Conservation payments in Lamar County, Texas totaled $13.6 million from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 60 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 14% | 7 | $1,891,670 | $270,239 |
| Top 2% | 24% | 15 | $3,253,887 | $216,926 |
| Top 3% | 31% | 22 | $4,217,931 | $191,724 |
| Top 4% | 37% | 30 | $5,030,735 | $167,691 |
| Top 5% | 42% | 38 | $5,733,610 | $150,884 |
| Top 6% | 46% | 45 | $6,266,027 | $139,245 |
| Top 7% | 50% | 53 | $6,827,316 | $128,817 |
| Top 8% | 54% | 61 | $7,331,565 | $120,190 |
| Top 9% | 57% | 68 | $7,732,834 | $113,718 |
| Top 10% | 60% | 76 | $8,152,257 | $107,267 |
| Top 11% | 63% | 84 | $8,518,245 | $101,408 |
| Top 12% | 65% | 91 | $8,813,065 | $96,847 |
| Top 13% | 67% | 99 | $9,129,408 | $92,216 |
| Top 14% | 69% | 106 | $9,390,079 | $88,586 |
| Top 15% | 71% | 114 | $9,664,197 | $84,774 |
| Top 16% | 73% | 122 | $9,919,883 | $81,311 |
| Top 17% | 74% | 129 | $10,123,153 | $78,474 |
| Top 18% | 76% | 137 | $10,332,894 | $75,423 |
| Top 19% | 77% | 145 | $10,529,926 | $72,620 |
| Top 20% | 79% | 152 | $10,690,623 | $70,333 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 21% | 612 | $2,906,243 | $4,749 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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