Conservation payments in Payette County, Idaho totaled $2.3 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 76 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 33% | 1 | $748,145 | $748,145 |
| Top 2% | 41% | 2 | $919,613 | $459,806 |
| Top 3% | 46% | 3 | $1,049,586 | $349,862 |
| Top 4% | 56% | 5 | $1,256,574 | $251,315 |
| Top 5% | 60% | 6 | $1,349,398 | $224,900 |
| Top 6% | 63% | 7 | $1,430,257 | $204,322 |
| Top 7% | 69% | 9 | $1,558,740 | $173,193 |
| Top 8% | 71% | 10 | $1,604,132 | $160,413 |
| Top 9% | 73% | 11 | $1,647,776 | $149,798 |
| Top 10% | 76% | 13 | $1,720,475 | $132,344 |
| Top 11% | 77% | 14 | $1,751,668 | $125,119 |
| Top 12% | 79% | 15 | $1,781,338 | $118,756 |
| Top 13% | 81% | 17 | $1,828,985 | $107,587 |
| Top 14% | 82% | 18 | $1,852,123 | $102,896 |
| Top 15% | 83% | 19 | $1,874,829 | $98,675 |
| Top 16% | 85% | 21 | $1,914,633 | $91,173 |
| Top 17% | 85% | 22 | $1,932,246 | $87,829 |
| Top 18% | 86% | 23 | $1,949,746 | $84,772 |
| Top 19% | 88% | 25 | $1,983,308 | $79,332 |
| Top 20% | 88% | 26 | $1,999,174 | $76,891 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 12% | 107 | $262,821 | $2,456 |
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