Conservation payments in Broadwater County, Montana totaled $21.4 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% | 6% | 1 | $1,323,368 | $1,323,368 |
| Top 2% | 16% | 3 | $3,349,987 | $1,116,662 |
| Top 3% | 22% | 5 | $4,732,265 | $946,453 |
| Top 4% | 28% | 7 | $5,935,265 | $847,895 |
| Top 5% | 33% | 9 | $7,048,239 | $783,138 |
| Top 6% | 38% | 11 | $8,072,817 | $733,892 |
| Top 7% | 42% | 13 | $9,005,566 | $692,736 |
| Top 8% | 46% | 15 | $9,898,844 | $659,923 |
| Top 9% | 48% | 16 | $10,307,260 | $644,204 |
| Top 10% | 52% | 18 | $11,078,972 | $615,498 |
| Top 11% | 55% | 20 | $11,811,163 | $590,558 |
| Top 12% | 58% | 22 | $12,516,236 | $568,920 |
| Top 13% | 61% | 24 | $13,116,341 | $546,514 |
| Top 14% | 64% | 26 | $13,634,482 | $524,403 |
| Top 15% | 66% | 28 | $14,125,574 | $504,485 |
| Top 16% | 68% | 30 | $14,602,756 | $486,759 |
| Top 17% | 69% | 31 | $14,836,892 | $478,609 |
| Top 18% | 71% | 33 | $15,293,688 | $463,445 |
| Top 19% | 73% | 35 | $15,736,129 | $449,604 |
| Top 20% | 75% | 37 | $16,156,844 | $436,671 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 25% | 151 | $5,264,211 | $34,862 |
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