Conservation payments in Missouri totaled $3.0 billion from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, 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 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 16% | 784 | $468,401,277 | $597,451 |
| Top 2% | 25% | 1,568 | $732,938,725 | $467,435 |
| Top 3% | 32% | 2,352 | $934,629,344 | $397,376 |
| Top 4% | 37% | 3,136 | $1,101,224,032 | $351,156 |
| Top 5% | 42% | 3,920 | $1,244,118,105 | $317,377 |
| Top 6% | 46% | 4,704 | $1,370,151,269 | $291,274 |
| Top 7% | 50% | 5,488 | $1,482,766,273 | $270,183 |
| Top 8% | 53% | 6,272 | $1,583,791,009 | $252,518 |
| Top 9% | 56% | 7,056 | $1,674,930,102 | $237,377 |
| Top 10% | 59% | 7,840 | $1,757,491,774 | $224,170 |
| Top 11% | 62% | 8,624 | $1,832,739,359 | $212,516 |
| Top 12% | 64% | 9,408 | $1,901,681,846 | $202,135 |
| Top 13% | 66% | 10,193 | $1,965,364,330 | $192,815 |
| Top 14% | 68% | 10,977 | $2,024,241,547 | $184,408 |
| Top 15% | 70% | 11,761 | $2,079,004,149 | $176,771 |
| Top 16% | 72% | 12,545 | $2,130,005,115 | $169,789 |
| Top 17% | 73% | 13,329 | $2,177,512,661 | $163,367 |
| Top 18% | 75% | 14,113 | $2,221,861,785 | $157,434 |
| Top 19% | 76% | 14,897 | $2,263,154,162 | $151,920 |
| Top 20% | 78% | 15,681 | $2,301,784,472 | $146,788 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 22% | 62,727 | $664,330,963 | $10,591 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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