Conservation payments in Grayson County, Kentucky totaled $26.5 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 62 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 16% | 7 | $4,235,610 | $605,087 |
| Top 2% | 26% | 15 | $6,946,219 | $463,081 |
| Top 3% | 33% | 22 | $8,751,398 | $397,791 |
| Top 4% | 39% | 30 | $10,402,205 | $346,740 |
| Top 5% | 44% | 37 | $11,701,285 | $316,251 |
| Top 6% | 49% | 45 | $13,028,036 | $289,512 |
| Top 7% | 53% | 52 | $14,019,498 | $269,606 |
| Top 8% | 57% | 60 | $14,985,261 | $249,754 |
| Top 9% | 59% | 67 | $15,739,783 | $234,922 |
| Top 10% | 62% | 75 | $16,511,093 | $220,148 |
| Top 11% | 65% | 83 | $17,123,183 | $206,303 |
| Top 12% | 67% | 90 | $17,607,981 | $195,644 |
| Top 13% | 68% | 98 | $18,122,815 | $184,927 |
| Top 14% | 70% | 105 | $18,552,047 | $176,686 |
| Top 15% | 72% | 113 | $19,018,070 | $168,302 |
| Top 16% | 73% | 120 | $19,405,848 | $161,715 |
| Top 17% | 75% | 128 | $19,825,441 | $154,886 |
| Top 18% | 76% | 135 | $20,173,993 | $149,437 |
| Top 19% | 78% | 143 | $20,553,675 | $143,732 |
| Top 20% | 79% | 151 | $20,906,002 | $138,450 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 21% | 604 | $5,552,966 | $9,194 |
Increasing crop reference prices would hurt young farmers
Do billionaires get farm subsidies?
Crop insurance pays billions in weather-related losses linked to the climate crisis
Crop insurance costs soar over time, reaching a record high in 2022
As the climate emergency heats up the Southwest, crop insurance payouts for heat surge
In the intensifying climate crisis, a hotter Southwest spurs rising heat-related crop insurance costs
