Conservation payments in Mesa County, Colorado totaled $5.2 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 40 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%12%3$632,072$210,691
Top 2%17%6$888,345$148,057
Top 3%20%9$1,053,170$117,019
Top 4%24%13$1,250,212$96,170
Top 5%27%16$1,384,665$86,542
Top 6%29%19$1,514,754$79,724
Top 7%32%23$1,679,043$73,002
Top 8%35%26$1,798,797$69,184
Top 9%37%29$1,910,886$65,893
Top 10%40%33$2,054,093$62,245
Top 11%42%36$2,157,590$59,933
Top 12%44%39$2,259,018$57,924
Top 13%46%43$2,384,623$55,456
Top 14%48%46$2,471,946$53,738
Top 15%49%49$2,556,425$52,172
Top 16%51%53$2,663,123$50,248
Top 17%53%56$2,740,799$48,943
Top 18%54%59$2,815,499$47,720
Top 19%56%63$2,911,654$46,217
Top 20%58%66$2,982,099$45,183
Remaining 80% of recips.43%266$2,204,304$8,287
 

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