Conservation payments in Massachusetts totaled $5.6 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 52 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%10%7$563,115$80,445
Top 2%18%15$1,019,910$67,994
Top 3%24%22$1,363,587$61,981
Top 4%30%30$1,694,966$56,499
Top 5%35%37$1,941,015$52,460
Top 6%39%45$2,188,074$48,624
Top 7%43%52$2,373,405$45,642
Top 8%46%60$2,570,568$42,843
Top 9%49%68$2,751,373$40,461
Top 10%52%75$2,893,839$38,585
Top 11%55%83$3,041,832$36,649
Top 12%57%90$3,162,771$35,142
Top 13%59%98$3,290,450$33,576
Top 14%61%105$3,394,147$32,325
Top 15%63%113$3,506,379$31,030
Top 16%65%121$3,610,964$29,843
Top 17%66%128$3,697,454$28,886
Top 18%68%136$3,789,004$27,860
Top 19%69%143$3,865,139$27,029
Top 20%71%151$3,948,158$26,147
Remaining 80% of recips.29%606$1,625,426$2,682
 

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