Conservation Reserve Program payments in Scotland County, North Carolina totaled $1.4 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of CRP recipients were paid 50 percent of CRP payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 9% | 1 | $123,943 | $123,943 |
| Top 2% | 16% | 2 | $228,932 | $114,466 |
| Top 3% | 23% | 3 | $322,708 | $107,569 |
| Top 4% | 27% | 4 | $388,290 | $97,073 |
| Top 5% | 32% | 5 | $453,722 | $90,744 |
| Top 6% | 36% | 6 | $506,974 | $84,496 |
| Top 7% | 39% | 7 | $559,396 | $79,914 |
| Top 8% | 43% | 8 | $610,784 | $76,348 |
| Top 9% | 46% | 9 | $660,211 | $73,357 |
| Top 10% | 50% | 10 | $706,979 | $70,698 |
| Top 11% | 53% | 11 | $748,116 | $68,011 |
| Top 12% | 55% | 12 | $786,966 | $65,581 |
| Top 13% | 58% | 13 | $824,944 | $63,457 |
| Top 14% | 61% | 14 | $862,809 | $61,629 |
| Top 15% | 63% | 15 | $897,781 | $59,852 |
| Top 16% | 65% | 16 | $932,300 | $58,269 |
| Top 17% | 67% | 17 | $959,773 | $56,457 |
| Top 18% | 69% | 18 | $986,344 | $54,797 |
| Top 19% | 71% | 19 | $1,007,637 | $53,034 |
| Top 20% | 73% | 21 | $1,043,117 | $49,672 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 27% | 84 | $380,508 | $4,530 |
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