Conservation payments in Maine totaled $45.9 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 59 percent of conservation payments.
Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
---|---|---|---|---|
Top 1% | 18% | 34 | $8,230,468 | $242,073 |
Top 2% | 26% | 69 | $12,120,138 | $175,654 |
Top 3% | 33% | 104 | $15,106,102 | $145,251 |
Top 4% | 38% | 139 | $17,569,936 | $126,402 |
Top 5% | 43% | 174 | $19,663,869 | $113,011 |
Top 6% | 47% | 209 | $21,491,871 | $102,832 |
Top 7% | 50% | 244 | $23,133,310 | $94,809 |
Top 8% | 53% | 279 | $24,557,408 | $88,019 |
Top 9% | 56% | 314 | $25,847,882 | $82,318 |
Top 10% | 59% | 349 | $27,046,581 | $77,497 |
Top 11% | 61% | 384 | $28,150,287 | $73,308 |
Top 12% | 64% | 419 | $29,163,680 | $69,603 |
Top 13% | 66% | 454 | $30,107,620 | $66,316 |
Top 14% | 68% | 489 | $30,988,651 | $63,371 |
Top 15% | 69% | 524 | $31,806,503 | $60,699 |
Top 16% | 71% | 559 | $32,575,742 | $58,275 |
Top 17% | 73% | 594 | $33,300,618 | $56,062 |
Top 18% | 74% | 629 | $33,978,039 | $54,019 |
Top 19% | 75% | 664 | $34,606,834 | $52,119 |
Top 20% | 77% | 699 | $35,200,249 | $50,358 |
Remaining 80% of recips. | 23% | 2,800 | $10,707,813 | $3,824 |