Conservation payments in Ballard County, Kentucky totaled $11.8 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 51 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%9%5$1,085,272$217,054
Top 2%17%10$1,973,918$197,392
Top 3%24%16$2,866,875$179,180
Top 4%30%21$3,486,903$166,043
Top 5%34%26$4,022,517$154,712
Top 6%39%32$4,555,804$142,369
Top 7%42%37$4,963,572$134,151
Top 8%45%42$5,319,931$126,665
Top 9%48%48$5,706,159$118,878
Top 10%51%53$5,992,884$113,073
Top 11%53%58$6,267,865$108,067
Top 12%56%64$6,574,093$102,720
Top 13%58%69$6,818,221$98,815
Top 14%60%74$7,049,022$95,257
Top 15%62%80$7,302,026$91,275
Top 16%64%85$7,498,886$88,222
Top 17%65%90$7,687,035$85,412
Top 18%67%96$7,898,701$82,278
Top 19%68%101$8,064,562$79,847
Top 20%70%107$8,255,615$77,155
Remaining 80% of recips.30%428$3,552,965$8,301
 

Farm Subsidies Education

Learn more

AgMag

Feeding your mind, saving the planet

Conservation Database

Farm Subsidies

Crop Insurance
AgMag