Conservation payments in Otero County, Colorado totaled $4.1 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 68 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%22%3$895,997$298,666
Top 2%39%7$1,572,632$224,662
Top 3%48%10$1,934,501$193,450
Top 4%54%14$2,202,456$157,318
Top 5%57%17$2,319,244$136,426
Top 6%60%21$2,444,605$116,410
Top 7%62%24$2,520,329$105,014
Top 8%64%28$2,620,329$93,583
Top 9%66%31$2,694,180$86,909
Top 10%68%35$2,780,753$79,450
Top 11%70%39$2,859,703$73,326
Top 12%72%42$2,916,122$69,431
Top 13%73%46$2,986,399$64,922
Top 14%75%49$3,034,748$61,934
Top 15%76%53$3,096,426$58,423
Top 16%77%56$3,139,586$56,064
Top 17%79%60$3,192,072$53,201
Top 18%79%63$3,229,712$51,265
Top 19%81%67$3,279,051$48,941
Top 20%82%71$3,326,992$46,859
Remaining 80% of recips.18%284$738,541$2,601
 

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