Conservation payments in Bent County, Colorado totaled $22.5 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 55 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%11%2$2,363,294$1,181,647
Top 2%21%5$4,728,477$945,695
Top 3%26%7$5,829,298$832,757
Top 4%33%10$7,399,463$739,946
Top 5%37%12$8,253,391$687,783
Top 6%42%15$9,458,558$630,571
Top 7%45%17$10,128,806$595,812
Top 8%49%20$11,078,460$553,923
Top 9%53%23$11,944,890$519,343
Top 10%55%25$12,425,099$497,004
Top 11%58%28$13,091,686$467,560
Top 12%60%30$13,502,159$450,072
Top 13%63%33$14,089,159$426,944
Top 14%64%35$14,447,145$412,776
Top 15%67%38$14,952,071$393,476
Top 16%68%40$15,251,554$381,289
Top 17%70%43$15,690,584$364,897
Top 18%72%46$16,106,131$350,133
Top 19%73%48$16,373,063$341,105
Top 20%75%51$16,758,469$328,597
Remaining 80% of recips.25%205$5,725,485$27,929
 

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