Conservation payments in Rutherford County, North Carolina totaled $2.3 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 53 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%9%3$198,981$66,327
Top 2%18%7$406,268$58,038
Top 3%25%11$574,740$52,249
Top 4%31%15$706,488$47,099
Top 5%36%19$819,175$43,114
Top 6%39%22$892,884$40,586
Top 7%43%26$984,412$37,862
Top 8%47%30$1,067,728$35,591
Top 9%50%34$1,142,776$33,611
Top 10%53%38$1,209,714$31,835
Top 11%55%41$1,257,002$30,659
Top 12%58%45$1,314,800$29,218
Top 13%60%49$1,368,759$27,934
Top 14%62%53$1,419,094$26,775
Top 15%65%57$1,465,906$25,718
Top 16%66%60$1,498,947$24,982
Top 17%68%64$1,540,624$24,072
Top 18%70%68$1,579,425$23,227
Top 19%71%72$1,614,845$22,428
Top 20%73%76$1,648,459$21,690
Remaining 80% of recips.27%305$623,599$2,045
 

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