Conservation payments in Kansas totaled $3.0 billion from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 59 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 16% | 891 | $495,787,237 | $556,439 |
| Top 2% | 25% | 1,782 | $771,588,345 | $432,990 |
| Top 3% | 32% | 2,674 | $978,564,123 | $365,955 |
| Top 4% | 38% | 3,565 | $1,146,738,981 | $321,666 |
| Top 5% | 42% | 4,457 | $1,289,685,913 | $289,362 |
| Top 6% | 47% | 5,348 | $1,414,009,929 | $264,400 |
| Top 7% | 50% | 6,240 | $1,524,110,259 | $244,248 |
| Top 8% | 53% | 7,131 | $1,622,270,004 | $227,495 |
| Top 9% | 56% | 8,023 | $1,710,641,129 | $213,217 |
| Top 10% | 59% | 8,914 | $1,791,204,209 | $200,943 |
| Top 11% | 61% | 9,806 | $1,865,024,815 | $190,192 |
| Top 12% | 64% | 10,697 | $1,932,677,338 | $180,675 |
| Top 13% | 66% | 11,589 | $1,995,323,311 | $172,174 |
| Top 14% | 68% | 12,480 | $2,053,379,876 | $164,534 |
| Top 15% | 69% | 13,372 | $2,107,481,887 | $157,604 |
| Top 16% | 71% | 14,263 | $2,157,975,208 | $151,299 |
| Top 17% | 73% | 15,155 | $2,205,442,839 | $145,526 |
| Top 18% | 74% | 16,046 | $2,249,979,611 | $140,221 |
| Top 19% | 75% | 16,938 | $2,291,903,465 | $135,311 |
| Top 20% | 77% | 17,829 | $2,331,325,184 | $130,760 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 23% | 71,320 | $707,208,567 | $9,916 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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