Wetlands Reserve Program payments in Louisiana totaled $9.5 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of WRP recipients were paid 80 percent of WRP payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 62% | 1 | $5,865,693 | $5,865,693 |
| Top 2% | 65% | 2 | $6,201,809 | $3,100,904 |
| Top 3% | 68% | 3 | $6,439,261 | $2,146,420 |
| Top 4% | 70% | 4 | $6,643,998 | $1,661,000 |
| Top 5% | 73% | 6 | $6,969,305 | $1,161,551 |
| Top 6% | 75% | 7 | $7,121,855 | $1,017,408 |
| Top 7% | 76% | 8 | $7,223,598 | $902,950 |
| Top 8% | 77% | 9 | $7,320,194 | $813,355 |
| Top 9% | 79% | 11 | $7,492,362 | $681,124 |
| Top 10% | 80% | 12 | $7,559,969 | $629,997 |
| Top 11% | 80% | 13 | $7,624,542 | $586,503 |
| Top 12% | 81% | 14 | $7,687,352 | $549,097 |
| Top 13% | 82% | 15 | $7,745,258 | $516,351 |
| Top 14% | 83% | 17 | $7,857,327 | $462,196 |
| Top 15% | 83% | 18 | $7,909,725 | $439,429 |
| Top 16% | 84% | 19 | $7,957,481 | $418,815 |
| Top 17% | 84% | 20 | $8,003,148 | $400,157 |
| Top 18% | 85% | 22 | $8,089,188 | $367,690 |
| Top 19% | 86% | 23 | $8,129,074 | $353,438 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 24 | $8,167,380 | $340,308 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 99 | $1,322,995 | $13,364 |
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