Conservation payments in Breckinridge County, Kentucky totaled $23.3 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 65 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 20% | 9 | $4,565,655 | $507,295 |
| Top 2% | 29% | 18 | $6,684,064 | $371,337 |
| Top 3% | 36% | 27 | $8,291,750 | $307,102 |
| Top 4% | 42% | 36 | $9,693,311 | $269,259 |
| Top 5% | 47% | 45 | $10,911,385 | $242,475 |
| Top 6% | 51% | 54 | $11,961,844 | $221,516 |
| Top 7% | 56% | 64 | $12,988,555 | $202,946 |
| Top 8% | 59% | 73 | $13,824,758 | $189,380 |
| Top 9% | 63% | 82 | $14,567,424 | $177,652 |
| Top 10% | 65% | 91 | $15,225,563 | $167,314 |
| Top 11% | 68% | 100 | $15,825,241 | $158,252 |
| Top 12% | 70% | 109 | $16,349,199 | $149,993 |
| Top 13% | 72% | 118 | $16,828,683 | $142,616 |
| Top 14% | 74% | 128 | $17,315,292 | $135,276 |
| Top 15% | 76% | 137 | $17,701,774 | $129,210 |
| Top 16% | 78% | 146 | $18,055,636 | $123,669 |
| Top 17% | 79% | 155 | $18,374,835 | $118,547 |
| Top 18% | 80% | 164 | $18,668,619 | $113,833 |
| Top 19% | 81% | 173 | $18,932,329 | $109,435 |
| Top 20% | 83% | 183 | $19,209,118 | $104,968 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 17% | 732 | $4,042,228 | $5,522 |
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