Conservation payments in Missouri totaled $2.9 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 59 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 16% | 682 | $447,105,112 | $655,579 |
| Top 2% | 24% | 1,365 | $703,937,271 | $515,705 |
| Top 3% | 31% | 2,048 | $900,823,667 | $439,855 |
| Top 4% | 37% | 2,730 | $1,062,178,938 | $389,077 |
| Top 5% | 42% | 3,413 | $1,200,058,777 | $351,614 |
| Top 6% | 46% | 4,096 | $1,319,863,673 | $322,232 |
| Top 7% | 49% | 4,778 | $1,426,314,417 | $298,517 |
| Top 8% | 53% | 5,461 | $1,522,529,529 | $278,801 |
| Top 9% | 56% | 6,144 | $1,609,475,417 | $261,959 |
| Top 10% | 59% | 6,827 | $1,688,389,903 | $247,311 |
| Top 11% | 61% | 7,509 | $1,760,538,505 | $234,457 |
| Top 12% | 63% | 8,192 | $1,826,819,581 | $223,000 |
| Top 13% | 65% | 8,875 | $1,888,071,305 | $212,740 |
| Top 14% | 67% | 9,557 | $1,944,779,227 | $203,493 |
| Top 15% | 69% | 10,240 | $1,997,530,151 | $195,071 |
| Top 16% | 71% | 10,923 | $2,046,698,839 | $187,375 |
| Top 17% | 73% | 11,605 | $2,092,564,283 | $180,316 |
| Top 18% | 74% | 12,288 | $2,135,636,354 | $173,799 |
| Top 19% | 75% | 12,971 | $2,175,918,318 | $167,753 |
| Top 20% | 77% | 13,654 | $2,213,801,559 | $162,136 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 23% | 54,616 | $669,529,995 | $12,259 |
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