Emergency Conservation Program payments in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana totaled $1.5 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Emergency Conservation Program payment recipients were paid 48 percent of Emergency Conservation Program recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 10% | 1 | $158,914 | $158,914 |
| Top 2% | 17% | 2 | $254,780 | $127,390 |
| Top 3% | 22% | 3 | $335,756 | $111,919 |
| Top 4% | 30% | 5 | $457,742 | $91,548 |
| Top 5% | 33% | 6 | $514,599 | $85,767 |
| Top 6% | 36% | 7 | $558,280 | $79,754 |
| Top 7% | 41% | 9 | $629,816 | $69,980 |
| Top 8% | 43% | 10 | $660,253 | $66,025 |
| Top 9% | 45% | 11 | $688,319 | $62,574 |
| Top 10% | 48% | 13 | $740,094 | $56,930 |
| Top 11% | 49% | 14 | $762,066 | $54,433 |
| Top 12% | 51% | 15 | $782,747 | $52,183 |
| Top 13% | 53% | 17 | $823,000 | $48,412 |
| Top 14% | 55% | 18 | $842,865 | $46,826 |
| Top 15% | 56% | 19 | $862,695 | $45,405 |
| Top 16% | 58% | 21 | $901,526 | $42,930 |
| Top 17% | 60% | 22 | $920,411 | $41,837 |
| Top 18% | 61% | 23 | $938,102 | $40,787 |
| Top 19% | 63% | 25 | $972,909 | $38,916 |
| Top 20% | 64% | 26 | $990,094 | $38,081 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 36% | 106 | $551,263 | $5,201 |
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