Emergency Conservation payments in West Virginia totaled $13.2 million from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of Emergency Conservation payment recipients were paid 42 percent of Emergency Conservation recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 10% | 46 | $1,341,777 | $29,169 |
| Top 2% | 16% | 93 | $2,148,655 | $23,104 |
| Top 3% | 21% | 139 | $2,781,118 | $20,008 |
| Top 4% | 25% | 186 | $3,313,980 | $17,817 |
| Top 5% | 29% | 232 | $3,762,468 | $16,218 |
| Top 6% | 32% | 279 | $4,176,267 | $14,969 |
| Top 7% | 34% | 325 | $4,548,888 | $13,997 |
| Top 8% | 37% | 372 | $4,897,857 | $13,166 |
| Top 9% | 40% | 419 | $5,220,073 | $12,458 |
| Top 10% | 42% | 465 | $5,513,885 | $11,858 |
| Top 11% | 44% | 512 | $5,793,764 | $11,316 |
| Top 12% | 46% | 558 | $6,050,477 | $10,843 |
| Top 13% | 48% | 605 | $6,298,079 | $10,410 |
| Top 14% | 50% | 651 | $6,528,801 | $10,029 |
| Top 15% | 51% | 698 | $6,753,681 | $9,676 |
| Top 16% | 53% | 744 | $6,964,653 | $9,361 |
| Top 17% | 54% | 791 | $7,171,427 | $9,066 |
| Top 18% | 56% | 838 | $7,368,926 | $8,793 |
| Top 19% | 57% | 884 | $7,556,172 | $8,548 |
| Top 20% | 59% | 931 | $7,739,803 | $8,313 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 41% | 3,725 | $5,450,096 | $1,463 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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