Conservation payments in North Dakota totaled $2.6 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 54 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13% | 521 | $333,538,105 | $640,188 |
| Top 2% | 21% | 1,043 | $543,361,184 | $520,960 |
| Top 3% | 27% | 1,565 | $708,750,014 | $452,875 |
| Top 4% | 33% | 2,087 | $848,718,534 | $406,669 |
| Top 5% | 37% | 2,609 | $971,041,289 | $372,189 |
| Top 6% | 41% | 3,131 | $1,079,899,694 | $344,906 |
| Top 7% | 45% | 3,653 | $1,177,287,630 | $322,280 |
| Top 8% | 48% | 4,175 | $1,265,981,463 | $303,229 |
| Top 9% | 52% | 4,696 | $1,346,874,118 | $286,813 |
| Top 10% | 54% | 5,218 | $1,421,039,483 | $272,334 |
| Top 11% | 57% | 5,740 | $1,489,287,741 | $259,458 |
| Top 12% | 59% | 6,262 | $1,552,416,245 | $247,911 |
| Top 13% | 62% | 6,784 | $1,611,108,112 | $237,486 |
| Top 14% | 64% | 7,306 | $1,665,785,526 | $228,002 |
| Top 15% | 66% | 7,828 | $1,716,891,327 | $219,327 |
| Top 16% | 68% | 8,350 | $1,764,760,066 | $211,349 |
| Top 17% | 69% | 8,871 | $1,809,809,943 | $204,014 |
| Top 18% | 71% | 9,393 | $1,852,133,805 | $197,182 |
| Top 19% | 72% | 9,915 | $1,892,045,896 | $190,827 |
| Top 20% | 74% | 10,437 | $1,929,745,593 | $184,895 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 26% | 41,751 | $681,099,619 | $16,313 |
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