Conservation payments in Valley County, Montana totaled $125 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 49 percent of conservation payments.
Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
---|---|---|---|---|
Top 1% | 10% | 11 | $11,933,431 | $1,084,857 |
Top 2% | 17% | 22 | $20,814,585 | $946,118 |
Top 3% | 22% | 33 | $27,911,306 | $845,797 |
Top 4% | 28% | 45 | $34,774,312 | $772,763 |
Top 5% | 32% | 56 | $40,083,237 | $715,772 |
Top 6% | 36% | 67 | $44,706,828 | $667,266 |
Top 7% | 40% | 79 | $49,475,369 | $626,270 |
Top 8% | 43% | 90 | $53,406,801 | $593,409 |
Top 9% | 46% | 101 | $57,054,273 | $564,894 |
Top 10% | 49% | 113 | $60,837,658 | $538,386 |
Top 11% | 51% | 124 | $64,064,767 | $516,651 |
Top 12% | 54% | 135 | $67,121,759 | $497,198 |
Top 13% | 56% | 147 | $70,292,718 | $478,182 |
Top 14% | 58% | 158 | $73,034,184 | $462,242 |
Top 15% | 60% | 169 | $75,675,047 | $447,781 |
Top 16% | 62% | 180 | $78,144,815 | $434,138 |
Top 17% | 65% | 192 | $80,713,765 | $420,384 |
Top 18% | 66% | 203 | $82,956,065 | $408,651 |
Top 19% | 68% | 214 | $85,092,275 | $397,627 |
Top 20% | 70% | 226 | $87,249,682 | $386,061 |
Remaining 80% of recips. | 30% | 905 | $37,843,918 | $41,816 |