Emergency Conservation payments in Montana totaled $38.0 million from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of Emergency Conservation payment recipients were paid 50 percent of Emergency Conservation recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 15% | 45 | $5,742,847 | $127,619 |
| Top 2% | 22% | 91 | $8,330,492 | $91,544 |
| Top 3% | 27% | 136 | $10,313,320 | $75,833 |
| Top 4% | 32% | 182 | $11,984,742 | $65,850 |
| Top 5% | 35% | 227 | $13,426,665 | $59,148 |
| Top 6% | 39% | 273 | $14,708,122 | $53,876 |
| Top 7% | 42% | 319 | $15,873,268 | $49,759 |
| Top 8% | 45% | 364 | $16,920,238 | $46,484 |
| Top 9% | 47% | 410 | $17,908,773 | $43,680 |
| Top 10% | 50% | 455 | $18,794,698 | $41,307 |
| Top 11% | 52% | 501 | $19,640,517 | $39,203 |
| Top 12% | 54% | 547 | $20,436,921 | $37,362 |
| Top 13% | 56% | 592 | $21,166,432 | $35,754 |
| Top 14% | 58% | 638 | $21,873,887 | $34,285 |
| Top 15% | 59% | 683 | $22,529,167 | $32,986 |
| Top 16% | 61% | 729 | $23,168,701 | $31,781 |
| Top 17% | 63% | 775 | $23,765,987 | $30,666 |
| Top 18% | 64% | 820 | $24,324,297 | $29,664 |
| Top 19% | 66% | 866 | $24,864,400 | $28,712 |
| Top 20% | 67% | 911 | $25,366,536 | $27,845 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 33% | 3,648 | $12,586,860 | $3,450 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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