Conservation Reserve Program payments in Wisconsin totaled $1.1 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of CRP recipients were paid 54 percent of CRP payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 15% | 481 | $167,168,705 | $347,544 |
| Top 2% | 23% | 963 | $255,839,884 | $265,670 |
| Top 3% | 30% | 1,444 | $322,111,360 | $223,069 |
| Top 4% | 35% | 1,926 | $376,710,061 | $195,592 |
| Top 5% | 39% | 2,408 | $423,454,679 | $175,853 |
| Top 6% | 43% | 2,889 | $464,483,133 | $160,776 |
| Top 7% | 46% | 3,371 | $501,319,504 | $148,715 |
| Top 8% | 49% | 3,852 | $534,593,862 | $138,783 |
| Top 9% | 52% | 4,334 | $564,980,679 | $130,360 |
| Top 10% | 54% | 4,816 | $592,790,249 | $123,088 |
| Top 11% | 57% | 5,297 | $618,526,910 | $116,769 |
| Top 12% | 59% | 5,779 | $642,602,735 | $111,196 |
| Top 13% | 61% | 6,261 | $665,065,462 | $106,224 |
| Top 14% | 63% | 6,742 | $686,022,987 | $101,754 |
| Top 15% | 65% | 7,224 | $705,706,396 | $97,689 |
| Top 16% | 66% | 7,705 | $724,174,057 | $93,988 |
| Top 17% | 68% | 8,187 | $741,593,341 | $90,582 |
| Top 18% | 69% | 8,669 | $758,056,245 | $87,444 |
| Top 19% | 71% | 9,150 | $773,554,881 | $84,542 |
| Top 20% | 72% | 9,632 | $788,256,133 | $81,837 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 28% | 38,530 | $302,824,683 | $7,859 |
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