Conservation Reserve Program payments in Mercer County, Pennsylvania totaled $2.4 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of CRP recipients were paid 45 percent of CRP payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 6% | 1 | $150,064 | $150,064 |
| Top 2% | 12% | 2 | $272,194 | $136,097 |
| Top 3% | 16% | 3 | $379,661 | $126,554 |
| Top 4% | 21% | 4 | $485,941 | $121,485 |
| Top 5% | 28% | 6 | $661,880 | $110,313 |
| Top 6% | 32% | 7 | $741,257 | $105,894 |
| Top 7% | 35% | 8 | $818,791 | $102,349 |
| Top 8% | 37% | 9 | $881,212 | $97,912 |
| Top 9% | 42% | 11 | $998,168 | $90,743 |
| Top 10% | 45% | 12 | $1,046,375 | $87,198 |
| Top 11% | 46% | 13 | $1,090,368 | $83,874 |
| Top 12% | 48% | 14 | $1,134,288 | $81,021 |
| Top 13% | 52% | 16 | $1,216,678 | $76,042 |
| Top 14% | 53% | 17 | $1,255,582 | $73,858 |
| Top 15% | 55% | 18 | $1,292,295 | $71,794 |
| Top 16% | 56% | 19 | $1,326,709 | $69,827 |
| Top 17% | 59% | 21 | $1,391,987 | $66,285 |
| Top 18% | 61% | 22 | $1,423,948 | $64,725 |
| Top 19% | 62% | 23 | $1,454,346 | $63,232 |
| Top 20% | 63% | 24 | $1,484,593 | $61,858 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 37% | 100 | $866,894 | $8,669 |
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