Conservation payments in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania totaled $7.5 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 42 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%7%3$491,639$163,880
Top 2%12%6$921,981$153,663
Top 3%18%9$1,310,060$145,562
Top 4%22%12$1,656,508$138,042
Top 5%26%15$1,946,583$129,772
Top 6%29%18$2,203,499$122,417
Top 7%33%21$2,454,586$116,885
Top 8%36%24$2,694,134$112,256
Top 9%39%27$2,924,458$108,313
Top 10%42%30$3,146,514$104,884
Top 11%45%33$3,347,711$101,446
Top 12%47%36$3,535,659$98,213
Top 13%50%39$3,717,913$95,331
Top 14%52%42$3,891,636$92,658
Top 15%54%45$4,057,906$90,176
Top 16%56%48$4,198,305$87,465
Top 17%58%52$4,372,564$84,088
Top 18%60%55$4,501,262$81,841
Top 19%62%58$4,624,236$79,728
Top 20%63%61$4,743,633$77,764
Remaining 80% of recips.37%245$2,734,912$11,163
 

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