Emergency Conservation payments in Texas totaled $76.4 million from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of Emergency Conservation payment recipients were paid 62 percent of Emergency Conservation recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 21% | 88 | $16,398,175 | $186,343 |
| Top 2% | 32% | 177 | $24,289,382 | $137,228 |
| Top 3% | 38% | 265 | $29,395,642 | $110,927 |
| Top 4% | 44% | 354 | $33,376,476 | $94,284 |
| Top 5% | 48% | 442 | $36,628,327 | $82,870 |
| Top 6% | 52% | 531 | $39,379,334 | $74,161 |
| Top 7% | 55% | 620 | $41,737,890 | $67,319 |
| Top 8% | 57% | 708 | $43,787,162 | $61,846 |
| Top 9% | 60% | 797 | $45,659,674 | $57,289 |
| Top 10% | 62% | 885 | $47,311,176 | $53,459 |
| Top 11% | 64% | 974 | $48,821,290 | $50,125 |
| Top 12% | 66% | 1,062 | $50,200,358 | $47,270 |
| Top 13% | 67% | 1,151 | $51,494,444 | $44,739 |
| Top 14% | 69% | 1,240 | $52,685,427 | $42,488 |
| Top 15% | 70% | 1,328 | $53,781,821 | $40,498 |
| Top 16% | 72% | 1,417 | $54,815,709 | $38,684 |
| Top 17% | 73% | 1,505 | $55,764,997 | $37,053 |
| Top 18% | 74% | 1,594 | $56,666,793 | $35,550 |
| Top 19% | 75% | 1,683 | $57,514,946 | $34,174 |
| Top 20% | 76% | 1,771 | $58,302,820 | $32,921 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 24% | 7,087 | $18,061,631 | $2,549 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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