Conservation Reserve Program payments in 2nd District of Mississippi (Rep. Bennie Thompson) totaled $432 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of CRP recipients were paid 59 percent of CRP payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 16% | 74 | $66,900,466 | $904,060 |
| Top 2% | 25% | 148 | $106,100,133 | $716,893 |
| Top 3% | 32% | 223 | $136,856,390 | $613,706 |
| Top 4% | 37% | 297 | $161,360,923 | $543,303 |
| Top 5% | 42% | 372 | $182,296,669 | $490,045 |
| Top 6% | 46% | 446 | $200,033,207 | $448,505 |
| Top 7% | 50% | 521 | $215,760,615 | $414,128 |
| Top 8% | 53% | 595 | $229,423,598 | $385,586 |
| Top 9% | 56% | 670 | $241,759,120 | $360,835 |
| Top 10% | 59% | 744 | $252,950,491 | $339,987 |
| Top 11% | 61% | 819 | $263,554,509 | $321,800 |
| Top 12% | 63% | 893 | $273,274,014 | $306,018 |
| Top 13% | 65% | 968 | $282,368,959 | $291,703 |
| Top 14% | 67% | 1,042 | $290,736,292 | $279,018 |
| Top 15% | 69% | 1,117 | $298,543,865 | $267,273 |
| Top 16% | 71% | 1,191 | $305,695,651 | $256,671 |
| Top 17% | 72% | 1,266 | $312,459,933 | $246,809 |
| Top 18% | 74% | 1,340 | $318,727,282 | $237,856 |
| Top 19% | 75% | 1,415 | $324,623,895 | $229,416 |
| Top 20% | 76% | 1,489 | $330,064,873 | $221,669 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 24% | 5,960 | $101,658,760 | $17,057 |
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