Conservation payments in Merced County, California totaled $7.9 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 70 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%27%3$2,142,889$714,296
Top 2%41%7$3,261,753$465,965
Top 3%50%10$3,936,183$393,618
Top 4%54%14$4,299,357$307,097
Top 5%57%17$4,532,801$266,635
Top 6%61%21$4,807,071$228,908
Top 7%64%25$5,041,628$201,665
Top 8%66%28$5,198,439$185,659
Top 9%68%32$5,399,863$168,746
Top 10%70%35$5,539,347$158,267
Top 11%72%39$5,714,533$146,526
Top 12%74%43$5,869,488$136,500
Top 13%76%46$5,971,790$129,822
Top 14%77%50$6,095,503$121,910
Top 15%78%53$6,178,192$116,570
Top 16%79%57$6,284,192$110,249
Top 17%81%61$6,383,386$104,646
Top 18%82%64$6,456,202$100,878
Top 19%83%68$6,550,113$96,325
Top 20%84%71$6,617,702$93,207
Remaining 80% of recips.16%288$1,287,950$4,472
 

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