Conservation payments in Cayuga County, New York totaled $5.2 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 46 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%11%2$599,774$299,887
Top 2%19%5$1,013,732$202,746
Top 3%25%8$1,288,796$161,100
Top 4%29%11$1,509,267$137,206
Top 5%32%14$1,701,708$121,551
Top 6%36%17$1,867,019$109,825
Top 7%38%20$2,017,713$100,886
Top 8%41%23$2,161,191$93,965
Top 9%44%26$2,297,974$88,384
Top 10%46%29$2,430,059$83,795
Top 11%48%31$2,515,359$81,141
Top 12%50%34$2,631,083$77,385
Top 13%52%37$2,740,166$74,059
Top 14%54%40$2,846,542$71,164
Top 15%56%43$2,949,302$68,588
Top 16%58%46$3,047,725$66,255
Top 17%60%49$3,141,504$64,112
Top 18%62%52$3,233,228$62,177
Top 19%63%55$3,321,975$60,400
Top 20%65%58$3,407,063$58,742
Remaining 80% of recips.35%232$1,834,589$7,908
 

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