Conservation payments in Colorado totaled $63.5 million in 2020

In 2020, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 44 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 2020 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%13%59$7,992,905$135,473
Top 2%17%118$10,940,041$92,712
Top 3%22%177$13,690,512$77,348
Top 4%26%236$16,207,353$68,675
Top 5%29%296$18,584,917$62,787
Top 6%33%355$20,711,905$58,343
Top 7%36%414$22,675,506$54,772
Top 8%39%473$24,517,221$51,833
Top 9%41%533$26,277,304$49,301
Top 10%44%592$27,898,654$47,126
Top 11%46%651$29,426,526$45,202
Top 12%49%710$30,877,717$43,490
Top 13%51%769$32,246,688$41,933
Top 14%53%829$33,566,904$40,491
Top 15%55%888$34,813,153$39,204
Top 16%57%947$36,008,442$38,024
Top 17%58%1,006$37,151,124$36,930
Top 18%60%1,066$38,265,285$35,896
Top 19%62%1,125$39,303,121$34,936
Top 20%63%1,184$40,292,171$34,031
Remaining 80% of recips.37%4,739$23,247,413$4,906
 

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