Conservation payments in North Dakota totaled $2.6 billion from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, 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 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 529 | $324,221,902 | $612,896 |
| Top 2% | 20% | 1,058 | $529,676,378 | $500,639 |
| Top 3% | 27% | 1,587 | $691,636,381 | $435,814 |
| Top 4% | 32% | 2,116 | $829,164,044 | $391,854 |
| Top 5% | 36% | 2,645 | $949,557,065 | $359,001 |
| Top 6% | 41% | 3,174 | $1,056,956,232 | $333,004 |
| Top 7% | 44% | 3,704 | $1,153,929,868 | $311,536 |
| Top 8% | 48% | 4,233 | $1,241,872,757 | $293,379 |
| Top 9% | 51% | 4,762 | $1,322,108,706 | $277,637 |
| Top 10% | 53% | 5,291 | $1,395,967,451 | $263,838 |
| Top 11% | 56% | 5,820 | $1,464,154,865 | $251,573 |
| Top 12% | 59% | 6,349 | $1,527,366,419 | $240,568 |
| Top 13% | 61% | 6,879 | $1,586,367,003 | $230,610 |
| Top 14% | 63% | 7,408 | $1,641,389,966 | $221,570 |
| Top 15% | 65% | 7,937 | $1,692,781,085 | $213,277 |
| Top 16% | 67% | 8,466 | $1,740,959,262 | $205,641 |
| Top 17% | 68% | 8,995 | $1,786,361,737 | $198,595 |
| Top 18% | 70% | 9,524 | $1,829,008,786 | $192,042 |
| Top 19% | 72% | 10,054 | $1,869,252,042 | $185,921 |
| Top 20% | 73% | 10,583 | $1,907,252,959 | $180,219 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 27% | 42,333 | $702,633,755 | $16,598 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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