Conservation payments in Wayne County, North Carolina totaled $2.6 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%7%3$178,552$59,517
Top 2%14%7$354,356$50,622
Top 3%18%10$475,134$47,513
Top 4%24%14$613,990$43,856
Top 5%28%17$711,938$41,879
Top 6%32%21$834,172$39,722
Top 7%36%24$919,271$38,303
Top 8%40%28$1,028,384$36,728
Top 9%43%31$1,105,175$35,651
Top 10%46%35$1,195,330$34,152
Top 11%49%38$1,259,328$33,140
Top 12%52%42$1,336,779$31,828
Top 13%54%45$1,388,066$30,846
Top 14%56%49$1,453,077$29,655
Top 15%58%52$1,498,825$28,824
Top 16%60%56$1,556,109$27,788
Top 17%62%59$1,596,998$27,068
Top 18%64%63$1,650,328$26,196
Top 19%65%66$1,688,153$25,578
Top 20%67%70$1,734,255$24,775
Remaining 80% of recips.33%282$843,871$2,992
 

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