Conservation payments in La Plata County, Colorado totaled $13.9 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 67 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%15%4$2,156,206$539,052
Top 2%27%8$3,817,892$477,236
Top 3%39%13$5,374,818$413,448
Top 4%45%17$6,276,645$369,214
Top 5%51%22$7,102,040$322,820
Top 6%55%26$7,653,343$294,359
Top 7%59%31$8,218,438$265,111
Top 8%62%35$8,590,543$245,444
Top 9%64%40$8,992,573$224,814
Top 10%67%44$9,287,364$211,076
Top 11%69%49$9,627,051$196,470
Top 12%71%53$9,874,083$186,303
Top 13%73%58$10,162,153$175,210
Top 14%74%62$10,374,683$167,334
Top 15%76%67$10,596,483$158,156
Top 16%77%71$10,759,929$151,548
Top 17%78%76$10,943,018$143,987
Top 18%79%80$11,080,217$138,503
Top 19%81%85$11,241,010$132,247
Top 20%81%89$11,361,735$127,660
Remaining 80% of recips.19%360$2,586,500$7,185
 

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