Conservation payments in Maryland totaled $314 million from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 55 percent of conservation payments.
Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
---|---|---|---|---|
Top 1% | 15% | 89 | $45,816,634 | $514,794 |
Top 2% | 23% | 178 | $71,252,144 | $400,293 |
Top 3% | 29% | 267 | $90,681,381 | $339,631 |
Top 4% | 34% | 356 | $107,025,989 | $300,635 |
Top 5% | 39% | 445 | $121,284,820 | $272,550 |
Top 6% | 43% | 534 | $133,780,848 | $250,526 |
Top 7% | 46% | 623 | $144,901,391 | $232,587 |
Top 8% | 49% | 712 | $155,081,024 | $217,810 |
Top 9% | 52% | 801 | $164,326,715 | $205,152 |
Top 10% | 55% | 890 | $172,698,688 | $194,043 |
Top 11% | 57% | 979 | $180,363,522 | $184,232 |
Top 12% | 60% | 1,068 | $187,502,324 | $175,564 |
Top 13% | 62% | 1,157 | $194,150,426 | $167,805 |
Top 14% | 64% | 1,246 | $200,343,076 | $160,789 |
Top 15% | 66% | 1,335 | $206,136,932 | $154,410 |
Top 16% | 67% | 1,424 | $211,605,346 | $148,599 |
Top 17% | 69% | 1,513 | $216,764,784 | $143,268 |
Top 18% | 71% | 1,602 | $221,612,377 | $138,335 |
Top 19% | 72% | 1,691 | $226,175,367 | $133,752 |
Top 20% | 73% | 1,780 | $230,473,765 | $129,480 |
Remaining 80% of recips. | 27% | 7,120 | $83,529,368 | $11,732 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.