Conservation payments in Mahnomen County, Minnesota totaled $24.2 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 58 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 11% | 5 | $2,677,226 | $535,445 |
| Top 2% | 20% | 10 | $4,746,115 | $474,611 |
| Top 3% | 27% | 15 | $6,503,084 | $433,539 |
| Top 4% | 34% | 21 | $8,321,281 | $396,251 |
| Top 5% | 40% | 26 | $9,616,857 | $369,879 |
| Top 6% | 44% | 31 | $10,701,464 | $345,209 |
| Top 7% | 48% | 36 | $11,639,516 | $323,320 |
| Top 8% | 52% | 42 | $12,653,591 | $301,276 |
| Top 9% | 55% | 47 | $13,352,189 | $284,089 |
| Top 10% | 58% | 52 | $13,963,887 | $268,536 |
| Top 11% | 60% | 57 | $14,486,324 | $254,146 |
| Top 12% | 62% | 63 | $15,086,464 | $239,468 |
| Top 13% | 64% | 68 | $15,558,886 | $228,807 |
| Top 14% | 66% | 73 | $16,012,456 | $219,349 |
| Top 15% | 68% | 79 | $16,519,904 | $209,113 |
| Top 16% | 70% | 84 | $16,912,578 | $201,340 |
| Top 17% | 71% | 89 | $17,279,814 | $194,155 |
| Top 18% | 73% | 94 | $17,632,527 | $187,580 |
| Top 19% | 74% | 100 | $18,032,492 | $180,325 |
| Top 20% | 76% | 105 | $18,353,187 | $174,792 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 24% | 422 | $5,885,138 | $13,946 |
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