Conservation payments in Pennsylvania totaled $509 million from 1995-2019‡.
From 1995 to 2019, 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 1995-2019‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13% | 193 | $64,073,013 | $331,985 |
| Top 2% | 20% | 387 | $99,689,328 | $257,595 |
| Top 3% | 25% | 580 | $127,640,962 | $220,071 |
| Top 4% | 30% | 774 | $151,557,117 | $195,810 |
| Top 5% | 34% | 968 | $172,559,496 | $178,264 |
| Top 6% | 38% | 1,161 | $191,569,455 | $165,004 |
| Top 7% | 41% | 1,355 | $209,147,882 | $154,353 |
| Top 8% | 44% | 1,548 | $225,276,936 | $145,528 |
| Top 9% | 47% | 1,742 | $240,227,922 | $137,904 |
| Top 10% | 50% | 1,936 | $254,040,437 | $131,219 |
| Top 11% | 52% | 2,129 | $266,813,235 | $125,323 |
| Top 12% | 55% | 2,323 | $278,878,993 | $120,051 |
| Top 13% | 57% | 2,516 | $290,088,816 | $115,298 |
| Top 14% | 59% | 2,710 | $300,665,313 | $110,947 |
| Top 15% | 61% | 2,904 | $310,655,147 | $106,975 |
| Top 16% | 63% | 3,097 | $320,098,785 | $103,358 |
| Top 17% | 65% | 3,291 | $329,071,856 | $99,991 |
| Top 18% | 66% | 3,484 | $337,523,783 | $96,878 |
| Top 19% | 68% | 3,678 | $345,554,201 | $93,952 |
| Top 20% | 69% | 3,872 | $353,188,532 | $91,216 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 31% | 15,488 | $156,033,065 | $10,074 |
‡ Data for 2019 is incomplete and only includes Market Facilitation Program payments made between January 1, 2019 and April 30, 2019.
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