Conservation payments in Pennsylvania totaled $527 million from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 50 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13% | 197 | $67,417,047 | $342,219 |
| Top 2% | 20% | 395 | $104,576,444 | $264,750 |
| Top 3% | 25% | 592 | $133,864,386 | $226,122 |
| Top 4% | 30% | 790 | $158,857,051 | $201,085 |
| Top 5% | 34% | 988 | $180,809,438 | $183,006 |
| Top 6% | 38% | 1,185 | $200,557,788 | $169,247 |
| Top 7% | 42% | 1,383 | $218,838,576 | $158,235 |
| Top 8% | 45% | 1,581 | $235,655,895 | $149,055 |
| Top 9% | 48% | 1,778 | $251,141,226 | $141,249 |
| Top 10% | 50% | 1,976 | $265,502,288 | $134,364 |
| Top 11% | 53% | 2,174 | $278,780,003 | $128,234 |
| Top 12% | 55% | 2,371 | $291,213,452 | $122,823 |
| Top 13% | 57% | 2,569 | $302,852,627 | $117,887 |
| Top 14% | 60% | 2,767 | $313,770,258 | $113,397 |
| Top 15% | 61% | 2,964 | $324,042,522 | $109,326 |
| Top 16% | 63% | 3,162 | $333,854,946 | $105,583 |
| Top 17% | 65% | 3,360 | $343,139,482 | $102,125 |
| Top 18% | 67% | 3,557 | $351,886,247 | $98,928 |
| Top 19% | 68% | 3,755 | $360,211,529 | $95,929 |
| Top 20% | 70% | 3,953 | $368,073,639 | $93,112 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 30% | 15,812 | $158,897,017 | $10,049 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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