Conservation payments in Otsego County, New York totaled $1.8 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 35 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%8%2$150,264$75,132
Top 2%13%4$233,438$58,360
Top 3%16%6$299,817$49,969
Top 4%20%8$358,488$44,811
Top 5%23%10$413,620$41,362
Top 6%25%12$465,053$38,754
Top 7%28%14$513,753$36,697
Top 8%31%16$560,832$35,052
Top 9%33%18$606,375$33,687
Top 10%35%20$650,255$32,513
Top 11%38%22$693,331$31,515
Top 12%40%24$735,454$30,644
Top 13%42%26$777,093$29,888
Top 14%45%28$817,818$29,208
Top 15%47%30$858,002$28,600
Top 16%49%32$896,129$28,004
Top 17%51%34$931,305$27,391
Top 18%53%36$965,851$26,829
Top 19%54%38$999,034$26,290
Top 20%56%40$1,031,547$25,789
Remaining 80% of recips.44%161$803,822$4,993
 

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