Conservation payments in New York totaled $209 million from 1995-2019‡.

From 1995 to 2019, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 55 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2019‡ Payment per Recipient
Top 1%15%129$31,710,061$245,814
Top 1%15%129$31,710,061$245,814
Top 2%23%258$49,112,828$190,360
Top 2%23%258$49,112,828$190,360
Top 3%30%387$62,246,871$160,845
Top 3%30%387$62,246,871$160,845
Top 4%35%516$73,128,901$141,723
Top 4%35%516$73,128,901$141,723
Top 5%39%646$82,429,911$127,600
Top 5%39%646$82,429,911$127,600
Top 6%43%775$90,413,701$116,663
Top 6%43%775$90,413,701$116,663
Top 7%47%904$97,557,832$107,918
Top 7%47%904$97,557,832$107,918
Top 8%50%1,033$104,049,059$100,725
Top 8%50%1,033$104,049,059$100,725
Top 9%53%1,162$109,985,643$94,652
Top 9%53%1,162$109,985,643$94,652
Top 10%55%1,292$115,501,801$89,398
Top 10%55%1,292$115,501,801$89,398
Top 11%58%1,421$120,546,589$84,832
Top 11%58%1,421$120,546,589$84,832
Top 12%60%1,550$125,172,475$80,756
Top 12%60%1,550$125,172,475$80,756
Top 13%62%1,679$129,487,053$77,122
Top 13%62%1,679$129,487,053$77,122
Top 14%64%1,808$133,480,738$73,828
Top 14%64%1,808$133,480,738$73,828
Top 15%66%1,938$137,255,046$70,823
Top 15%66%1,938$137,255,046$70,823
Top 16%67%2,067$140,777,768$68,107
Top 16%67%2,067$140,777,768$68,107
Top 17%69%2,196$144,088,697$65,614
Top 17%69%2,196$144,088,697$65,614
Top 18%70%2,325$147,205,580$63,314
Top 18%70%2,325$147,205,580$63,314
Top 19%72%2,454$150,138,475$61,181
Top 19%72%2,454$150,138,475$61,181
Top 20%73%2,584$152,934,664$59,185
Top 20%73%2,584$152,934,664$59,185
Remaining 80% of recips.27%10,336$56,266,064$5,444
Remaining 80% of recips.27%10,336$56,266,064$5,444

‡ Data for 2019 is incomplete and only includes Market Facilitation Program payments made between January 1, 2019 and October 31, 2019.

 

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