Conservation payments in Pocahontas County, West Virginia totaled $1.2 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 50 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 7% | 1 | $84,919 | $84,919 |
| Top 2% | 18% | 3 | $219,920 | $73,307 |
| Top 3% | 25% | 5 | $309,679 | $61,936 |
| Top 4% | 31% | 7 | $387,517 | $55,360 |
| Top 5% | 36% | 9 | $445,870 | $49,541 |
| Top 6% | 40% | 11 | $493,821 | $44,893 |
| Top 7% | 43% | 13 | $535,198 | $41,169 |
| Top 8% | 45% | 14 | $554,506 | $39,608 |
| Top 9% | 48% | 16 | $591,840 | $36,990 |
| Top 10% | 50% | 18 | $625,994 | $34,777 |
| Top 11% | 53% | 20 | $659,137 | $32,957 |
| Top 12% | 56% | 22 | $691,658 | $31,439 |
| Top 13% | 58% | 24 | $722,308 | $30,096 |
| Top 14% | 60% | 26 | $751,093 | $28,888 |
| Top 15% | 63% | 28 | $778,245 | $27,794 |
| Top 16% | 64% | 29 | $791,517 | $27,294 |
| Top 17% | 66% | 31 | $816,402 | $26,336 |
| Top 18% | 68% | 33 | $839,861 | $25,450 |
| Top 19% | 69% | 35 | $860,745 | $24,593 |
| Top 20% | 71% | 37 | $880,363 | $23,794 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 29% | 150 | $362,223 | $2,415 |
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