Conservation payments in Catawba County, North Carolina totaled $1.5 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, 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 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%11%3$165,842$55,281
Top 2%19%6$287,194$47,866
Top 3%26%9$388,249$43,139
Top 4%32%12$479,679$39,973
Top 5%37%15$550,259$36,684
Top 6%41%18$614,244$34,125
Top 7%45%21$670,394$31,924
Top 8%50%25$737,097$29,484
Top 9%53%28$783,011$27,965
Top 10%55%31$821,523$26,501
Top 11%58%34$854,951$25,146
Top 12%60%37$884,658$23,910
Top 13%62%40$912,758$22,819
Top 14%63%43$939,572$21,851
Top 15%65%46$964,951$20,977
Top 16%67%50$997,564$19,951
Top 17%69%53$1,021,229$19,268
Top 18%70%56$1,044,199$18,646
Top 19%72%59$1,065,542$18,060
Top 20%73%62$1,085,567$17,509
Remaining 80% of recips.27%251$397,752$1,585
 

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