Environmental Quality Incentives Program payments in Butte County, South Dakota totaled $2.1 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of EQIP recipients were paid 40 percent of EQIP payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 8% | 1 | $174,942 | $174,942 |
| Top 2% | 15% | 2 | $304,174 | $152,087 |
| Top 3% | 20% | 3 | $420,273 | $140,091 |
| Top 4% | 24% | 4 | $492,191 | $123,048 |
| Top 5% | 30% | 6 | $613,238 | $102,206 |
| Top 6% | 32% | 7 | $662,001 | $94,572 |
| Top 7% | 34% | 8 | $706,133 | $88,267 |
| Top 8% | 36% | 9 | $743,904 | $82,656 |
| Top 9% | 39% | 11 | $811,554 | $73,778 |
| Top 10% | 40% | 12 | $839,216 | $69,935 |
| Top 11% | 42% | 13 | $866,576 | $66,660 |
| Top 12% | 43% | 14 | $893,931 | $63,852 |
| Top 13% | 44% | 15 | $920,168 | $61,345 |
| Top 14% | 47% | 17 | $972,489 | $57,205 |
| Top 15% | 48% | 18 | $998,461 | $55,470 |
| Top 16% | 49% | 19 | $1,023,991 | $53,894 |
| Top 17% | 50% | 20 | $1,049,195 | $52,460 |
| Top 18% | 53% | 22 | $1,099,040 | $49,956 |
| Top 19% | 54% | 23 | $1,123,764 | $48,859 |
| Top 20% | 55% | 24 | $1,148,380 | $47,849 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 45% | 99 | $930,424 | $9,398 |
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