Conservation payments in De Soto Parish, Louisiana totaled $2.5 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 88 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 23% | 2 | $582,163 | $291,082 |
| Top 2% | 39% | 4 | $979,828 | $244,957 |
| Top 3% | 52% | 6 | $1,317,634 | $219,606 |
| Top 4% | 62% | 8 | $1,565,470 | $195,684 |
| Top 5% | 70% | 10 | $1,771,513 | $177,151 |
| Top 6% | 76% | 12 | $1,921,131 | $160,094 |
| Top 7% | 80% | 14 | $2,026,472 | $144,748 |
| Top 8% | 84% | 17 | $2,136,037 | $125,649 |
| Top 9% | 86% | 19 | $2,190,020 | $115,264 |
| Top 10% | 88% | 21 | $2,228,661 | $106,127 |
| Top 11% | 88% | 23 | $2,246,098 | $97,656 |
| Top 12% | 89% | 25 | $2,261,442 | $90,458 |
| Top 13% | 89% | 27 | $2,275,731 | $84,286 |
| Top 14% | 90% | 29 | $2,289,570 | $78,951 |
| Top 15% | 91% | 31 | $2,302,244 | $74,266 |
| Top 16% | 91% | 34 | $2,318,053 | $68,178 |
| Top 17% | 91% | 36 | $2,326,757 | $64,632 |
| Top 18% | 92% | 38 | $2,335,136 | $61,451 |
| Top 19% | 92% | 40 | $2,343,145 | $58,579 |
| Top 20% | 92% | 42 | $2,350,567 | $55,966 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 8% | 171 | $193,207 | $1,130 |
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