top 7% | 44% | 8,680 | $2,375,013,232 | $273,619 |
| Top 8% | 47% | 9,920 | $2,551,368,528 | $257,194 |
| Top 9% | 50% | 11,160 | $2,712,904,948 | $243,092 |
| Top 10% | 52% | 12,401 | $2,862,033,100 | $230,791 |
| Top 11% | 55% | 13,641 | $3,000,344,977 | $219,951 |
| Top 12% | 57% | 14,881 | $3,129,011,537 | $210,269 |
| Top 13% | 60% | 16,121 | $3,249,096,883 | $201,544 |
| Top 14% | 62% | 17,361 | $3,361,531,907 | $193,625 |
| Top 15% | 64% | 18,601 | $3,467,043,387 | $186,390 |
| Top 16% | 65% | 19,841 | $3,566,200,709 | $179,739 |
| Top 17% | 67% | 21,081 | $3,659,125,524 | $173,575 |
| Top 18% | 69% | 22,321 | $3,746,728,176 | $167,857 |
| Top 19% | 70% | 23,561 | $3,829,405,570 | $162,532 |
| Top 20% | 72% | 24,802 | $3,907,861,465 | $157,562 |
| 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 April 30, 2019.
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