Conservation payments in South Dakota totaled $2.0 billion from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 57 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 15% | 443 | $310,438,608 | $700,764 |
| Top 2% | 23% | 887 | $474,633,189 | $535,099 |
| Top 3% | 30% | 1,331 | $603,574,438 | $453,474 |
| Top 4% | 35% | 1,775 | $711,691,048 | $400,953 |
| Top 5% | 40% | 2,219 | $804,902,738 | $362,732 |
| Top 6% | 44% | 2,663 | $887,080,881 | $333,113 |
| Top 7% | 47% | 3,107 | $960,765,466 | $309,226 |
| Top 8% | 51% | 3,551 | $1,027,699,955 | $289,411 |
| Top 9% | 54% | 3,995 | $1,088,557,429 | $272,480 |
| Top 10% | 57% | 4,438 | $1,144,521,590 | $257,891 |
| Top 11% | 59% | 4,882 | $1,196,330,239 | $245,049 |
| Top 12% | 61% | 5,326 | $1,244,065,068 | $233,583 |
| Top 13% | 64% | 5,770 | $1,288,681,043 | $223,342 |
| Top 14% | 66% | 6,214 | $1,330,319,486 | $214,084 |
| Top 15% | 68% | 6,658 | $1,369,006,518 | $205,618 |
| Top 16% | 69% | 7,102 | $1,405,094,410 | $197,845 |
| Top 17% | 71% | 7,546 | $1,438,997,419 | $190,697 |
| Top 18% | 73% | 7,990 | $1,470,864,556 | $184,088 |
| Top 19% | 74% | 8,433 | $1,500,753,239 | $177,962 |
| Top 20% | 75% | 8,877 | $1,528,811,597 | $172,222 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 25% | 35,512 | $497,023,741 | $13,996 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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