Environmental Quality Incentives Program payments in La Plata County, Colorado totaled $1.6 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of EQIP recipients were paid 34 percent of EQIP payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 8% | 2 | $125,168 | $62,584 |
| Top 2% | 13% | 4 | $203,336 | $50,834 |
| Top 3% | 16% | 6 | $259,817 | $43,303 |
| Top 4% | 19% | 8 | $310,857 | $38,857 |
| Top 5% | 22% | 10 | $356,454 | $35,645 |
| Top 6% | 25% | 12 | $399,088 | $33,257 |
| Top 7% | 27% | 14 | $439,108 | $31,365 |
| Top 8% | 30% | 16 | $476,292 | $29,768 |
| Top 9% | 32% | 18 | $513,172 | $28,510 |
| Top 10% | 34% | 20 | $548,980 | $27,449 |
| Top 11% | 36% | 22 | $583,864 | $26,539 |
| Top 12% | 39% | 24 | $617,271 | $25,720 |
| Top 13% | 41% | 26 | $650,056 | $25,002 |
| Top 14% | 43% | 28 | $682,348 | $24,370 |
| Top 15% | 45% | 30 | $712,493 | $23,750 |
| Top 16% | 46% | 32 | $740,258 | $23,133 |
| Top 17% | 49% | 35 | $780,118 | $22,289 |
| Top 18% | 50% | 37 | $805,502 | $21,770 |
| Top 19% | 52% | 39 | $830,106 | $21,285 |
| Top 20% | 53% | 41 | $854,177 | $20,834 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 47% | 165 | $746,217 | $4,523 |
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