Conservation payments in Orleans County, Vermont totaled $2.7 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 54 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 1 | $327,417 | $327,417 |
| Top 2% | 24% | 3 | $650,778 | $216,926 |
| Top 3% | 27% | 4 | $749,885 | $187,471 |
| Top 4% | 34% | 6 | $928,390 | $154,732 |
| Top 5% | 37% | 7 | $1,014,851 | $144,979 |
| Top 6% | 43% | 9 | $1,165,418 | $129,491 |
| Top 7% | 45% | 10 | $1,225,998 | $122,600 |
| Top 8% | 49% | 12 | $1,327,656 | $110,638 |
| Top 9% | 50% | 13 | $1,377,774 | $105,983 |
| Top 10% | 54% | 15 | $1,475,209 | $98,347 |
| Top 11% | 56% | 16 | $1,522,753 | $95,172 |
| Top 12% | 59% | 18 | $1,605,567 | $89,198 |
| Top 13% | 60% | 19 | $1,646,343 | $86,650 |
| Top 14% | 63% | 21 | $1,718,848 | $81,850 |
| Top 15% | 64% | 22 | $1,754,170 | $79,735 |
| Top 16% | 66% | 24 | $1,813,986 | $75,583 |
| Top 17% | 67% | 25 | $1,842,932 | $73,717 |
| Top 18% | 69% | 27 | $1,896,892 | $70,255 |
| Top 19% | 70% | 28 | $1,923,854 | $68,709 |
| Top 20% | 72% | 30 | $1,971,775 | $65,726 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 28% | 120 | $760,674 | $6,339 |
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