Conservation payments in Beltrami County, Minnesota totaled $12.1 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 69 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 23% | 4 | $2,721,843 | $680,461 |
| Top 2% | 33% | 8 | $3,958,680 | $494,835 |
| Top 3% | 41% | 12 | $4,958,890 | $413,241 |
| Top 4% | 48% | 16 | $5,812,096 | $363,256 |
| Top 5% | 54% | 20 | $6,491,370 | $324,568 |
| Top 6% | 58% | 24 | $6,962,319 | $290,097 |
| Top 7% | 61% | 28 | $7,367,572 | $263,128 |
| Top 8% | 64% | 33 | $7,785,801 | $235,933 |
| Top 9% | 67% | 37 | $8,056,077 | $217,732 |
| Top 10% | 69% | 41 | $8,299,039 | $202,416 |
| Top 11% | 70% | 45 | $8,522,258 | $189,384 |
| Top 12% | 72% | 49 | $8,731,478 | $178,193 |
| Top 13% | 74% | 53 | $8,922,375 | $168,347 |
| Top 14% | 75% | 57 | $9,103,567 | $159,712 |
| Top 15% | 77% | 62 | $9,316,549 | $150,267 |
| Top 16% | 78% | 66 | $9,480,045 | $143,637 |
| Top 17% | 80% | 70 | $9,629,368 | $137,562 |
| Top 18% | 81% | 74 | $9,772,910 | $132,066 |
| Top 19% | 82% | 78 | $9,909,344 | $127,043 |
| Top 20% | 83% | 82 | $10,032,498 | $122,348 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 17% | 332 | $2,064,576 | $6,219 |
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