Conservation payments in Potter County, South Dakota totaled $1.3 million in 2022
In 2022, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 34 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2022 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 4% | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| Top 2% | 8% | 2 | $99,407 | $49,704 |
| Top 3% | 13% | 4 | $170,486 | $42,622 |
| Top 4% | 16% | 5 | $202,682 | $40,536 |
| Top 5% | 21% | 7 | $261,890 | $37,413 |
| Top 6% | 23% | 8 | $289,505 | $36,188 |
| Top 7% | 27% | 10 | $340,930 | $34,093 |
| Top 8% | 29% | 11 | $364,963 | $33,178 |
| Top 9% | 32% | 13 | $411,791 | $31,676 |
| Top 10% | 34% | 14 | $434,508 | $31,036 |
| Top 11% | 38% | 16 | $478,182 | $29,886 |
| Top 12% | 39% | 17 | $499,240 | $29,367 |
| Top 13% | 42% | 19 | $538,628 | $28,349 |
| Top 14% | 44% | 20 | $557,852 | $27,893 |
| Top 15% | 47% | 22 | $594,280 | $27,013 |
| Top 16% | 48% | 23 | $611,927 | $26,606 |
| Top 17% | 51% | 25 | $645,858 | $25,834 |
| Top 18% | 52% | 26 | $662,345 | $25,475 |
| Top 19% | 55% | 28 | $693,775 | $24,778 |
| Top 20% | 56% | 29 | $709,105 | $24,452 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 44% | 120 | $560,978 | $4,675 |
Increasing crop reference prices would hurt young farmers
Do billionaires get farm subsidies?
Crop insurance pays billions in weather-related losses linked to the climate crisis
Crop insurance costs soar over time, reaching a record high in 2022
As the climate emergency heats up the Southwest, crop insurance payouts for heat surge
In the intensifying climate crisis, a hotter Southwest spurs rising heat-related crop insurance costs
