Conservation payments in Mills County, Texas totaled $569,024 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% | 10% | 1 | $58,824 | $58,824 |
| Top 2% | 18% | 2 | $102,709 | $51,355 |
| Top 3% | 25% | 3 | $143,765 | $47,922 |
| Top 4% | 37% | 5 | $211,199 | $42,240 |
| Top 5% | 42% | 6 | $236,951 | $39,492 |
| Top 6% | 46% | 7 | $259,591 | $37,084 |
| Top 7% | 50% | 9 | $286,103 | $31,789 |
| Top 8% | 52% | 10 | $298,031 | $29,803 |
| Top 9% | 54% | 11 | $309,629 | $28,148 |
| Top 10% | 58% | 13 | $330,853 | $25,450 |
| Top 11% | 60% | 14 | $340,073 | $24,291 |
| Top 12% | 61% | 15 | $348,551 | $23,237 |
| Top 13% | 64% | 17 | $365,189 | $21,482 |
| Top 14% | 65% | 18 | $372,624 | $20,701 |
| Top 15% | 67% | 19 | $379,076 | $19,951 |
| Top 16% | 69% | 21 | $391,808 | $18,658 |
| Top 17% | 70% | 22 | $397,373 | $18,062 |
| Top 18% | 71% | 23 | $402,821 | $17,514 |
| Top 19% | 73% | 25 | $413,304 | $16,532 |
| Top 20% | 74% | 26 | $418,448 | $16,094 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 26% | 106 | $150,576 | $1,421 |
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