Conservation payments in Wilkes County, North Carolina totaled $1.7 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 40 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%7%1$126,075$126,075
Top 2%15%3$250,111$83,370
Top 3%19%5$319,375$63,875
Top 4%23%7$383,907$54,844
Top 5%26%9$444,868$49,430
Top 6%29%11$501,961$45,633
Top 7%33%13$556,691$42,822
Top 8%34%14$582,079$41,577
Top 9%37%16$632,659$39,541
Top 10%40%18$681,845$37,880
Top 11%43%20$728,864$36,443
Top 12%45%22$774,272$35,194
Top 13%48%24$817,674$34,070
Top 14%50%26$859,280$33,049
Top 15%52%27$878,518$32,538
Top 16%54%29$913,851$31,512
Top 17%56%31$948,728$30,604
Top 18%58%33$983,094$29,791
Top 19%60%35$1,016,520$29,043
Top 20%62%37$1,048,803$28,346
Remaining 80% of recips.38%149$653,166$4,384
 

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