Conservation payments in Vermont totaled $52.5 million from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 65 percent of conservation payments.
Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
---|---|---|---|---|
Top 1% | 19% | 33 | $9,859,198 | $298,764 |
Top 2% | 29% | 66 | $15,292,253 | $231,701 |
Top 3% | 37% | 100 | $19,519,604 | $195,196 |
Top 4% | 43% | 133 | $22,843,963 | $171,759 |
Top 5% | 49% | 167 | $25,629,881 | $153,472 |
Top 6% | 53% | 200 | $27,858,309 | $139,292 |
Top 7% | 57% | 233 | $29,717,032 | $127,541 |
Top 8% | 60% | 267 | $31,347,617 | $117,407 |
Top 9% | 62% | 300 | $32,770,835 | $109,236 |
Top 10% | 65% | 334 | $34,075,872 | $102,024 |
Top 11% | 67% | 367 | $35,201,073 | $95,916 |
Top 12% | 69% | 400 | $36,222,202 | $90,556 |
Top 13% | 71% | 434 | $37,191,974 | $85,696 |
Top 14% | 72% | 467 | $38,059,075 | $81,497 |
Top 15% | 74% | 501 | $38,878,284 | $77,601 |
Top 16% | 75% | 534 | $39,615,024 | $74,185 |
Top 17% | 77% | 567 | $40,292,911 | $71,063 |
Top 18% | 78% | 601 | $40,931,277 | $68,105 |
Top 19% | 79% | 634 | $41,507,998 | $65,470 |
Top 20% | 80% | 668 | $42,061,564 | $62,966 |
Remaining 80% of recips. | 20% | 2,672 | $10,486,595 | $3,925 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.