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

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 59 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%12%2$933,661$466,830
Top 2%21%4$1,645,092$411,273
Top 3%29%6$2,267,344$377,891
Top 4%34%8$2,721,849$340,231
Top 5%40%10$3,127,227$312,723
Top 6%44%12$3,476,197$289,683
Top 7%50%15$3,925,411$261,694
Top 8%53%17$4,206,015$247,413
Top 9%56%19$4,457,728$234,617
Top 10%59%21$4,683,766$223,036
Top 11%62%23$4,875,601$211,983
Top 12%64%25$5,052,459$202,098
Top 13%66%27$5,221,673$193,395
Top 14%69%30$5,454,445$181,815
Top 15%71%32$5,599,398$174,981
Top 16%73%34$5,731,238$168,566
Top 17%74%36$5,858,796$162,744
Top 18%76%38$5,974,202$157,216
Top 19%77%40$6,063,430$151,586
Top 20%78%43$6,178,429$143,684
Remaining 80% of recips.22%172$1,717,680$9,987
 

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