Conservation payments in Minnesota totaled $3.0 billion from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 57 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 16% | 939 | $485,202,381 | $516,722 |
| Top 2% | 25% | 1,878 | $741,043,849 | $394,592 |
| Top 3% | 31% | 2,818 | $932,941,717 | $331,065 |
| Top 4% | 37% | 3,757 | $1,089,634,269 | $290,028 |
| Top 5% | 41% | 4,697 | $1,223,860,296 | $260,562 |
| Top 6% | 45% | 5,636 | $1,341,647,183 | $238,050 |
| Top 7% | 49% | 6,576 | $1,446,495,248 | $219,966 |
| Top 8% | 52% | 7,515 | $1,540,398,466 | $204,977 |
| Top 9% | 55% | 8,454 | $1,625,884,649 | $192,321 |
| Top 10% | 57% | 9,394 | $1,704,073,897 | $181,400 |
| Top 11% | 60% | 10,333 | $1,775,779,840 | $171,855 |
| Top 12% | 62% | 11,273 | $1,841,963,080 | $163,396 |
| Top 13% | 64% | 12,212 | $1,903,015,096 | $155,832 |
| Top 14% | 66% | 13,152 | $1,959,924,289 | $149,021 |
| Top 15% | 68% | 14,091 | $2,012,999,888 | $142,857 |
| Top 16% | 69% | 15,031 | $2,062,649,607 | $137,226 |
| Top 17% | 71% | 15,970 | $2,109,208,517 | $132,073 |
| Top 18% | 72% | 16,909 | $2,152,984,400 | $127,328 |
| Top 19% | 74% | 17,849 | $2,194,164,713 | $122,929 |
| Top 20% | 75% | 18,788 | $2,232,938,518 | $118,849 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 25% | 75,156 | $744,546,212 | $9,907 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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