Conservation payments in Box Butte County, Nebraska totaled $48.5 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 58 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 20% | 8 | $9,596,149 | $1,199,519 |
| Top 2% | 28% | 17 | $13,587,024 | $799,237 |
| Top 3% | 34% | 25 | $16,343,985 | $653,759 |
| Top 4% | 39% | 34 | $18,712,691 | $550,373 |
| Top 5% | 42% | 42 | $20,613,071 | $490,787 |
| Top 6% | 47% | 51 | $22,567,221 | $442,495 |
| Top 7% | 50% | 59 | $24,056,756 | $407,742 |
| Top 8% | 53% | 68 | $25,592,092 | $376,354 |
| Top 9% | 55% | 76 | $26,875,321 | $353,623 |
| Top 10% | 58% | 85 | $28,219,174 | $331,990 |
| Top 11% | 60% | 93 | $29,300,878 | $315,063 |
| Top 12% | 63% | 102 | $30,426,103 | $298,295 |
| Top 13% | 65% | 110 | $31,358,145 | $285,074 |
| Top 14% | 67% | 119 | $32,337,277 | $271,742 |
| Top 15% | 68% | 127 | $33,146,352 | $260,995 |
| Top 16% | 70% | 136 | $33,998,204 | $249,987 |
| Top 17% | 72% | 144 | $34,706,060 | $241,014 |
| Top 18% | 73% | 153 | $35,450,068 | $231,700 |
| Top 19% | 74% | 161 | $36,061,379 | $223,984 |
| Top 20% | 76% | 170 | $36,722,232 | $216,013 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 24% | 680 | $11,808,436 | $17,365 |
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