Conservation Reserve Program payments in Wheeler County, Nebraska totaled $14.6 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of CRP recipients were paid 51 percent of CRP payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 9% | 1 | $1,372,338 | $1,372,338 |
| Top 2% | 14% | 2 | $2,020,368 | $1,010,184 |
| Top 3% | 22% | 4 | $3,186,312 | $796,578 |
| Top 4% | 25% | 5 | $3,705,767 | $741,153 |
| Top 5% | 32% | 7 | $4,639,346 | $662,764 |
| Top 6% | 35% | 8 | $5,082,695 | $635,337 |
| Top 7% | 38% | 9 | $5,525,295 | $613,922 |
| Top 8% | 44% | 11 | $6,386,535 | $580,594 |
| Top 9% | 47% | 12 | $6,803,582 | $566,965 |
| Top 10% | 51% | 14 | $7,439,111 | $531,365 |
| Top 11% | 53% | 15 | $7,716,512 | $514,434 |
| Top 12% | 55% | 16 | $7,978,612 | $498,663 |
| Top 13% | 58% | 18 | $8,491,454 | $471,747 |
| Top 14% | 60% | 19 | $8,716,959 | $458,787 |
| Top 15% | 63% | 21 | $9,129,793 | $434,752 |
| Top 16% | 64% | 22 | $9,334,944 | $424,316 |
| Top 17% | 65% | 23 | $9,532,177 | $414,442 |
| Top 18% | 68% | 25 | $9,907,417 | $396,297 |
| Top 19% | 69% | 26 | $10,087,689 | $387,988 |
| Top 20% | 72% | 28 | $10,429,914 | $372,497 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 28% | 113 | $4,141,493 | $36,650 |
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