Conservation payments in Washington totaled $1.9 billion from 1995-2019‡.

From 1995 to 2019, 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 1995-2019‡ Payment per Recipient
Top 1%18%206$345,065,038$1,675,073
Top 1%18%206$345,065,038$1,675,073
Top 2%27%412$526,605,690$1,278,169
Top 2%27%412$526,605,690$1,278,169
Top 3%35%618$673,352,571$1,089,567
Top 3%35%618$673,352,571$1,089,567
Top 4%41%825$797,237,964$966,349
Top 4%41%825$797,237,964$966,349
Top 5%47%1,031$902,702,172$875,560
Top 5%47%1,031$902,702,172$875,560
Top 6%51%1,237$993,269,878$802,967
Top 6%51%1,237$993,269,878$802,967
Top 7%55%1,444$1,072,469,137$742,707
Top 7%55%1,444$1,072,469,137$742,707
Top 8%59%1,650$1,142,130,831$692,201
Top 8%59%1,650$1,142,130,831$692,201
Top 9%62%1,856$1,204,580,963$649,020
Top 9%62%1,856$1,204,580,963$649,020
Top 10%65%2,063$1,260,716,174$611,108
Top 10%65%2,063$1,260,716,174$611,108
Top 11%68%2,269$1,310,765,241$577,684
Top 11%68%2,269$1,310,765,241$577,684
Top 12%70%2,475$1,355,924,071$547,848
Top 12%70%2,475$1,355,924,071$547,848
Top 13%72%2,681$1,396,466,155$520,875
Top 13%72%2,681$1,396,466,155$520,875
Top 14%74%2,888$1,433,440,521$496,344
Top 14%74%2,888$1,433,440,521$496,344
Top 15%76%3,094$1,467,159,240$474,195
Top 15%76%3,094$1,467,159,240$474,195
Top 16%77%3,300$1,498,147,574$453,984
Top 16%77%3,300$1,498,147,574$453,984
Top 17%79%3,507$1,526,958,022$435,403
Top 17%79%3,507$1,526,958,022$435,403
Top 18%80%3,713$1,553,295,379$418,340
Top 18%80%3,713$1,553,295,379$418,340
Top 19%82%3,919$1,577,625,253$402,558
Top 19%82%3,919$1,577,625,253$402,558
Top 20%83%4,126$1,600,145,166$387,820
Top 20%83%4,126$1,600,145,166$387,820
Remaining 80% of recips.17%16,504$335,357,834$20,320
Remaining 80% of recips.17%16,504$335,357,834$20,320

‡ Data for 2019 is incomplete and only includes Market Facilitation Program payments made between January 1, 2019 and October 31, 2019.

 

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