Conservation payments in Somerset County, Maryland totaled $13.8 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 51 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%16%4$2,159,526$539,882
Top 2%23%9$3,224,787$358,310
Top 3%28%13$3,842,351$295,565
Top 4%33%18$4,513,953$250,775
Top 5%36%22$4,971,865$225,994
Top 6%40%27$5,493,498$203,463
Top 7%43%31$5,874,929$189,514
Top 8%46%36$6,330,231$175,840
Top 9%48%40$6,680,351$167,009
Top 10%51%45$7,077,595$157,280
Top 11%54%50$7,444,507$148,890
Top 12%56%54$7,725,765$143,070
Top 13%58%59$8,052,562$136,484
Top 14%60%63$8,281,387$131,451
Top 15%62%68$8,541,629$125,612
Top 16%63%72$8,740,739$121,399
Top 17%65%77$8,979,950$116,623
Top 18%66%81$9,165,666$113,156
Top 19%68%86$9,390,141$109,188
Top 20%70%91$9,602,639$105,524
Remaining 80% of recips.30%364$4,182,347$11,490
 

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